Section: News & Summaries

      N Korea senior intelligence officer ”defects to South” – BBC
      Apr11

      N Korea senior intelligence officer ”defects to South” – BBC

      A senior North Korean military officer who oversaw spying operations has defected, South Korean officials said, according to BBC News.”He is believed to have stated details about the bureau`s operations against South Korea to the authorities here,” said Defense Ministry spokesman Moon Sang-gyun, adding that the South cannot release further...

      Kerry makes historic visit to Hiroshima
      Apr11

      Kerry makes historic visit to Hiroshima

      U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has made a historic visit to the Hiroshima memorial in Japan, which commemorates the world`s first atomic bombing, according to BBC News.He is the first U.S. secretary of state to ever visit Hiroshima, where around 140,000 were killed when the U.S. dropped its atomic bomb in 1945, BBC News wrote.Mr. Kerry was...

      Notice of suspicion served against Kasko, who exposed prosecutorial corruption: Kyiv Post
      Apr11

      Notice of suspicion served against Kasko, who exposed prosecutorial corruption: Kyiv Post

      The Prosecutor General`s Office late Sunday filed a notice of suspicion for ex-Deputy Prosecutor General Vitaly Kasko in a fraud case, according to Kyiv Post.The notice was brought by Dmytro Stus, an investigator at the anti-corruption department supervised by Deputy Prosecutor General Yury Stolyarchuk, Kyiv Post reported.Kasko is suspected of...

      Russian proxies attack Ukraine troops 64 times in last day
      Apr11

      Russian proxies attack Ukraine troops 64 times in last day

      The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 64 times in the past 24 hours, compared to 91 times the day before, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO).”The Armed Forces of Ukraine recorded 16 militant attacks with the use of mortars. The occupiers fired 120mm mortars on...

      EU to propose visa-free travel for Ukraine despite Dutch vote
      Apr11

      EU to propose visa-free travel for Ukraine despite Dutch vote

      The European Commission will propose this month granting visa-free travel to Ukrainians despite a Dutch referendum vote against an EU-Ukraine agreement partly motivated by hostility to migration, a senior EU source told Reuters.”It may look as if we`re ignoring the Dutch voters, but we have to keep our word to Ukraine, which has met the...

      Poroshenko expects new Rada coalition to be created Apr 12
      Apr11

      Poroshenko expects new Rada coalition to be created Apr 12

      President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko Sunday said in an interview with the Ukrainian TV channels he expected that the new coalition in the Verkhovna Rada would be created on Tuesday, April 12.”I expect that no later than next week, preferably on Tuesday, we will hear from the parliament the good news that a coalition has been created,” the...

      Egypt hands over two disputed islands to Saudi Arabia
      Apr10

      Egypt hands over two disputed islands to Saudi Arabia

      Egypt and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement outlining the two countries` maritime borders, placing the disputed islands of Sanafir and Tiran within the kingdom`s territory, the Egyptian Cabinet announced on Saturday, according to Egyptian Streets news media organization.”This accomplishment comes after hard work that lasted a long six years,...

      Poland honors late president and other plane crash victims – ABC News
      Apr10

      Poland honors late president and other plane crash victims – ABC News

      Ceremonies were held in Poland on Sunday honoring late President Lech Kaczynski and the 95 others who were killed in a 2010 plane crash in Russia, amid revived allegations that the crash was a conspiracy by Russia and Poland`s government at the time, according to ABC News.The allegations come from the ruling Law and Justice party led by the late...

      German spy chief warns ISIS wants to attack
      Apr10

      German spy chief warns ISIS wants to attack

      Islamic State wants to carry out attacks in Germany and the security situation is ”very serious,” the head of the country`s domestic intelligence agency (BfV) told a Sunday newspaper, adding that he knew of no concrete plot to strike, according to Reuters. The militant group released a video on Tuesday suggesting it may carry out further attacks...

      MP from Poroshenko Bloc faction says Groysman to become new prime minister
      Apr10

      MP from Poroshenko Bloc faction says Groysman to become new prime minister

      Volodymyr Groysman will become Ukraine`s new prime minister, said MP from the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko faction Vadym Denysenko in his interview with Espresso.TV following Yatsenyuk`s registration statement.”I am sure by 99.9% that Groysman will become a new prime minister,” he said.Denysenko also stated that his faction would vote for Yatsenyuk`s...