Section: Dunya TV (Pakistan)
Arctic nations meet under threat of new Cold War
Ottawa (AFP) – The thawing of the polar ice promises Arctic nations new opportunities to open ocean trade routes and offshore oil fields.But the chill in relations between Western powers and their Arctic neighbor Russia could make the North a frontline in a new Cold War.Senior envoys from the countries of the Arctic Council will meet on...
US says Russia boosting rebel forces, equipment in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States accused Russia Wednesday of building up its forces along the border with Ukraine, boosting air defense systems in the country and training Ukrainian rebels in the east.Combined Russian-separatist forces continue to violate the terms of the Minsk 2 agreement signed in mid-February, acting State Department...
Poland picks Patriot missiles, Airbus choppers in defence upgrade
WARSAW (AFP) – Poland said Tuesday it will hold exclusive talks with the US government on a multi-billion-euro Patriot missile contract and test Airbus helicopters in an unprecedented military upgrade amid heightened tensions with neighbouring Russia.President Bronislaw Komorowski said the decision for the massive defence revamp is being...
German court to try ‘bookkeeper of Auschwitz’, 93
BERLIN (AFP) – A former Nazi death camp officer dubbed the bookkeeper of Auschwitz goes on trial in Germany Tuesday, with almost 70 Holocaust survivors and victims relatives expected in the courtroom.Oskar Groening, 93, will be tried on accessory to murder charges in 300,000 cases of deported Hungarian Jews who were sent to the gas...
Football: Blatter hails Russia’s ‘five star’ work on World Cup
SOCHI (AFP) – FIFA boss Sepp Blatter on Monday hailed Russias five star work to be ready for the 2018 World Cup while President Vladimir Putin vowed his country would not disappoint football fans around the globe.The two discussed the tournament during talks on the sidelines of a sports convention in the Russian resort of Sochi.Russias...
US starts training Ukrainians to fight pro-Russia forces
YAVORIV (AFP) – US paratroopers on Monday began training Ukrainian government forces who will fight pro-Russian separatists in the east, angering Moscow as the deadly conflict rumbles on in the ex-Soviet country.Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko welcomed troops from the US 173rd Airborne Brigade in a rain-soaked ceremony at a military...
OSCE chief says ‘good chance for peace’ in Ukraine
VILNIUS (AFP) – The OSCE chief said Monday a truce was holding in a key village in eastern Ukraine and urged rival sides to embrace a good chance for peace in the war-torn region.The news this morning is that our people, our monitors have brokered a truce in Shyrokyne, down near Mariupol, OSCE secretary general Lamberto Zannier said.And...
EU dreams of Iranian gas to break dependence on Moscow
BRUSSELS (AFP) – The EU is hoping future gas imports from Iran can break its dependence on Russia as prospects grow for a nuclear deal that would include lifting sanctions on Tehran.The European Union is betting on so-called Southern Corridor pipelines to supply gas to southern Europe via Turkey from fields in Azerbaijan and nearby...
Swimming: Ledecky keeps US flag flying with Phelps on sidelines
PHOENIX (AFP) – With Michael Phelps taking the night off, Katie Ledecky flew the US flag at the Mesa Pro Series swimming meeting Friday with a sizzling 400m freestyle victory.In his first meet since serving the six-month suspension that followed his drunk-driving arrest in September, Phelps had the night off after failing to qualify for the...
‘Bookkeeper of Auschwitz’, 93, faces trial in Germany
BERLIN (AFP) – A former Nazi officer known as the bookkeeper of Auschwitz goes on trial in Germany next Tuesday, possibly the last SS member to face punishment after most escaped justice.Oskar Groening, 93, will be tried on accessory to murder charges in 300,000 cases for his role in the deaths of mostly Hungarian Jews deported to the death...
