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Autonomy vote in Kiev sparks riots against separatists
Controversial reforms granting pro-Russian separatists greater autonomy ignite fierce clashes outside Ukrainian parliament …read more Source: Business...
Violent protest follows vote on autonomy for Eastern Ukraine – video
The results of a fiercely contested parliamentary vote over autonomy for eastern Ukraine were counted Monday, partly in blood: 265 in favor, three major parties opposed and one dead policeman. …read more Source: The Sunday...
News24.com | Warning for instigators of deadly Kiev clashes
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said those behind deadly Kiev clashes that erupted after a vote on autonomy for separatist eastern regions, deserved severe punishment, calling the violence a “stab in the back”. …read more Source:...
Italy shaken by tale of two migrants
Italy is reeling after a migrant was accused of killing an elderly Sicilian couple, while another died trying to prevent an armed robbery. ||| Rome – One migrant is reviled, suspected of killing an elderly couple in Sicily; another has been hailed as a hero, killed after trying to prevent an armed robbery at a supermarket in Naples. The...
Lithuania charges 66 over 1991 deaths
Lithuania has charged 66 citizens of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine with war crimes and crimes against humanity over the deaths of 13 civilians in a Soviet crackdown. ||| Vilnius – Lithuania has charged 66 citizens of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine with war crimes and crimes against humanity over the deaths of 13 civilians in a Soviet crackdown...
News24.com | Ukrainian kids go to military camp
More than 100 Ukrainian schoolchildren will have unusual tales to tell their mates when classes resume, after spending part of their summer vacations undergoing training by the National Guard. …read more Source:...
Guardsman killed in Ukraine protests
A national guardsman was killed and nearly 90 others protecting Ukraine’s parliament were wounded by grenades hurled by protesters. ||| Kiev – A national guardsman was killed and nearly 90 others protecting Ukraine’s parliament were wounded by grenades hurled by protesters on Monday, the Interior Ministry said, as deputies...
Foreign ministers to discuss Ukraine by mid-Sept – Kremlin
Foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France will meet by the middle of September to discuss the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: The New...
Police hurt in protests as Ukraine MPs votes on special status for east
Ukraine’s parliament voted on Monday for constitutional changes to give separatist-minded eastern regions a special status – but divisions in the pro-Western camp and violent street protests suggested the changes would face a rougher ride to become law. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Dozen wounded in blast outside Ukraine parliament
A powerful explosion on Monday outside Ukraine’s parliament wounded about a dozen protesters and police during clashes over reforms giving greater powers to rebels in the east, an AFP reporter saw. …read more Source: The...
