Section: South America
Ukraine PM Calls for Broad Governmental Coalition
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk called on Wednesday for a broad government coalition including all forces in Parliament except the opposition bloc of former allies of ousted president Viktor Yanukovych. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Winter looms as fighting continues to displace people in Ukraine
GENEVA [ ABN NEWS ] — With the crisis in Ukraine entering its first winter, UNHCR is racing to help some of the most vulnerable …Leia mais …read more Source: Agência Brasileira de...
Lavrov Says Russia Will Recognize Separatist Vote in Eastern Ukraine
Russia will recognize the results of elections scheduled for Nov. 2 in the pro-Russian eastern Ukrainian regions of Lugansk and Donetsk, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Pro-Russia Separatists Say Around 4,000 Dead in Ukraine’s Conflict Zone
About 4,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed in eastern Ukraine since the armed conflict between pro-Russian separatists and government forces began last May, the Deputy Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, Andrei Purguin, said on Tuesday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Amid uneasy ceasefire, Ukraine risks becoming ‘protracted’ conflict, UN officials warn
A Ukrainian mother poses with her daughter and a young friend in the room where she lives with her family in a centre for displaced people in Slavyansk. Photo: UNHCR/E. ZiyatdinovaLeia mais …read more Source: Agência Brasileira de...
Pro-Europe parties enjoy big election win in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has hailed a sweeping victory for pro-Europe parties in an election, saying the vote showed people backed his plan to end a separatist conflict, his pro-Western course and democratic reforms. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Exit polls give pro-Europe parties big election win in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has hailed a sweeping victory for pro-Europe parties in an election, saying the vote showed people backed his plan to end a separatist conflict, his pro-Western course and democratic reforms. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Ukraine votes in poll likely to elect pro-West assembly
War-weary Ukrainians voted today in an election that is likely to install a pro-Western parliament and strengthen President Petro Poroshenko’s mandate to end separatist conflict in the east, but could fuel tension with Russia. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
Russia: Ukraine should find money to pay for gas within a week
Ukraine should be able to find ways of paying for Russian gas supplies within a week, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak has said, suggesting a standoff would end once Moscow received financial guarantees from Kiev. …read more Source: Buenos Aires...
International Analysis — Controlling Brazil’s Amazonian Deforestation
Op-Ed by Philip Fearnside — The Mark News Brazil’s Amazonian deforestation declined dramatically from 2004 to2012, and many have been quick to claim credit for the improvement. The Brazilian government has repeatedly claimed that the change is thanks to inspections and fines for illegal clearing, and soy multinationals claim their supply...
