Archive for the ‘Africa’ Category

Posted on April 28, 2009 - by Venik

Russian Frigate Detains Somalian Pirates

The “Admiral Panteleyev” frigate of Russia’s Pacific Fleet detained a suspected pirate vessel with 29 aboard around 6pm Moscow time on Tuesday 15 kilometers from the shores of Somalia. In addition to the crew, the detained vessel was carrying seven AK-47s, various types of handguns, aluminum ladders with grappling hooks, satellite navigation equipment, multiple fuel [...]

Posted on October 3, 2008 - by Venik

Pirates, Tanks and Conspiracy Theories

An Israeli-owned cargo ship, sailing under Belize flag with Russian and Ukrainian crew, carrying to Kenya Soviet-made main battle tanks for the army of Sudan is being boarded by Somalian pirates; the ship is surrounded by US Navy cruiser and destroyer, as well as by two Royal Navy frigates, as the Russian Navy dispatches its [...]

Posted on July 12, 2008 - by Venik

Russia is Pushing Back

The unexpected turn of events during today’s UNSC vote on Zimbabwe stunned even the most seasoned UN diplomats. Senior British and US diplomats at the UN were talking about a “U-turn” in Russia’s position on the sanctions against Zimbabwe. They said that in the G-8 statement Russia was critical of Robert Mugabe and appeared to [...]

Posted on June 23, 2008 - by Venik

BBC’s Obsession with Zimbabwe

For the past several months almost every edition of the daily BBC World News opened with a lengthy report on the situation in Zimbabwe. It is really amazing how BBC manages to fill nearly ten minutes of its broadcast with information about a country where it doesn’t have a single journalist. BBC’s questionable journalistic standards [...]