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‘Grand Theft Auto’ gang sows terror in Moscow
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia has been hunting a mysterious gang that has terrorised Moscow motorists in recent months with a series of murders resembling the violent video game Grand Theft Auto.The gang — swiftly dubbed the GTA gang by Russian media after the video game that involves scoring points for murders — is believed to have...
Football: Croatia squad for Italy Euro 2016 qualifier
ZAGREB (AFP) – Croatia coach Niko Kovac named a 25-man squad on Thursday for the Euro 2016 qualifying encounter with Italy in Milan.The announcement came a day after Croatia lost 2-1 to Argentina in a friendly match in London, their first defeat in five games — but it was mitigated by the fact that Kovac had left his entire first XI...
US ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, said Russia’s actions in Ukraine were the “root of the problem”.
The UN Security Council has held an emergency session to discuss the crisis in Ukraine after NATO accused Russia of sending fresh columns of tanks, troops and military hardware into the former Soviet state. The NATO accusation came amid growing fears of a return to all-out conflict in the region despite a two-month ceasefire which has stopped...
European probe lands on comet, fails to anchor
Darmstadt (Germany) (AFP) – Europe made history Wednesday by placing the first-ever lander on a comet — but the robot failed to anchor itself properly, raising concerns at ground control.The fridge-sized lab dubbed Philae touched down on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in a high-risk manoeuvre more than 510 million kilometres (320...
Heavy shelling rocks Ukraine rebel bastion Donetsk
DONETSK – Heavy artillery fire on Wednesday rocked east Ukraine’s pro-Russian rebel bastion of Donetsk, after international monitors warned over escalating violence following the arrival of columns of insurgent reinforcements. The explosions of mortars being fired from near the centre towards government positions at the ruined airport...
NATO:Russian troops in Ukraine amid fears of all-out war
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – NATO on Wednesday accused Russia of sending tanks, troops and military hardware to east Ukraine, raising fears of renewed all-out fighting and calling into question the Minsk peace deal.Moscow denied the claims as unfounded and the deputy ambassador to the United Nations, Alexander Pankin, told an emergency...
Russian coach gets 5-game ban for racist comments
MOSCOW (AP) – A Russian soccer coach who said he would not sign dark-skinned players received a five-game ban Wednesday for racial discrimination.The punishment is the strongest sanction for racism handed out to a player or coach by the Russian Football Union.Igor Gamula told Russian journalists last month that FC Rostov had enough...
Defence Minister says they are repositioning their armed forces to respond to actions of fighters.
In Ukraine, government forces are redeploying in preparation for a possible new offensive by pro-Russian separatists in eastern part of the country. Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak told a meeting that they are repositioning their armed forces to respond to the actions of the fighters. …read more Source: Radio...
Italy couple cannot keep child born to surrogate mother: court
ROME (AFP) – Italys supreme court has ruled that a baby born to a surrogate mother in Ukraine cannot be kept by the Italian couple who paid for it and must be put up for adoption, Italian media reports said Wednesday.Under Italian law, the person who gives birth to a baby is legally its mother, and the use of surrogate mothers is...
NATO says Russian military equipment entering east Ukraine
SOFIA (AFP) – NATO has observed columns of Russian military equipment including tanks, artillery and combat troops entering eastern Ukraine in the past two days, the military alliances supreme allied commander said Wednesday.Across the last two days we have seen the same thing that OSCE is reporting. We have seen columns of Russian...
