Section: Dunya TV (Pakistan)
Patriotism, adventure lure Russian volunteers to Ukraine conflict
SAINT PETERSBURG (AFP) – Filled with patriotic bravado and a thirst for adventure, Yevgeny Pavlenko and his friend Yevgeny Markin volunteered with dozens others to leave their home in Russia to go and fight in eastern Ukraine.But only one of the two would survive. Markin, 25, accompanied Pavlenkos remains back to the city of...
EU must ‘engage’ with average Russians: Mogherini
RIGA (AFP) – The European Union must engage with average Russians, especially youth, to improve relations that are at their worst since the Cold War, the blocs foreign policy chief said Friday.We have to engage with the people of Russia starting from the young people…to encourage them to see the European Union with their own eyes and...
Witness in Russian politician’s slaying gets death threats
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -Authorities in Ukraine say the sole witness in the killing in Moscow of prominent Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov has received death threats since returning to her family home in Ukraine.The General Prosecutors office in Kiev said in a statement Friday that Anna Duritskaya, the 23-year old model who was walking with...
Oil prices up in Asian trade
SINGAPORE (AFP) – Oil prices rose in Asia Friday as dealers focused on increasing tensions in the Middle East and Ukraine, while shrugging off concerns about surging US stockpiles, analysts said.US benchmark West Texas Intermediate added 32 cents to $51.08 while Brent gained 47 cents to $60.95 in late-morning trade.We are seeing a...
Day of mourning to mark east Ukraine mine disaster
DONETSK (AFP) – Ukraine on Thursday observed a day of mourning after 32 miners died in a blast in a notoriously dangerous mine just a few kilometres from the frontline, where Kiev has reported an increase in attacks by pro-Russian separatists.Rescuers found the bodies of 32 miners in the Zasyadko mine, with one person still unaccounted for,...
Ukrainian pilot drinks soup due to health concerns on 83rd day in hunger-strike
MOSCOW (AFP) – Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko agreed to drink chicken broth Thursday as concerns mount over her health on the 83rd day of a hunger strike in a Russian jail which has seen her lose over 20 kilos (44 pounds), her lawyer said.The European Unions foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini warned Wednesday that Savchenko faces...
Russia denies US claim of ‘thousands’ of troops in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russian officials on Thursday dismissed a claim by the United States that Moscow has sent thousands of troops to fight alongside pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine.These figures, which are plucked out of the air, of course demoralise and disorientate the international community, foreign ministry spokesman Alexander...
Libya asks UN to approve arms contracts
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) – Libya urged the UN Security Council on Wednesday to approve a request for military purchases as it struggles to combat Islamic State extremists and protect its oil fields.The internationally-recognized government, one of two bodies that claims to rule troubled Libya, has asked the councils sanctions...
Ukraine leader asks Putin to free jailed pilot
KIEV (AFP) – Ukraines President Petro Poroshenko said Wednesday he has sent a letter to Russias Vladimir Putin asking him to free jailed pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who has been on a hunger strike for nearly three months.I have sent a letter to President Putin with an appeal for immediate freedom for Nadiya Savchenko, including for medical...
Ukraine president asks Putin to free jailed pilot
KIEV (AFP) – Ukraines President Petro Poroshenko said Wednesday he has sent a letter to Russias Vladimir Putin asking him to free jailed pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who has been on a hunger strike for nearly three months.I have sent a letter to President Putin with an appeal for immediate freedom for Nadiya Savchenko, including for medical...
