Search Results for “moscow” – Page 35

16 Dec 2013

Far-right group at heart of Ukraine protests meet US senator

Protests continue in the Ukrainian capital after an endorsement from US Senator John McCain but at the heart of the movement in Kiev lies an extreme right wing party with links to the BNP.

15 Dec 2013

Murray in pole position for Sports Personality – surely?

The BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year award is rarely won by a team player, but Wimbledon champ Andy Murray may not be a shoo-in.

15 Dec 2013

EU suspends Ukraine trade agreement as rival rallies march

The European Union puts on hold work with Ukraine on a trade and cooperation agreement as large rival protest rallies mobilise in Kiev.

12 Dec 2013

Ukraine’s president ‘intends to sign’ EU agreement – Ashton

The rejection of a deal with the EU by Ukraine’s president prompted weeks of protest, but now EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton signals a U-turn, saying Mr Yanukovich “does intend to sign.”

11 Dec 2013

Ukraine protests: US ‘disgust’ at heavy police tactics

Protesters vow to stand firm in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, despite a police crackdown on Tuesday night which has met with strong international calls for restraint.

29 Nov 2013

Gay rights to austerity: protest pictures that made 2013

As protesters in Thailand march to the ruling political party’s office in Bangkok in a bid to topple the government, Channel 4 News looks back at a year of demonstrations.

21 Nov 2013

Freaking out in Dallas – 50 years after the death of JFK

Paul Mason speaks to the conspiracy theorists about the assassination of former US President John F. Kennedy, and meets the students who wish the past would stop haunting American politics.

14 Nov 2013

Paul McCartney urges Putin to free Greenpeace activists

Sir Paul McCartney has written to Vladimir Putin to calling for the release of a group of Greenpeace activists, arrested after a protest at an oil drilling rig.

1 Nov 2013

Snowden offers to give evidence to Germany on US spying

Ex-NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has written to Angela Merkel saying he is prepared to help the German government investigate the activities of the US spy agencies.

1 Nov 2013

Snowden offers to give evidence to Germany on US spying

Ex-NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has written to Angela Merkel saying he is prepared to help the German government investigate the activities of the US spy agencies.

25 Oct 2013

Uefa to investigate Yaya Toure racist chants

Uefa boss Michel Platini orders an investigation after a Champions League referee failed to issue a warning to Russian fans about alleged racist abuse directed at Manchester City’s Yaya Toure.

23 Oct 2013

Arctic 30: piracy charges against Gazprom protesters dropped

Charges of piracy levelled at 30 Greenpeace activists who led a protest against Arctic drilling are dropped and replaced with lesser charges of hooliganism.

22 Oct 2013

Bolshoi dancer on trial over acid attack

Bolshoi Ballet soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko goes on trial in Moscow, charged with organising an attack earlier this year on Sergei Filin, the company’s artistic director.

14 Oct 2013