Ukraine leader claims peace plan support
MINSK, Belarus – The Interfax news agency is quoting Ukraine’s president as saying the leaders he met with in Minsk, which included Russian President Vladimir Putin, support his peace plan.
But there were no indications that the support foretold a quick end to the fighting in eastern Ukraine between pro-Russia separatists and Ukrainian forces.
Putin, whose country is accused by Kiev and the West of arming and supporting the rebels, said separately Tuesday that he had an “overall positive assessment” of the meetings, which included a face-to-face session with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko as well as joint sessions with him.
Archaelogists discover ancient Mayan city
MEXICO CITY – Archaeologists in Mexico have found an ancient Maya city in the state of Campeche and rediscovered another forest-covered site that first was stumbled upon in the 1970s.
The National Institute for Anthropology and History says the discoveries will help archaeologists study the cultural and political histories of an area known as the Central Lowlands of the Maya region.
The first site, known as Tamchen, features plazas, palatial buildings and a 45-foot-tall pyramid.
The second, known as Lagunita, was first discovered 40 years ago by American researcher Eric von Euw.
Saudi, Iranian officials hold bilateral talks
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia’s state news agency says the kingdom’s foreign minister has met with an Iranian deputy foreign minister in the highest-level bilateral talks between the two Mideast powers since moderate Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s election last year.
Associated Press
