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More than 6,400 killed amid ‘tremendous hardship’ in Ukraine: UN
Jun01

More than 6,400 killed amid ‘tremendous hardship’ in Ukraine: UN

Geneva (AFP) – The United Nations said Monday that more than 6,400 people had been killed in conflict-wracked Ukraine, and despite a slowdown in fighting, millions more are suffering from abuses and hardship.In its latest report, the UN human rights office noted that an overall decrease in indiscriminate shelling since a fragile truce was...

Axe to swing as Malaysia Airlines tries to start fresh
Jun01

Axe to swing as Malaysia Airlines tries to start fresh

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Troubled Malaysia Airlines on Monday laid out plans for an across-the-board hard reset of the way the carrier is run that will see around 6,000 jobs cut as it struggles to stay in business.The bullet-point blueprint, released by email, marks the first concrete move by new CEO Christoph Mueller, a German national who had...

Tennis: Ivanovic, Svitolina into last-eight, Sharapova rained off
Jun01

Tennis: Ivanovic, Svitolina into last-eight, Sharapova rained off

PARIS (AFP) – Ana Ivanovic made the French Open quarter-finals for the first time since her 2008 title run Sunday where shell face Elina Svitolina, the first Ukrainian to make the last eight.But defending champion Maria Sharapovas scheduled last-16 clash against Lucie Safarova was pushed back until Monday after rain caused a lengthy...

Russia imposes travel ban on 89 EU politicians
May31

Russia imposes travel ban on 89 EU politicians

BERLIN – Russia has imposed an entry ban on 89 European politicians and military leaders, according to a list seen by Reuters, a move that has angered Europe and worsened its standoff with the West over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine conflict. More than 6,200 people have been killed in fighting between Ukrainian government forces and...

Tennis: Federer leads over-30s into record French Open show
May31

Tennis: Federer leads over-30s into record French Open show

PARIS (AFP) – Roger Federer bids to reach the French Open quarter-finals for the 11th time on Sunday when he faces home favourite Gael Monfils.Second seed Federer, the 2009 champion in Paris, is one of six men over the age of 30 to make the last-16 — the most since 1969, when there were eight.Monfils, seeded 13, has defeated Federer...

Germanys Steinmeier warns situation in Ukraine turning fragile
May30

Germanys Steinmeier warns situation in Ukraine turning fragile

KIEV: Germany s foreign minister warned on Friday that the situation in Ukraine s separatist east was turning more “fragile” and that negotiators must …read more Source: The News...

Germany warns Ukraine truce turning ‘very fragile’
May30

Germany warns Ukraine truce turning ‘very fragile’

KIEV (AFP) – Germanys foreign minister warned Friday that the situation in Ukraines separatist east was turning very fragile and required all sides to refocus their efforts on salvaging a three-month truce.Frank-Walter Steinmeier flew into Kiev just days before Ukraines Western-backed President Petro Poroshenkos peace envoy meets...

Russia releases 89-name EU travel blacklist
May30

Russia releases 89-name EU travel blacklist

THE HAGUE (AFP) – Moscow has released a blacklist of European Union politicians barred from Russia in response to EU sanctions over Crimea and Ukraine, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday.Russia yesterday handed over a list of people to diverse EU embassies who may not enter Russia any longer, Rutte said at a weekly press...

Defending ‘devils’
May30

Defending ‘devils’

And the joke of one-less-lawyer They were all educated. And they all were being led by the educated too. It was a ‘civilised’ and organised group but they behaved like a herd. They raised a maelstrom of hooliganism then settled in their chambers while the rulers remained tight-lipped over what folks dub as ‘Wukala-Gardi’. They came,...

Tennis: Emotional Sharapova, Ivanovic into French Open fourth round
May30

Tennis: Emotional Sharapova, Ivanovic into French Open fourth round

PARIS (AFP) – Defending champion Maria Sharapova reached the French Open last-16 on Friday although she appeared on the verge of tears at the end of her straight-sets win over Samantha Stosur.The world number two made the fourth round for the 11th time with a 6-3, 6-4 win over the 26th seeded Australian.It was the Russians 15th win in 17...