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Greece pleads for help from sceptical Europe
BRUSSELS (AFP) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras urged Germany and France at a summit Thursday to help him tackle a looming cash crunch, despite warnings that Athens must commit to reforms first.The radical left-wing Greek leader sat down for emergency talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Francois Hollande and the EUs top...
Tennis: Ex-champ Jankovic reaches semis at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS (AFP) – Jelena Jankovic of Serbia advanced to the semi-finals of the WTA tournament at Indian Wells by beating qualifier Lesia Tsurenko, who retired in the second set with an injury on Thursday.Former winner Jankovic, who is seeded 18th, was leading 6-1, 4-1 when Tsurenko packed it in after 45 minutes on centre court with a...
Football: FIFA meets to decide 2022 World Cup dates
ZURICH (AFP) – FIFAs executive committee started a two-day meeting on Thursday to decide the dates of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which will be the first held in winter.After more than four years of controversy over the tournament, dogged by allegations of corruption in the bidding and concerns over the treatment of migrant workers, the...
ISIS, other terrorists not Muslims: Lord Nazir in Japan Assembly
DUNYA NEWS(Web Desk) –Lord Nazir Ahmed, member of British House of Lords, spoke to Tokyo’s House of Representatives’ (Diet Members’ Building) in Feburary.Last month, Lord Nazir Ahmed was on a speaking tour to Japan where at the invitation of Japanese Universal Peace Federation, he gave a speech titled ‘Peace in the Middle...
Russian minister slams World Cup boycott calls
ZURICH (AFP) – Russias sports minister Vitaly Mutko on Thursday hit back at calls for a boycott of the 2018 World Cup that his country will host.The world sports community is very negative about ideas of boycotting a sports event, said Mutko at FIFAs headquarters.Boycotts never have any result, with the exception that athletes prepare half...
UK stocks hit record high; eurozone markets slide
LONDON (AFP) – The British stock market rallied Thursday to a record peak, propelled by optimism over the governments budget, but European stocks later slipped as investors awaited an EU summit for fresh news on the Greek debt crisis.Londons benchmark FTSE 100 index soared to a record-high of 6,982.79 points, building on gains won the...
Ukraine, Moscow clash over rebel autonomy laws
KIEV (AFP) – Russia and pro-Moscow rebels on Wednesday condemned Ukraine for ratifying two bills on greater autonomy for the separatist east, saying they violated a peace deal and threatened a shaky month-long truce.The latest wrangling over the east Ukraine peace plan came as Moscow celebrated the one-year anniversary of the annexation of...
Russia says drills prove ability to quickly deploy forces
MOSCOW (AP) -Russias defense minister says the military has proven its capability to quickly deploy large forces to distant areas.Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday that about 76,000 troops, over 100 ships and more than 200 aicraft are taking part in Arctic maneuvers this week. At the same time, the military is conducting similar drills across Russia...
Ukraine law on autonomy violates peace deal: Russia
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia on Wednesday condemned Ukraine for ratifying two bills on greater autonomy for the rebel-held east, saying they grossly violated a fragile peace deal.Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the adoption of the legislation by Ukraines parliament in essence rewrites the agreements or, more simply put, grossly violates them...
Tennis: Serena battles through after Stephens scare
INDIAN WELLS (AFP) – World number one Serena Williams woke up after a slow start to battle past American compatriot Sloane Stephens in three sets to reach the quarter-finals in Indian Wells on Tuesday.The 19-time Grand Slam winner defeated a dogged Stephens 6-7 (3/7), 6-2, 6-2 on center court as her emotional return from a 14-year Indian...
