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Belarus votes as Lukashenko aims to extend 21-year rule
MINSK (AFP) – Belarussians began voting Sunday in an election that is likely to see authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko claim a fifth term, with the EU possibly lifting sanctions against him if the polls take place without incident.Lukashenko, 61, a swaggering former collective farm director once called Europes last dictator by...
Lemkos: Abandoned minority of shattered Ukraine war zone
PEREMMOZHNE, Ukraine: Partially blind Tetyana has been living near the skeletal remains of a rebel-held airport in eastern Ukraine and surviving off h …read more Source: The News...
Russian missile firm to hold rival MH17 briefing as Dutch report released
MOSCOW (AFP) – The Russian manufacturer of the missile system blamed for shooting down flight MH17 said Friday it would unveil the real reasons for the disaster on the same day Dutch investigators present their final report on the tragedy.Almaz-Antey, the maker of the BUK surface-to-air system that the West and Kiev believe downed MH17,...
European Commission Chief says EU-US sanctions were imposed on Russia because of its intervention in Ukraine.
The European Commission Chief Jean-Claude Juncker has said the European Union must restore a practical relationship with Russia. Speaking in Germany, he criticized US President Barack Obama’s description of Russia as merely a regional power. He said EU-US sanctions were imposed on Russia because of its intervention in Ukraine. Jean-Claude...
IMF told that amid ‘new mediocre’ no room for mistakes by central banks
LIMA (Reuters) Central banks have little room for error in a low-growth world in which over-leveraged and commodity-dependent emerging economies and a slowing China are major risks, top international financiers told the International Monetary Funds meeting.Despite $7 trillion in quantitative easing from banks in industrial nations since the...
Svetlana Alexievich wins Nobel Literature Prize
STOCKHOLM (AFP) – Belarussian writer Svetlana Alexievich won the 2015 Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday for her work chronicling the horrors of war and life under the repressive Soviet regime.The Swedish Academy hailed the 67-year-old for writings that were a monument to suffering and courage in our time — tableaux of World War II,...
NATO head sees ‘troubling escalation’ of Russian activity in Syria
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday there had been a “troubling escalation” in Russian military activity in Syria, after Moscow dramatically expanded its air campaign. Stoltenberg also said that NATO was ready to deploy forces in key alliance member Turkey if needed after Ankara complained about a series of airspace violations...
Football: Unconvincing Spain eye qualification for Euros
MADRID (AFP) – Defending champions Spain can seal their place at next years European Championships in France when they host minnows Luxembourg in Logrono on Friday.However, Vicente del Bosques men are under pressure to produce plenty of goals as well as the three points after an unconvincing campaign that has failed to dispel the doubts...
Next stop Syria? Ukraine rebels weigh options as fighting stops
DONETSK (AFP) – As fighting has dropped off in eastern Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels are weighing their options: wait for the conflict to resume, return to civilian life or even head to war-torn Syria.There are no more battles and some people are bored, a bearded rebel fighter who goes by the name of Turok (the Turk) told AFP.The guys I know...
‘Back in the game’ Putin marks birthday with eye on Syria
MOSCOW (AFP) – Vladimir Putin marked his 63rd birthday Wednesday with a focus on Syria, as supporters sang his praises — comparing him to a range of heroic figures from Buddha to Batman.The Russian president has been back in the international limelight since launching a bombing campaign against the Islamic State group in Syria last...
