Section: News & Summaries

      Brussels bombing prime suspect arrested – media
      Mar23

      Brussels bombing prime suspect arrested – media

      A prime suspect in Tuesday`s Brussels bombings, Najim Laachraoui, was arrested on Wednesday in the city`s Anderlecht district, several Belgian media said, Reuters reported.Police and prosecutors could not be reached for comment, but federal prosecutors announced they would hold a news conference at 12:00 GMT, as reported by Reuters.Police were...

      FAO names most lucrative markets for Ukrainian exporters
      Mar23

      FAO names most lucrative markets for Ukrainian exporters

      The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations Organization has named Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Serbia as the most promising markets for Ukrainian exporters, according to economist from the FAO Investment Centre Dmytro Prykhodko.”First of all, it is a group of the countries that import food products not included in...

      U.S. strikes kill at least 50 at Qaeda Yemen camp
      Mar23

      U.S. strikes kill at least 50 at Qaeda Yemen camp

      At least 50 militants were killed in a U.S. air strike on an al Qaeda training camp in the mountains of southern Yemen, medics and a local official said on Wednesday, according to Reuters.The attack took place as al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) recruits queued for dinner at the camp, west of the port city of Mukalla on Yemen`s south...

      Food accounts for third of Ukrainian households` spending – statistics
      Mar23

      Food accounts for third of Ukrainian households` spending – statistics

      The total sum of Ukrainian households` spending last year amounted to UAH 1.325 trillion with food and non-alcoholic beverages accounting for 38.4% of the households` budget, or more than UAH 509 billion, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine.Payments for housing and utility services accounted for 14.8% of the total expenditures of...

      Kremlin says it knows nothing about Poroshenko-Putin deal on Savchenko
      Mar23

      Kremlin says it knows nothing about Poroshenko-Putin deal on Savchenko

      The Kremlin does not confirm a statement by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has allegedly promised to release or exchange Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko after the trial ends in Russia, according to Russian news agency TASS. ”I do not know about such agreements,” TASS quoted Kremlin spokesman...

      Trump and Clinton win big in Arizona
      Mar23

      Trump and Clinton win big in Arizona

      U.S. presidential front-runners, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, have continued their winning streaks, taking Arizona, the BBC reported.The issue of immigration loomed large in the south-western state, the biggest prize in the latest round of contests, according to the BBC.Polls showed that Mr. Trump`s anti-immigration...

      Poroshenko, Biden strongly condemn verdict against Savchenko
      Mar23

      Poroshenko, Biden strongly condemn verdict against Savchenko

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden have strongly condemned the verdict against Ukrainian fighter pilot Nadia Savchenko and urged Moscow to fulfill the Minsk agreements.”Ukraine will never recognize this show trial,” Poroshenko said in a phone conversation with Biden, the president`s press service...

      Ukraine`s state companies to pay over UAH 11 bln to budget for 2015
      Mar23

      Ukraine`s state companies to pay over UAH 11 bln to budget for 2015

      Ukraine`s First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade Yulia Kovaliv projects that budget payments to be made by state-owned companies by July 1, 2016, for their operations in 2015 will total UAH 11.1 billion, which will be 56% up from 2014.”Budget transfers from state-owned companies based on their performance in 2015 are projected at...

      U.S. State Department: Russian court`s verdict against Savchenko unjust
      Mar23

      U.S. State Department: Russian court`s verdict against Savchenko unjust

      The Russian Federation has shown a blatant disregard for the principles of justice and contravened its commitments under the Minsk agreements, having sentenced Savchenko to 22 years in prison. ”The conviction and sentencing of Nadia Savchenko to 22 years` imprisonment show a blatant disregard for the principles of justice and contravene Russia`s...

      Britain calls for immediate release of Nadia Savchenko
      Mar23

      Britain calls for immediate release of Nadia Savchenko

      UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has urged the Russian Federation to fulfil the Minsk agreements and immediately release illegally remanded Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko.”The guilty verdict and sentence of 22 years` imprisonment delivered by the Russian court in the case against Nadia Savchenko is deeply flawed. Ms. Savchenko was captured in...