Members of the Homeless Workers Movement march during a protest against money spent on the World Cup preparations in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday. The upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup starts on 12 June.

25 May 2014, 12:00 am0

NATO finalises military build-up to counter Russia

AFP, Brussels :NATO foreign ministers met Thursday to finalise the alliance’s biggest military build-up since the end of the Cold War to counter what they see as a more aggressive and unpredictable Russia.At a Warsaw summit in July, NATO leaders will sign-off on the revamp which puts more troops into eastern European member states as part of a “deter and dialogue” strategy, meant to reassure allies they will not be left in the lurch in any repeat of the Ukraine...

20 May 2016, 12:00 am