Section: Dunya TV (Pakistan)
Tens of thousands march for slain Russian opposition leader Nemtsov
Moscow (AFP) – Tens of thousands of people marched in central Moscow to honour the memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down near the Kremlin in the highest-profile assassination during Vladimir Putins rule.A sea of grim-faced supporters, holding Russian flags and Nemtsov portraits, marched in the drizzle from a packed...
Without banks, Donetsk black market for cash thrives
DONETSK (AFP) – The entrance to the former perfume shop on a busy street in Donetsk now features a Kalashnikov-toting guard, a clear sign of the clandestine nature of the premises new business.Inside visitors find a fully-fledged black market cashiers operation — one of many now serving residents of this rebel hub who have been unable...
Kerry arrives in Geneva for tough Iran,Ukraine talks
GENEVA (AFP) – Top US diplomat John Kerry arrived in Switzerland late Sunday for tough talks on Iran and Ukraine, and to push Moscows foreign minister to ensure a credible investigation into the killing of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. Less than a week after accusing Russian officials of lying to my face about the fighting in eastern...
Memorial rally in Moscow for slain Russian opposition leader
Moscow (AFP) – Supporters of Boris Nemtsov were preparing to march through Moscow Sunday afternoon in an outpouring of anger and grief at the brutal murder of the opposition leader and fervent critic of Vladimir Putin, who has vowed to bring the killers to justice.The 55-year-old former deputy premier was shot in the back several times just...
Russian supermarkets freeze prices for inflation-weary shoppers
MOSCOW (AFP) – Lots of things freeze in Russias bitterly cold winters, but not usually food prices, yet that is exactly what top supermarket chains are doing to protect the poor from galloping inflation.The plunging ruble and a Russian embargo on European Union and US food products in retribution over Ukraine sanctions has resulted in...
Two killed as clashes threaten fragile Ukraine truce
Kiev (AFP) – Two people have been killed by shelling in east Ukraine as isolated clashes rattled a shaky truce with pro-Russian rebels and observers warned the country was at a crossroads.Photographer Sergiy Nikolayev from Ukrainian daily Segodnya died after getting caught in fighting at a flashpoint village close to the fiercely-contested...
West condemns Nemtsov murder as Putin vows to punish killers
Moscow (AFP) – President Vladimir Putin on Saturday vowed to punish the killers of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov as Russian opposition figures denounced what they called a political murder and Western leaders called for a full probe.The 55-year-old former deputy premier, a vocal Putin critic prominent at opposition rallies, was shot in the...
Lithuania signs US deal to replace Russian gas
VILNIUS (AFP) – Lithuania said Saturday it had signed a trade agreement to buy liquified natural gas from the United States in a move aimed at reducing the EU Baltic states heavy dependence on Russian gas deliveries.Under the deal with Houston-based Chenier Energy company, the first LNG fuel is expected to arrive in Lithuania as early as...
Ukrainian photojournalist killed in shelling in restive east
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine: (AP) – A Ukrainian photojournalist was killed in shelling in eastern Ukraine on Saturday as the cease-fire deal brokered by Western leaders seems to fail to silence the guns completely.Fighting between Russia-backed separatists and Ukrainian troops has killed more than 5,600 people, displaced more than 1 million others...
Isolated skimishes hamper Ukraine truce
KIEV (AFP) – Ukraine announced the completion of an initial phase of military pullback in east Ukraine Saturday as isolated clashes rattled a shaky truce with pro-Russian rebels and observers warned the country was at a crossroads.Ukraine said Saturday that isolated clashes were rattling a shaky truce with pro-Russian rebels after...
