Section: Greece
Ukraine: Thirteen dead from shell explosion
Thirteen people were killed in Donetsk, Ukraine, when an explosive shell hit a city bus stop. “Twelve people in the bus were killed, plus one in a car, driving past. There are also ten injured”, stated a city First Aid official. It should be reminded that Donetsk is a base of operations of many pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source:...
Six NASA astronauts on the ISS are safe
Six astronauts from the ISS are safe and have taken refuge in the Russian part of the space station, after the alarm ended today, according to NASA. The American space agency, however, was not able to confirm whether the alarm sounded due to an ammonia leak, which had been the earlier announcement by Russian authorities. Roskosmos, Russia’s...
Review 2014: The most important news in photos
From the mystery of flight of Malaysia Airlines and the shooting down of the aircraft in eastern Ukraine, until the… …read more Source:...
REVIEW 2014: 20 EVENTS THAT MARKED THE PLANET
The Ebola virus, the rise and atrocities of the Islamic State, the airline tragedies of Malaysia Airlines, but the extramarital… January France: The extramarital life of Francois HollandeIt was revealed the relationship of Francois Hollande with Julie Gayet, sparking a political crisis that led to the exit of Valerie Trierweiler from the...
Prisoner exchange between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists continues
Today Kiev and the pro-Russian separatists are expected to continue the massive prisoner exchange that began yesterday under the agreement reached this week at the peace talks in Minsk of Belarus. Yesterday the two sides proceeded in an exchange of hundreds of prisoners which began in groups of ten, near the town of Kostiantinivka (45 km. north...
Ukraine and rebels trade prisoners in Donetsk
Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have exchanged scores of prisoners with the Ukrainian government near the rebel-held city of Donetsk.… The rebels were due to swap 150 soldiers for 225 people held by the government.It appears that most of the captives were exchanged, with the remaining releases due to take place on Saturday. Meanwhile,...
The Putin Show had love, poetry and bears
related posts Putin reveals he is in love!Putin is “Man of the Year”, in RussiaCyprus: Putin wishes “get well soon” to AnastasiadisBloomberg’s dedication to Russian President Vladimir Putin is titled, “Welcome to the Putin Show: Love, Poetry Bears” and the Daily Mail titled it “From Russia With Love”. The article...
Samaras: All are interested in the developments in Greece
The EU summit during which was discussed EU Commission chief Jean Claude Juncker’s 315 billion euro investment plan, was particularly…Juncker’s package is ambitious and immediately feasible and we all welcomed it as a package with political symbolism and as an initiative which shows Europe’s turn from a period of recession into...
Merkel says Russia sanctions to remain unless Putin yields; Greece’s prospects ‘better than two years ago’
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said economic sanctions imposed on Russia remain “unavoidable” as long as President Vladimir Putin doesn’t yield on Ukraine. Merkel defended Ukraine’s right to sovereignty and self- determination in a speech to parliament i… … …read more Source:...
Rouble jumps on Russia rate hike
The rouble jumped against the dollar after Russia sharply increased its benchmark interest rate in a bid to halt a…Russia’s central bank made a drastic interest rate move overnight, raising its key rate from 10.5% to 17%. The bank said the move was to try to ease the rouble’s recent fall in value. The rouble has lost almost 50%...
