Section: Dunya TV (Pakistan)
Russia’s nuclear threats ‘deeply troubling’: NATO chief
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Russias provocative rhetoric and its dramatic expansion of flights by nuclear bombers are deeply troubling and dangerous, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday.Russias plans to deploy nuclear-capable missiles in Kaliningrad — near Polands border — and its threat to move nuclear forces in...
Biden castigates Putin, casts Ukraine crisis as a test
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday denounced Vladimir Putins pure aggression in Ukraine, warning that Western nations must be prepared to respond with further sanctions against Russia if necessary.Condemning the Russian presidents actions abroad and repression at home, Biden said facing down Putin was critical to...
Football: Bacca double helps Sevilla retain Europa League
WARSAW (AFP) – Sevilla became the first side to win the Europa League four times with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on Wednesday.Carlos Bacca was the hero for the Spaniards as he struck the winner 17 minutes from time to ensure Sevilla also qualify for the group stages of next seasons Champions League.It was also the...
Athletics: Bolt wins 200m at rain-hit Ostrava
OSTRAVA (AFP) – Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt overcame rain-soaked, chilly conditions to streak to his new season best in winning his favoured 200 metres at Tuesdays Golden Spike meet.In the eastern Czech city of Ostrava, the 28-year-old world and Olympic champion – who also holds the world 100 and 200m records, clocked 20.13...
Rebel commander ‘killed in eastern Ukraine’
DONETSK (AFP) – A separatist commander in eastern Ukraine was killed along with several other fighters after their car came under attack Saturday, rebel authorities announced.The defence ministry of the self-proclaimed Lugansk republic confirmed that Alexey Mozgovoy, the commander of a police battalion in the war-torn region, was among the...
German woman, 65, gives birth to quadruplets
BERLIN, May 23, 2015 (AFP) – A 65-year-old German woman, who is already a mother of 13 children, has given birth to quadruplets after undergoing an artificial insemination procedure in Ukraine, RTL television reported early on Saturday.The three boys and one girl were born premature at 26 weeks in a Berlin hospital but have good chances of...
German woman, aged 65 and mother of 13, has quadruplets
BERLIN (AFP) – A 65-year-old German woman, who is already has 13 children, has given birth to quadruplets after undergoing an artificial insemination procedure in Ukraine, RTL television reported early on Saturday.The three boys and one girl were born premature at 26 weeks in a Berlin hospital but have good chances of surviving, the report...
EU seeks to keep partnership with ex-Soviet nations on track
RIGA (AP) -The European Union on Thursday urged six post-communist countries to move closer to the 28-nation bloc as a way to resist Russias bullying tactics and build a brighter future for their citizens.Speaking at the opening of a two-day summit in Riga, EU President Donald Tusk warned the former Soviet republics they had little to gain from...
IMF sees less pessimistic outlook for Russian economy
MOSCOW (AFP) – The International Monetary Fund on Thursday announced a less pessimistic forecast for Russias economy, predicting no more than 3.4 percent contraction in 2015 and emergence from recession in 2016.The IMF had last month predicted that the economy would contract by 3.8 percent this year and by 1.1 percent in 2016.A recession is...
Battle erupts in eastern Ukraine, four Ukrainian soldiers killed: regional chief
KIEV (Reuters) -Fighting erupted between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday and four Ukrainian servicemen have been killed, the regional administration chief said.Gennady Moskal, governor of Luhansk region on the border with Russia, said on his website that separatists opened fire on...
