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Obama, Putin have spoken about Ukraine crisis
Russia's Parliament signed off Saturday on President Vladimir Putin's request to send military forces into Ukraine, raising the stakes in a quickly escalating game of brinksmanship between the two cou...Published: 01 Mar 2014 at 22:02hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Russia ready to invade Ukraine; Kiev warns of war
Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded and won his parliament's approval on Saturday to invade Ukraine, where the new government warned of war, put its troops on high alert and appealed to NATO for...Published: 01 Mar 2014 at 20:50hrs | 10 | by Reuters
Ukraine puts armed forces on full combat alert
Ukraine has put its armed forces on full combat alert and warned Moscow that any military intervention in the country would lead to war after upper house of Russia's parliament agented Vladimir Putin,...Published: 01 Mar 2014 at 20:39hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Ukraine president wanted for mass murder
Ukraine's fugitive president was indicted for "mass murder" on Monday over the shooting of demonstrators as new leaders in Kiev sought urgent Western aid to make up for a loss of funding from Russia, ...Published: 25 Feb 2014 at 01:12hrs | | by Reuters
EU sanctions on Zimbabwe lose their sting?
NEARLY 12 years ago, the European Union (EU) imposed "targeted" sanctions on President Robert Mugabe, an inner circle of his Zanu-PF party and several public and private companies linked to the ruling...Published: 20 Feb 2014 at 11:45hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
EU lifts sanctions on eight Zim officials, still keeps Mugabe on the list
The European Union yesterday suspended illegal sanctions on eight officials - among them service chiefs, politicians and war veterans - but kept President Mugabe and the First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe ...Published: 18 Feb 2014 at 07:27hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
EU set to suspend Zimbabwe sanctions
Brussels - European Union ministers are due Monday to approve the suspension of most sanctions against Zimbabwe, although those against President Robert Mugabe will remain in place, diplomats said....Published: 17 Feb 2014 at 10:18hrs | | by Sapa
Sanctions on Mugabe likely to remain
Brussels - The European Union is expected this month to lift most of its remaining sanctions against Zimbabwe, the bloc's top diplomat said on Tuesday."I think we probably are now in the right...Published: 12 Feb 2014 at 09:33hrs | 1 | by Sapa
EU expected to lift Zim sanctions
BRUSSELS - The European Union is expected this month to lift most of its remaining sanctions against Zimbabwe, the bloc's top diplomat said yesterday."I think we probably are now in the right ...Published: 12 Feb 2014 at 03:32hrs | 1 | by dpa
Ukraine clashes turning deadly as protests escalate, 4 shot dead
Kiev, Ukraine -- At least four people have been shot dead and hundreds injured as demonstrators clash with police over new laws limiting the right to protest in Ukraine, the head of the protest mo...Published: 22 Jan 2014 at 23:30hrs | | by CNN
UN investigators discover mass grave in South Sudan
Nairobi - UN investigators discovered a mass grave in a rebel-held city in South Sudan, the United Nations said on Tuesday, as a possible opening occurred for negotiations to avert civil war in the wo...Published: 25 Dec 2013 at 04:25hrs | 13 | by AP
EU to review relations with Zimbabwe
BRUSSELS - The European Union will review its relations with Zimbabwe after a "peaceful" election, the EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said yesterday.Ashton also said the 28-member bl...Published: 22 Aug 2013 at 09:13hrs | | by Reuters
Statement by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on the situation in Egypt
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium - The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission issued the following statement today:"...Published: 14 Aug 2013 at 13:13hrs | | by APO
EU Declaration on the elections in Zimbabwe
Declaration by the High Representative Catherine Ashton on behalf of the EU on the elections in ZimbabweBRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium -The European Union...Published: 05 Aug 2013 at 11:07hrs | 1 | by European Council
EU: Too early to assess the Zim election's fairness
Brussels - The European Union, which has eased sanctions on Zimbabwe to encourage reforms, praised Zimbabweans on Thursday for turning out in large numbers to vote peacefully but said it was too early...Published: 01 Aug 2013 at 22:12hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Green light for civilian mission to support border security in Libya
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium - The Council today established a civilian EU integrated border management assistance mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya). It will support capacity building for enhancing the s...Published: 22 May 2013 at 12:00hrs | | by APO
EU set to ease ZImbabwe sanctions
EU nations have been working on a deal to reward Harare by lifting some of the bloc's punishing sanctions against members of the regime.This happens as Zimbabwe prepares to vote on a new const...Published: 17 Feb 2013 at 13:04hrs | 3 | by Sapa-AFP
EU, SA diplomat discuss Zimbabwe
