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Ukrainians describe chance survival from rocket attack
VOLNOVAKHA (AFP) – It was a simple gesture of politeness that saved her: a young man offered Olga Kukunyuk a seat on a bus transporting Ukrainians in search of pension payments in the war-torn east, but she remained standing.And today he is dead, Kukunyuk, 31, said at a hospital in Volnovakha, where she was being treated for wounds to her...
World Economic Forum warns over international conflicts
LONDON: (AP) – Following a year marked by the conflict in Ukraine and the rise of the Islamic State, geopolitical issues are considered to be the biggest threat to global stability over the coming decade, according to experts polled by the World Economic Forum.In its 2015 Global Risks Report, published Thursday, the WEF found interstate...
Cancelled Ukraine summit to go ahead at ‘end of January’
ASTANA (AFP) – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko agreed Thursday that the delayed talks on Ukraine conflict with leaders of Russia, France and Germany will take place at the end of the month, Kazakhstan said Thursday.In a telephone call, the two leaders noted that the meeting of leaders of...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says conflict could be resolved only by direct dialogue and other peaceful means.
Russia has warned Ukrainian authorities against attempts to revert to use of force to resolve the crisis. In a statement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the conflict could be resolved only by direct dialogue and other peaceful means. Meanwhile, NATO has urged Russia to drop its support for separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read...
Russia warns Ukraine against stoking conflict
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned Kiev on Wednesday against using force in the conflict in eastern Ukraine, where violence rose sharply this week.We are warning our Ukrainian colleagues against attempts to once again return to the scenario of force, Lavrov said at a press conference in Moscow.He said the shaky...
NATO Secretary General says Russia should use all its influence on separatists to make them respect the ceasefire.
NATO has urged Russia to drop its support for separatists in eastern Ukraine. This was stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at a news conference after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. He said Russia should also use all its influence on the separatists to make them respect the ceasefire. …read more Source:...
Space station crew safe, no ammonia leak confirmed: NASA
MIAMI (AFP) – The six astronauts at the International Space Station are safe and are taking shelter in the Russian segment after an alarm went off on the US side of the orbiting outpost, NASA said Wednesday.The US space agency said it could not confirm that an ammonia leak was the cause, as the Russian space agency reported earlier.ISS...
Tennis: Del Potro ousts top seed Fognini in Sydney comeback
SYDNEY (AFP) – Defending champion Juan Martin del Potro came from a set down to dump top seed Fabio Fognini out of the Sydney International and advanced to the quarter-finals on Wednesday.The Argentine Grand Slam champion has won his first two matches in 10 months at the tournament following wrist surgery as he fights his way back to the...
Russia, Ukraine trade blame for bus attack
KIEV (AFP) – The death toll from a stray rocket that hit a Ukrainian bus climbed to 12 on Wednesday as Moscow and Kiev traded blame for the separatist wars bloodiest incident since a September truce.The long-range Grad rocket exploded on Tuesday near a commuter bus travelling towards the pro-Russian rebel stronghold of Donetsk from Ukraines...
Nishikori, Verdasco score wind-blown Kooyong Classic wins
Melbourne (AFP) – Japans Kei Nishikori and Spanish veteran Fernando Verdasco scored a pair of opening victories amid a little typhoon to begin final Australian Open preparations at the Kooyong Classic on Wednesday.US Open finalist Nishikori fought past a tough Australian challenge from Jordan Thompson to post a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4) result...
