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Ukraine opens trial of captured Russians
Sep30

Ukraine opens trial of captured Russians

KIEV: Ukraine on Tuesday launched the criminal trial of two captured Russian soldiers it claims will prove Moscow s direct but covert involvement in t …read more Source: The News...

Football: Paris stronger than Real – Shakhtar coach
Sep29

Football: Paris stronger than Real – Shakhtar coach

LVIV (AFP) – A day ahead of hosting Paris Saint Germain in the Champions League Shakhtar Donetsk coach Mircea Lucescu said the Qatar-backed outfit were even stronger than Real Madrid right now.We have every chance because were playing at our place but Paris are just incredible. They are rolling in cash and have the best players and talent...

Toll reaches four as one more Congo virus case surfaces in Karachi
Sep29

Toll reaches four as one more Congo virus case surfaces in Karachi

KARACHI (Dunya News) – Another case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus has surfaced in Karachi today (Tuesday), taking toll to four in the metropolis.According to sources, the patient was admitted in hospital on September 23 and is better now whereas strict precautionary measures have also been ensured.Moreover, as many as four Congo...

Obama ‘prepared to work’ with Russia, Iran on Syria
Sep28

Obama ‘prepared to work’ with Russia, Iran on Syria

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – President Barack Obama declared Monday that the United States does not want a new Cold War over the Ukraine conflict and is prepared to work with Russia and Iran on the Syrian crisis.The United States is prepared to work with any nation, including Russia and Iran, to resolve the conflict, Obama said of Syria,...

Football: Mourinho goes back to Porto as Chelsea seek comfort in Europe
Sep28

Football: Mourinho goes back to Porto as Chelsea seek comfort in Europe

Porto (Portugal) (AFP) – In the midst of a frustrating start to the season, Jose Mourinho returns to Portugal on Tuesday as Chelsea face his old side FC Porto in the Champions League.The London club are looking to make it two wins out of two in Group G after their straightforward 4-0 victory against Maccabi Tel-Aviv at Stamford Bridge two...

Putin heads for UN showdown with Obama over Syria
Sep28

Putin heads for UN showdown with Obama over Syria

United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin squared up for a clash Monday with his US counterpart Barack Obama at the United Nations as the Kremlin leader pushes for a new coalition against the Islamic State group.Putin and Obama are due to make competing speeches before the UN General Assembly in New York, and...

Poland ‘co-responsible’ for WWII says Russian ambassador
Sep26

Poland ‘co-responsible’ for WWII says Russian ambassador

WARSAW (AFP) – The Russian ambassador to Poland has claimed Warsaw was partly to blame for World War II, prompting a storm of protest in the country which claims to be its greatest victim.Sergei Andreev accused Poland — which lost the highest proportion of its population in the conflict — of blocking the creation of an anti-Nazi...

Russia frees Estonian officer in spy swap
Sep26

Russia frees Estonian officer in spy swap

MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia on Saturday freed Estonian officer Eston Kohver jailed for spying last month, exchanging him for a Russian spy in a Cold War-style bridge swap just days before President Vladimir Putins visit to the United Nations.Kohver, who was sentenced in August to 15 years in jail on espionage and other charges, was exchanged for...

European Energy Commissioner tweeted that the agreement was made after months of difficult talks between Russia, EU in Brussels.
Sep26

European Energy Commissioner tweeted that the agreement was made after months of difficult talks between Russia, EU in Brussels.

Russia has agreed to resume gas supplies to Ukraine under a deal with the European Union. European Energy Commissioner Maros Sefcovic tweeted that the agreement was made after months of difficult talks between Russia and European Union in Brussels. …read more Source: Radio...

Putin, Obama to meet as Syria diplomatic drive quickens
Sep25

Putin, Obama to meet as Syria diplomatic drive quickens

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama on Thursday accepted an invitation to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, as a drive to revive efforts to resolve the Syrian conflict kicked into higher gear.The announcement that Putin and Obama will hold talks at the United Nations in New York on Monday comes amid an apparent shift on...