PRETORIA, South Africa - European Union diplomatic chief Catherine Ashton and South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane held talks here Friday on sanctions that have been slapped against I...Published: 25 Aug 2012 at 07:29hrs | | by AFP
Call to extend Zimbabwe sanctions
Parliament will this week hear calls to extend sanctions on Zimbabwe as Britain and the European Union are poised to suspend a variety of punitive measures in a bid to encourage reform.Peter H...Published: 16 Jul 2012 at 04:48hrs | | by Telegraph I Aislinn Laing and Peta Thorneycroft
A good colonialist is a dead one
Last Thursday and Friday Zimbabweans were rudely reminded of the nationalist proposition that a good colonialist is a dead one when Whitehall descendants of Zimbabwe's dead colonisers displayed their ...Published: 15 Jul 2012 at 08:02hrs | | by Professor Jonathan Moyo
Libyans brave violence to grasp first free polls
Liibyans defied violence and boycott calls to rush to the polls in their first free national election in 60 years on Saturday, parting with the legacy of Muammar Gaddafi's dictatorship....Published: 07 Jul 2012 at 20:34hrs | 1 | by Reuters
There is a possibility EU could lift sanctions - Mugabe
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has said there is a possibility the European Union (EU) could lift its sanctions against Zimbabwe when the body reviews the measures in July.Mugabe was speaking to repo...Published: 31 May 2012 at 14:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
What progress has EU's Catherine Ashton 'seen' in Zimbabwe
It is mind-boggling that the EU's foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton reportedly said she had "seen" progress in Zimbabwe, which some of us have hardly noticed.Amid coup threats, a deadloc...Published: 14 May 2012 at 10:44hrs | | by Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
New Iran talks should calm 'drums of war' - Obama
US President Barack Obama said an announcement on Tuesday of six-power talks with Iran offered a diplomatic chance to defuse a crisis over its nuclear program and quiet the "drums of war."EU ...Published: 07 Mar 2012 at 10:03hrs | | by Reuters
EU ready to cooperate with Zimbabwe within six months
WINDHOEK - The European Union (EU) Delegation in Namibia says Europe is ready to sign a formal cooperation agreement with Zimbabwe within six months.But first Zimbabwe has to follow the ...Published: 25 Feb 2012 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Palestinian prisoner ends his 66-day hunger strike
Ramallah - A Palestinian held without trial by Israel agreed on Tuesday to end his 66-day hunger strike after Israeli authorities promised to release him in April in a deal that avoided judicial revie...Published: 21 Feb 2012 at 11:30hrs | | by Moyo Roy
EU draws sanctions against Iran
Foreign Ministers of the European Union (EU) on Monday met to draw additional sanctions focusing on the Central Bank and oil exports against Iran, said EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton before ...Published: 23 Jan 2012 at 22:06hrs | | by Moyo Roy
U.S.A and its European allies calls for Bashar al-Assad to step down
U.S.A and its European allies on Thursday called for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down and outlined a broad campaign to force him from power by targeting his regime's finances, including ...Published: 19 Aug 2011 at 05:43hrs | | by wsj
EU fears discovering the truth about Marange diamond fields.
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Zimbabwe - EU re-engagement: No progress
Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, Zimbabwe's Foreign Affairs Minister says no progress has been made in that regard since the opening of the dialogue three years ago. Mumbengegwi is the chairman of the ...Published: 12 Jul 2011 at 05:12hrs | | by .
Zimbabwe diamonds set to split diamonds body
ZIMBABWE'S diamonds have divided the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme into two. Developing nations have resolved to protest the dictatorial tendencies and politicking of the developed cou...Published: 03 Jul 2011 at 05:49hrs | | by .
Gaddafi's stronghold 'about' to fall!
"The people want the fall of the regime," a crowd of several hundred people in Zawiyah chanted, using the same slogan that has echoed across the Arab world in protests against long-standing authoritar...Published: 27 Feb 2011 at 18:01hrs | 1 | by Ndou Paul
Libyan uprising a 'foreign plot': Gaddafi's son
Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi's son warns the country faces a bloody civil war if protesters refuse to accept reform offers, in a speech broadcast as gunfire rang out in the capital....Published: 21 Feb 2011 at 05:59hrs | | by Byo24News
EU sanctions aimed at giving land back to whites: Zanu-PF
The extended European Union sanctions against Zimbabwe are all about giving farmland back to the whites, says Rugare Gumbo, spokesperson for Robert Mugabe’s ruling Zanu PF party...Published: 16 Feb 2011 at 11:58hrs | | by Byo24News
European Union extend Zim sanctions by a year
Brussels - The European Union on Tuesday decided to extend by a year the sanctions it imposed on the Zimbabwean regime of President Robert Mugabe, but to take ...Published: 15 Feb 2011 at 15:06hrs | 2 | by M & C
EU says Zimbabwe ambassador row is 'serious matter'
BRUSSELS — The European Union on Wednesday expressed "great concern" over President Robert Mugabe's unilateral appointment of new Zimbabwe ambassadors to the bloc as well as to...Published: 13 Oct 2010 at 15:00hrs | | by eDuzeNet
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