Section: Dunya TV (Pakistan)
Prosecuting those responsible for MH17 crash key priority: Dutch minister
THE HAGUE (AFP) – Prosecuting those responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine, killing all 298 passengers and crew — 193 of them Dutch — is a key priority for the Netherlands, the justice minister said Thursday.The Boeing 777 was shot down over war-torn eastern Ukraine in July last year.Kiev and...
Slow growth, Greek crisis, Ebola on menu as IMF, World Bank meet
Washington (AFP) – A sluggish global economy, the Greek debt crisis and continuing fallout of the Ebola epidemic will take focus beginning Thursday when top finance officials gather for the World Bank and IMF Spring meetings.With high unemployment festering in advanced economies, and emerging countries entering their fifth straight year of...
Sevilla face depleted Zenit in Europa League quarters
Paris (AFP) – Holders Sevilla host a Zenit Saint Petersburg side ripped apart by suspensions in the Europa League quarter-final first leg on Thursday.Andre Villas-Boass Russian league leaders travel to Spain missing no fewer than five first team regulars.Defenders Domenico Criscito and Igor Smolnikov, skipper Miguel Danny and Brazilian star...
Russia lifts ban on supplying S-300 missiles to Iran
MOSCOW (AFP) – President Vladimir Putin on Monday lifted a ban on supplying Iran with sophisticated S-300 air defence missile systems after Tehran struck a landmark framework deal with the West over its nuclear programme.A decree signed by Putin gave the go-ahead for the shipment from Russia to Iran, ending Moscows self-imposed ban on...
China, Russia and eastern Europe boost defence spending: study
STOCKHOLM (AFP) – Military spending increased sharply in 2014 in China and Russia and the Ukraine conflict prompted eastern European countries to boost their defence programmes, according to a study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released Monday.The United States remains the worlds biggest spender on...
Greece to make April IMF payment, but uncertainty reigns
ATHENS (AFP) – Greece is due to make its 459 million euro ($495 million) April loan payment to the IMF Thursday following days of uncertainty, but the European nations ability to honour its debts remains a source of acute anxiety to creditors.As Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras launched a two-day charm offensive in Moscow on Wednesday,...
Four-way talks on Ukraine to be held in Berlin Monday
PARIS (AFP) – The French, German, Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers will meet in Berlin Monday for a follow-up on the fragile ceasefire agreed in February to end a year of bloody war in eastern Ukraine.I will be in Berlin (on Monday) evening, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told reporters, with his press office later adding he...
Kerry to attend G7 meeting in Germany next week: US
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry is to attend next weeks G7 foreign ministers meeting in Germany to discuss key global political and security issues with his counterparts, the State Department said Wednesday.The highest-ranking US diplomat will also hold a series of bilateral meetings at the April 14-15 meeting in Lubeck,...
Thai PM eyes doubling of trade with Russia to $10 bn
BANGKOK (AFP) – Thailand and Russia aim to double their annual bilateral trade to $10 billion next year, Thai junta chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha said Wednesday, after agreeing to cooperate on sectors from energy to tourism with visiting Russian premier Dmitry Medvedev.The two premiers met in Bangkok as Prayut, a former army chief, seeks to widen...
Greek PM in Moscow for Putin meet that rattles EU
MOSCOW (AFP) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was to meet Kremlin strongman Vladimir Putin in Moscow Wednesday as part of an eye-catching visit that has fuelled EU fears that cash-strapped Athens is cosying up to Russia.The two-day trip comes as Tsipras is battling to unblock a rescue package from the EU and IMF, with some in Brussels...
