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Anti-Putin protesters rally in New York
Dozens rallied in New York City near the Russian permanent mission to the UN to denounce the murder of Boris Nemtsov. ||| New York – Dozens of protesters rallied in New York City on Sunday near the Russian permanent mission to the United Nations to denounce the murder of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, despite fear of reprisals to themselves...
News24.com | Moscow slams ‘abominable’ new Charlie Hebdo cartoon
The head of the Russian parliament’s foreign affairs committee Alexei Pushkov has denounced a cartoon published in the latest issue of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo on the truce in Ukraine as ‘abominable’. …read more Source:...
Hunt for MH370 may be called off
Australia says the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 cannot go on forever. ||| Canberra – The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 cannot go on forever, Australia’s deputy prime minister said, and discussions are already under way between Australia, China and Malaysia as to whether to call off the hunt...
News24.com | Rebels claim all weapons withdrawn from Ukraine
Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine have claimed to have withdrawn all heavy weaponry from the front lines. …read more Source:...
Estonia votes amid jitters over Ukraine crisis
Polls opened on Sunday in Estonia, as the small Baltic country elects a new parliament. …read more Source: The New...
News24.com | Isolated skirmishes hamper Ukraine truce
Ukraine has announced the completion of an initial phase of military pullback in east Ukraine as isolated clashes rattled a shaky truce with pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source:...
Obama blasts Nemtsov murder
President Barack Obama condemned what he called the “brutal” and “vicious” murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. ||| Washington – US President Barack Obama condemned what he called the “brutal” and “vicious” murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin who was shot dead in...
Ukraine’s military reports significant fall in fighting
Ukraine’s military said there had been a significant decrease in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in the east overnight, but said rebels had fired GRAD missiles at the town of Avdiivka despite a two-week-old ceasefire deal. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Outspoken Putin critic shot dead
Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic Russian opposition leader, was gunned down ahead of a planned protest against the government. ||| Moscow – Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic Russian opposition leader and sharp critic of President Vladimir Putin, was gunned down on Saturday near the Kremlin, just a day before a planned protest against the...
News24.com | More soldiers die in Ukraine truce
Ukraine says three soldiers have been killed in fighting against Soviet forces in the first fatalities in several days in the war-torn east. …read more Source:...
