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Boxing: Pacquiao-Mayweather shadow looms over Klitschko
NEW YORK (AFP) – Heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko, the dominant star of what was once the sports most glamorous division, is struggling to get attention for his New York title defense Saturday.Seldom is the 1.98m Ukraine giant dwarfed by anything, but the huge interest in next weeks long-awaited welterweight showdown between...
Arctic nations meet under threat of new Cold War
Ottawa (AFP) – The thawing of the polar ice promises Arctic nations new opportunities to open ocean trade routes and offshore oil fields.But the chill in relations between Western powers and their Arctic neighbor Russia could make the North a frontline in a new Cold War.Senior envoys from the countries of the Arctic Council will meet on...
Ukraine also accused Russia to arming the rebels and sending troops over the border and Russia already denied this claim
The United States has accused Russia of deploying more air defence systems in eastern Ukraine in breach of a ceasefire deal. In a statement US State department spokeswoman Marie Harf said combined Russian-separatist forces are violating the terms of the Minsk deal, keeping artillery and multiple rocket launchers in prohibited areas. Ukraine also...
US says Russia boosting rebel forces, equipment in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States accused Russia Wednesday of building up its forces along the border with Ukraine, boosting air defense systems in the country and training Ukrainian rebels in the east.Combined Russian-separatist forces continue to violate the terms of the Minsk 2 agreement signed in mid-February, acting State Department...
Poland picks Patriot missiles, Airbus choppers in defence upgrade
WARSAW (AFP) – Poland said Tuesday it will hold exclusive talks with the US government on a multi-billion-euro Patriot missile contract and test Airbus helicopters in an unprecedented military upgrade amid heightened tensions with neighbouring Russia.President Bronislaw Komorowski said the decision for the massive defence revamp is being...
Ukraine soldier killed by rebels
KIEV: A Ukrainian soldier was killed in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in the east, the army said on Tuesday, its first fatality in nearly a we …read more Source: The News...
German court to try ‘bookkeeper of Auschwitz’, 93
BERLIN (AFP) – A former Nazi death camp officer dubbed the bookkeeper of Auschwitz goes on trial in Germany Tuesday, with almost 70 Holocaust survivors and victims relatives expected in the courtroom.Oskar Groening, 93, will be tried on accessory to murder charges in 300,000 cases of deported Hungarian Jews who were sent to the gas...
Football: Blatter hails Russia’s ‘five star’ work on World Cup
SOCHI (AFP) – FIFA boss Sepp Blatter on Monday hailed Russias five star work to be ready for the 2018 World Cup while President Vladimir Putin vowed his country would not disappoint football fans around the globe.The two discussed the tournament during talks on the sidelines of a sports convention in the Russian resort of Sochi.Russias...
US starts training Ukrainians to fight pro-Russia forces
YAVORIV (AFP) – US paratroopers on Monday began training Ukrainian government forces who will fight pro-Russian separatists in the east, angering Moscow as the deadly conflict rumbles on in the ex-Soviet country.Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko welcomed troops from the US 173rd Airborne Brigade in a rain-soaked ceremony at a military...
US starts training Ukraine forces to fight pro-Russian militants
YAVORIV: -US paratroopers launched a training mission Monday for Ukrainian government forces who will fight pro-Ru …read more Source: Geo...
