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Ukraine rebel leader on course to win poll ‘farce’
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – The leadership of Ukraines pro-Russian rebels is on course to secure a crushing victory at Sundays controversial election that Kiev branded a farce and which threatened to deepen an international crisis over the conflict.Alexander Zakharchenko — prime minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk Peoples Republic...
Give us recognition, Ukraine rebel voters demand
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – The elections may already have been slammed as a farce by the West but those queuing to cast their ballots in east Ukraines rebel polls on Sunday insisted their voices should be heard.I hope that our votes will change something. Perhaps we will finally be recognised as a real, independent country, Tatyana, 65, said...
Kohl savages successors over euro
Berlin (AFP) – Former German chancellor Helmut Kohl has lashed out at his successors again in a new book coming out this week, blasting their policies on Russia and the euro.Just weeks after being quoted as belittling his protege Angela Merkel as having been unable to eat properly with a knife and fork when she started out in politics, Kohl...
Govt seizes over 0.26m ‘imported’ wheat bags
In a crackdown against the hoarding and illegal transportations of wheat, the Sindh government having issued a dozen show-cause notices to the flour millers and seized over 0.26 million bags containing ‘low quality’ imported wheat. The provincial food department, in a two-day crackdown against flour mills for increasing wheat flour prices...
Romania PM poised for election win despite justice fears
Bucharest (AFP) – Prime Minister Victor Ponta looks set to win the first round of presidential elections in Romania on Sunday despite fears he could reverse advances in the justice system if elected.The 42-year-old centre-left politician has enjoyed a comfortable lead over 13 other candidates and looks set to face 55-year-old liberal Klaus...
Six Ukrainian soldiers killed ahead of separatist vote
DONETSK, Ukraine: Six Ukrainian soldiers were killed by pro-Russian rebels, officials said on Saturday on the eve of separatist elections that Ukraine …read more Source: The News...
Europe wont recognise vote in Ukraine, Merkel tells Putin
BERLIN: German chancellor Angela Merkel told Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone that Sunday s planned elections in eastern Ukraine were ill …read more Source: The News...
Juncker’s new EU Commission takes office
Brussels (AFP) – The new European Commission led by EU veteran Jean-Claude Juncker formally took office Saturday, promising to get down to work as Europe faces a host of political and economic challenges.The agenda is heavy, with Juncker making it his first task to launch a 300 billion euro ($380 billion) investment plan by Christmas to...
Russia has met obligations on Ukraine gas deal: Gazprom
Moscow (AFP) – Russia has fulfilled its obligations outlined in a gas deal reached with Ukraine by signing a decree setting a lower price for the commodity, energy giant Gazprom said on Saturday.The Russian government has just signed a decree on lower prices for exports (gas) to the Ukraine, Sergey Kupriyanov, the spokesman for Gazprom,...
Ukraine fighting intensifies ahead of separatist vote
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Seven Ukrainian soldiers were killed and heavy shelling erupted Saturday across the countrys south-east on the eve of separatist elections backed by Russia, but condemned by Kiev and Western governments.Losses in the last 24 hours as a result of fighting were six servicemen killed and 10 wounded, Volodymyr Polyovy,...
