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Moscow hosts Syria talks, little hope of breakthrough
MOSCOW (AFP) – Syrian opposition figures met in Moscow on Monday as part of a new Russia-coordinated bid to wind down the war in Syria, but few held out any hope of a breakthrough.Several prominent opposition figures have refused to join the four-day talks and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has also cast doubt on the Moscow initiative...
24 were wounded in fighting.
At least seven Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 24 wounded in fighting with separatist in eastern parts of the country on Monday. …read more Source: Radio...
Merkel calls on Putin to use his influence with rebels to avoid new escalation of unrest.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to put pressure on Ukraine’s separatists to end the fighting. In a phone call, Merkel called on Putin to use his influence with the rebels to avoid a new escalation of unrest. The German chancellor also asked rebels to start talks with representatives from Ukraine,...
Poroshenko vows to calm Mariupol fighting
KIEV (BBC): Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has vowed to “calm” fighting with pro-Russia rebels in east Ukraine after 30 people were killed there on Saturday. Speaking after an emergency meeting of Ukraine’s security council, Mr Poroshenko said that a peace deal signed in September in Minsk was the only solution to the conflict....
Miss Colombia crowned Miss Universe
DORAL- Colombia’s Paulina Vega was crowned Miss Universe Sunday, beating out contenders from the United States, Ukraine, Jamaica and The Netherlands at the world’s top beauty pageant in Florida. The 22-year-old model and business student triumphed over 87 other women from around the world, and is only the second beauty queen from...
Australia PM in ‘time warp’ as British royal knighted
Sydney (AFP) – Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott marked his countrys national day Monday by honouring Britains Prince Philip with a knighthood, sparking criticism from the opposition of being in a time warp.Abbott said Queen Elizabeth II had accepted his recommendation that her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, be awarded the nations...
Miss Colombia is crowned Miss Universe
Miss Colombia Paulina Vega was crowned Miss Universe in a live show in Miami Sunday night. Miss USA Nia Sanchez from Las Vegas, Nev., was named a runner-up, along with Miss Ukraine Diana Harkusha. Vega, the 21-year-old granddaughter of celebrated Colombian singer Gastón Vega, is a student of business from the northern Colombia city of...
UN Security Council to meet on Ukraine crisis after deadly clashes
Kiev (AFP) – The UN Security Council will hold a special meeting Monday on the violence in eastern Ukraine after a rocket barrage blamed on Kremlin-backed rebels killed 30 and threatened to open up a new front in the war.US President Barack Obama vowed to ramp up pressure on Russia after Saturdays assault on Mariupol — the main city...
Russian Foreign Minister said the bloc should push Ukraine towards political dialogue with separatists in its east region.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has blamed the upsurge in fighting in eastern Ukraine on government forces. He was talking to his US counterpart John Kerry by telephone. In a separate phone call to the European Union’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, the Russian Foreign Minister said the bloc should push Ukraine towards...
Lavrov blames upsurge in Ukraine fighting on Kiev troops
MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, speaking to his US counterpart John Kerry on Sunday, blamed the upsurge in fighting in eastern Ukraine on government forces he said were “constantly” shelling towns. “Sergei Lavrov pointed out that an escalation of the situation is a result of Ukrainian troops crudely violating the Minsk...
