Section: Dunya TV (Pakistan)
Putin reviews war games, says more drills will come
MOSCOW (AP) -Russian President Vladimir Putin says a massive military exercise has marked the beginning of a series of such drills this year.Last weeks maneuvers across Russia, from the Arctic to the Black Sea, involved 80,000 troops, about 100 navy ships and more than 220 aircraft. The war games come amid a spike in tensions between Russia and...
Russian bombers spark NATO scramble, protest in Baltic
VILNIUS (AFP) – NATO jets were scrambled Tuesday to escort Russian fighters and nuclear-capable bombers flying near the Baltic states and Sweden with their transponders switched off, sparking protests over the danger they posed to civil aviation.Lithuanias defence ministry spokeswoman Asta Galdikaite said NATO air policing aircraft...
US House urges Obama to send lethal arms to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AFP) – American lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Monday to urge President Barack Obama to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons to defend itself against Russian aggression.The US House of Representatives approved the resolution in a broadly bipartisan 348-48 vote, heaping further pressure on the Obama administration to end its...
Clashes rage in Ukrainian town, making mockery of truce
SHYROKYNE, Ukraine (AP) -To reach rear-guard government positions in the seaside town of Shyrokyne, Ukrainian soldiers gingerly wind their off-roaders through private gardens hugging a precipice along the Azov Sea.The truce announced in mid-February has never taken here, so traveling by the main roads is too dangerous.Government and...
Chelsea have look of champions says Mourinho
KINGSTON UPON HULL, United Kingdom (AFP) – Jose Mourinho believes Chelsea are firmly on course to win the Premier League after extending their lead at the top to six points with a battling 3-2 victory at Hull.The Blues, chasing their first English league crown since 2010, re-established their stranglehold on the title race thanks to Loic...
Artillery rocks Ukraine rebel bastion Donetsk despite truce
DONETSK (AFP) – Artillery fire rocked the outskirts of the rebel-held east Ukraine city of Donetsk on Sunday in the latest clashes to rattle an internationally-brokered ceasefire between pro-Russian separatists and Kiev.The sound of intensive explosions erupted at 9:00 am (0600 GMT) and appeared to come from the area around Donetsk airport,...
Crimea plans to launch own airline
MOSCOW (AFP) – Authorities in Crimea said Saturday they plan to set up an airline to facilitate connections with Russia and encourage tourism in the picturesque Black Sea peninsula, a year after the Ukrainian territory was annexed by Moscow.It requires a fleet of six aircraft and 40 pilots to serve 14 destinations initially, later rising to...
Thousands in Georgia march call for government to step down
TBILISI (AFP) – Tens of thousands of Georgians joined a protest rally Saturday in the ex-Soviet republics capital Tbilisi to demand the governments resignation, claimed it has mishandled the battered economy.Protesters packed Tbilisis central Freedom Square after being called onto the streets by exiled former president Mikheil Saakashvilis...
Thousands in Georgia march call for govt to step down
TBILISI (AFP) – Tens of thousands of Georgians joined a protest rally Saturday in the ex-Soviet republics capital Tbilisi to demand the governments resignation, claimed it has mishandled the battered economy.Protesters packed Tbilisis central Freedom Square after being called onto the streets by exiled former president Mikheil Saakashvilis...
Uzbekistan’s aging leader dances ahead of presidential vote
TASHKENT (AFP) – Post-Soviet Uzbekistans strongman President Islam Karimov danced off rumours that ill-health might derail his imminent re-election bid Saturday during a state celebration of the Nowruz holiday marking the beginning of spring.The 77-year-old, who has controlled Uzbekistan for over two decades, has traditionally used the...
