Section: News & Summaries
PACE President calls for respect of ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh
President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Pedro Agramunt has called on both sides of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to honour the ceasefire and swiftly resume negotiations.”I am extremely worried at the reports of violence in Nagorno-Karabakh and deeply saddened at the loss of life yesterday,” Agramunt said on Sunday, April...
Panama to assist in #PanamaPapers ‘probe’
The Government of Panama is ready to cooperate with investigation in any money laundering probe linked to Mossack Fonseca. ||| Mexico City – The government of Panama is ready to cooperate with investigation in any money laundering probe linked to Mossack Fonseca, a Panama firm selling offshore companies, according to a statement issued by...
Syrian Nusra Front`s Abu Firas killed in suspected drone strike
A prominent leader in Syrian al Qaeda offshoot Nusra Front was killed on Sunday in what rebel sources said appeared to be a U.S. drone strike in the rebel-held northwestern province of Idlib, Reuters reported.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which tracks violence in the country, confirmed reports on websites by militant sympathizers that...
Over 20 attacks on Ukraine troops in last day, Avdiyivka remains hot spot
The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 23 times in the past 24 hours, including 16 times in the Donetsk sector, five times in the Mariupol sector, and twice in the Luhansk sector, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO).”The town of Avdiyivka remains one of the most...
Oil prices fall on dimming prospect of output restraint
Oil prices fell on Monday as the chances of Middle East producers agreeing to curb overproduction appeared to fade, while stubbornly high U.S. output and worries about Asia`s economic outlook also dragged on prices, Reuters reported. Front month U.S. crude futures CLc1 were at $36.36 per barrel at 0520 GMT, down 1.17% or 43 cents from their last...
Greece begins ferrying migrants to Turkey under EU deal
Greece began returning migrants from the island of Lesbos to Turkey on Monday under a landmark European Union deal aimed at stopping the uncontrollable influx of migrants and refugees into Europe since last year, according to Reuters.Under the EU-Turkey deal, Ankara will take back all migrants and refugees, including Syrians, who enter Greece...
Poroshenko sets up three offshore companies as Roshen assets restructuring
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has begun to restructure Roshen`s assets, having created three offshore companies, while his Roshen assets haven`t been transferred to a trust despite his earlier announcements, according to the Slidstvo.info program on hromadske.tv.”The actual transfer of assets to the trust requires a large number of legal...
‘Panama Papers’ lift lid on illicit deals
Leaked documents from a Panama-based law firm reveal how top politicians, sports stars and criminals hide their money. ||| Berlin – A huge leak of 11.5 million documents from a Panama-based law firm reveals how top politicians, sports stars and criminals hide their money using offshore tax havens, Germany’s Sueddeutsche Zeitung said...
Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca leak reveals elite`s tax havens – BBC
A huge leak of confidential documents has revealed how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth, according to the BBC.Eleven million documents were leaked from one of the world`s most secretive companies, Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, the BBC wrote.They show how Mossack Fonseca has helped clients launder money, dodge...
Poroshenko wants Normandy Four to consider OSCE police mission in Donbas
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has asked Germany chairing the OSCE in 2016 to consider the deployment of an OSCE police mission in Donbas and says he wants the Normandy Four to discuss this issue in the near future.”The OSCE posts must also be armed. As when unarmed representatives are under attack, this means inability to effectively...