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Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels swap prisoners
Oct30

Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels swap prisoners

SCHASTYA, Ukraine: Ukrainian armed forces and pro-Russian insurgents on Thursday exchanged 20 prisoners in a goodwill gesture designed to get peace ta …read more Source: The News...

IMF mulls rule changes to maintain aid to Ukraine
Oct30

IMF mulls rule changes to maintain aid to Ukraine

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IMF mulls rule changes to maintain aid to Ukraine
Oct30

IMF mulls rule changes to maintain aid to Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The International Monetary Fund is considering changing its rules to allow continued aid to Ukraine even if the country defaults on debt owed to Russia, a spokesman said Thursday.Russia has refused to renegotiate $3 billion in debt that cash-short Ukraine is scheduled to repay by the end of the year.But the stalemate...

Internet freedom falls for fifth year in row: survey
Oct28

Internet freedom falls for fifth year in row: survey

Global online freedom declined for a fifth consecutive year as more governments stepped up electronic surveillance and clamped down on dissidents using blogs or social media, a survey showed Wednesday. The annual report by non-government watchdog Freedom House said the setbacks were especially noticeable in the Middle East, reversing gains seen...

Peace process in Afghanistan
Oct28

Peace process in Afghanistan

Can’t be Afghan-led, Afghan-owned I have always objected to the Pakistani foreign policy position that solution to Afghan situation should be Afghan-led and Afghan-owned. Even Afghan President and government reject this position when they repeatedly blame Pakistan for aiding and facilitating the Afghan Taliban thereby making it the party to...

Internet freedom falls for fifth year in row: survey
Oct28

Internet freedom falls for fifth year in row: survey

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Global online freedom declined for a fifth consecutive year as more governments stepped up electronic surveillance and clamped down on dissidents using blogs or social media, a survey showed Wednesday.The annual report by non-government watchdog Freedom House said the setbacks were especially noticeable in the Middle...

Boxing: Fury plans some ‘chaos’ for champion Klitschko
Oct28

Boxing: Fury plans some ‘chaos’ for champion Klitschko

BERLIN (AFP) – British challenger Tyson Fury plans to bring chaos to his world heavyweight title fight next month in a bid to dethrone undisputed champion Wladimir Klitschko in Duesseldorf.Im going to cause chaos and constantly change my tactics. Thats how I can beat him. It will be a short, violent, simple knockout, the 27-year-old Fury...

Ukraine polls marred by cancelled vote
Oct26

Ukraine polls marred by cancelled vote

KIEV: Western-backed Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko s fragile ruling coalition faced a major survival test on Sunday in local elections that wer …read more Source: The News...

Kiev urged to press on with reforms
Oct24

Kiev urged to press on with reforms

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday urged Ukraine to press on with painful reforms, as Kiev battles to haul the economy out of recession …read more Source: The News...

Russia hold Syria talks with US, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
Oct24

Russia hold Syria talks with US, Saudi Arabia, Turkey

VIENNA (AFP) – Top diplomats from Russia, the US, Saudi Arabia and Turkey held talks in a frosty atmosphere Friday on how to end the Syrian conflict, with the sides sharply at odds on the future of Bashar al-Assad.The Vienna meeting took place three weeks after Moscow thrust itself into the heart of the crisis by launching a bombing...