Eurasia Press & News
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Tunisia to offer continued American assistance to the North African nation where uprisings that toppled authoritarian leaders around the Arab world first ignited in 2011.
Read More »Ukraine police clashes with protesters demanding constitutional changes
A crowd of protesters seeking constitutional change clashed violently with police in central Kiev Tuesday morning. The protesters attacked police with Molotov cocktails outside the parliament building.
Read More »Merkel, Ukraine opposition leaders held talks in Germany
Ukraine’s pro-EU opposition leaders jetted to Germany for talks with Angela Merkel on Monday as the country took a small step to resolving its worst post-Soviet crisis with the adoption of a political amnesty.
Read More »Yanukovych to submit PM proposal this week
Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych will most likely submit his proposal for a new Prime Minister later this week. This comes almost a month after PM Mykola Azarov resigned, following months of turbulent and often violent anti-government
Read More »CAR President calls on France to stay until elections
The leader of Central African Republic asked French troops Monday to stay until polls due in early 2015. Interim President Catherine Samba Panza’s appeal came three days after France’s decision to
Read More »Azerbaijan, Serbian defense ministers discuss bilateral cooperation
Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov is on a visit to Serbia. During his visit Zakir Hasanov met Serbian Defense Minister Nebojsa Rodic and Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Vucic.
Read More »Musharraf’s indictment for treason delayed by Court
Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf appeared at a Pakistani court hearing on treason charges on Tuesday, but the case was delayed after his lawyers challenged the tribunal’s jurisdiction.
Read More »EU calls on Bosnia to boost reforms
EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule on Monday called on political leaders of Bosnia-Herzegovina to adopt necessary constitutional reforms to make the country’s political system
Read More »EU to support process of destroying Syrian chemical arms
The European Union (EU) announced Monday financial support of 12 million euro (USD 16.4 mn) to help destroy Syrian chemical stockpiles, by contributing to a Trust Fund established by the Organisation for the Prohibition of
Read More »New truce agreed for Damascus suburb
Syria’s army and rebels agreed a truce in the capital’s southern suburb of Babbila Monday, the latest in a series of local ceasefires in Damascus flashpoints.
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