Section: Dunya TV (Pakistan)
Kiev hopeful of Russia gas discounts, more talks next month
KIEV (AFP) – Ukraine on Saturday said it hoped to secure a discount on Russian gas imports following tripartite talks with the European Union, which are due to resume in Berlin next month.The Ukrainian side hopes that the price will be $250 per 1,000 cubic metres in the second quarter, said Volodymyr Demchyshyn, Ukraines Minister of Energy...
Three killed as clashes rumble on in east Ukraine
KIEV (AFP) – Two Ukrainian soldiers and one civilian were killed in the countrys rebel-held east as clashes rattled an official truce aimed at ending nearly a year of fighting, Kiev and separatists said Saturday.Over the last 24 hour we have lost two soldiers and seven were injured, Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko told...
Russia says ending huge military drills that rattled West
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia said it was ending military drills Saturday that saw over 80,000 troops mobilised from the Pacific to the Black Sea in a show of force amid tensions with the West.A senior military official said that the nationwide exercises — that included sending nuclear bombers to Crimea and ballistic missiles to Kaliningrad...
Football: Ramsey a believer in QPR survival
LONDON (AFP) – QPR may have lost their last four games and be four points adrift of safety in the Premier League but their manager Chris Ramsey is convinced they will retain their place in the elite league.Ramsey — who was given the job till the end of the season when he replaced Harry Redknapp in early February — hopes that the...
UEFA charges Dynamo Kiev for fans’ racism in Europa League
NYON, Switzerland: (AP) – Europa League quarterfinalist Dynamo Kiev faces UEFA sanctions for fans racist behavior at its match against Everton.UEFA says its disciplinary panel will judge the racist incident and other charges against the Ukrainian club next Thursday.Sanctions will likely apply when Dynamo hosts Fiorentina in the first leg of...
Bulgaria gives green light to NATO command centre
SOFIA (AFP) – Bulgaria cleared the way Friday for a new NATO command centre in the former Warsaw Pact country to shore up the eastern flank of the alliance against Russian aggression.The centre is one of six being set up over the next year by the alliance alongside the creation of a rapid reaction force of 5,000 troops in response to...
EU summit wraps up with talks on Libya, economy
BRUSSELS: (AP) – European Union heads of state and government spent the final day of their spring summit focused on the situation in Libya and on ways to boost the blocs economy.ECONOMY: Leaders backed a plan by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to spur investment. They also affirmed a target of the end of the year to...
Iran nuclear talks intensify after Obama appeal
Lausanne (AFP) – Marathon talks towards an Iran nuclear deal picked up pace Friday as US President Barack Obama appealed to Tehran to seize an historic opportunity and begin a brighter future.In Switzerland, US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart began their fifth day of talks, while in Brussels the leaders of Germany,...
Russia offers UN resolution on election talks with Ukraine rebels
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – Russia proposed a UN Security Council draft resolution Thursday asking Kiev to immediately start consultations with pro-Russian separatists on elections within their eastern Ukraine strongholds.The Russian text cites a paragraph from a February peace accord, which provides for discussion and agreement on questions...
EU’s Russia sanctions extended to end-2015: Tusk
BRUSSELS (AFP) – EU leaders agreed Thursday to effectively extend economic sanctions against Russia until the end of 2015, tying them to full implementation of the Minsk ceasefire accords in Ukraine.The sanctions were imposed after the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over rebel-held eastern Ukraine in July 2014, and were due...
