Ukraine says ceasefire agreed with Russia |
Ukrainian presidency says leaders of the two countries have come to an agreement to stop the fighting in the east.Last updated: 03 Sep 2014 08:24 |
The office of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that he and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have reached agreement on a "permanent ceasefire" in eastern Ukraine.
The brief statement on Wednesday gave no details and there was no immediate reaction from the Russia-backed separatists whom Ukrainian forces have been fighting since April.
Pro-Russian rebels are battling Kiev's forces in the mainly Russian-speaking Donbass region, which is home to most of Ukraine's heavy industry and accounts for about 18 percent of the country's economic output.
Collaborating the only way to survive for some Gaza families
Lara Marlow talks to the Hamoudas family about their tragedy
Lara MarloweWhen Hamas executed 21 alleged Israeli collaborators on August 21st and 22nd, Tasmeem Hamouda (16) was very happy.
Tasmeem’s father, Zuheir, was executed during the November 2012 war between Israeland Hamas, for having worked for the Israeli intelligence service Shabak. Her mother, Rasmiya, now 48, served nearly two years of a seven-year prison sentence for the same offence before she was pardoned by then Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniya last December.
“Tasmeem told me, ‘I want people to know there are others like us,’” Rasmiya Hamouda said in an interview in her cinderblock house in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza.
Undeclared War: Putin's Covert Invasion of Eastern Ukraine
Moscow has continued to deny direct involvement in the fighting in eastern Ukraine. But evidence to the contrary continues to mount. NATO says up to 1,000 Russian soldiers have joined the fray and the pro-Russian separatists have made a remarkable turnaround.
In the middle of a field of withered sunflowers stands a man in a white shirt wondering if war or peace will ultimately prevail. His name is Paul Picard and he is the head of the OSCE Observer Mission on the Russian-Ukrainian border in southern Russia.
The fight against Islamic State belongs to the Sunni Arab states
September 3, 2014 - 2:16PMPaul McGeough
Chief foreign correspondent
It's entirely sensible, but is it too much to ask for the Arab and Muslim worlds to speak loudly and clearly, and to act, as they should against the obscene acts of violence being perpetrated in the names of 75 per cent or more of the world's Muslims?
The news on Tuesday that Islamic State has beheaded a second American journalist will create even louder demands for greater counter-measures by the Western governments, including Australia. But a western-led counteroffensive is doomed to failure – or at best, to only limited and short-term gains.
This has to be an Arab and Muslim-led operation. It's their fight.
Why attempted coup in Lesotho presents regional dilemma (+video)
Just two years ago Lesotho was referred to as a democratic success story in Africa. But its attempted coup presents a test for the Southern African Development Community, committed to peace in the region.
MASERU, LESOTHO — Two years ago, this tiny nation high in the mountains of southern Africa earned acclaim for passing the latest test of African democracy: It pulled off the region’s first peaceful handover of power. Lesotho then went one step further, forming what some call the first and only coalition government in all of Africa.
This week, however, these claims to democratic fame have been put to the test. An attempted military coup early Saturday sent Prime Minister Thomas Thabane scampering into South Africa – and the entire police force into hiding. A power vacuum still persists after four days.
“It’s a test of one of Africa's democratic ‘success stories,’” says the United Nations’ resident coordinator in Lesotho, Karla Hershey.
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Selects 5 Women For New Cabinet
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Japan's prime minister picked five women for his Cabinet Wednesday, matching the past record and sending the strongest message yet about his determination to revive the economy by getting women on board as workers and leaders.
Japan has a vast pool of talented, well-educated women, but they are far under-represented in positions of power in government and corporations. Women make up 10 percent of parliament and just 3.9 percent of board members of listed Japanese companies, versus 12 percent in the U.S. and 18 percent in France.
Women here have long complained about the obstacles to getting taken seriously at work, getting equal pay for equal work and finding child-care or helpful spouses.
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