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More than 30 feared dead in eastern Ukraine mine blast
Thirty-two miners in eastern Ukraine are missing and feared dead following an explosion at a coal mine in the rebel-held city of Donetsk. The blast took place at Zasyadko mine, near the city’s war-wrecked airport early on Wednesday. The chairman of Ukraine’s parliament, Volodymyr Groysman, announced 32 miners killed in what he called...
More than 30 killed in coal mine blast in rebel-held east Ukraine
A blast at a coal mine in the eastern Ukrainian rebel stronghold of Donetsk killed more than 30 people, a local official said on Wednesday, with dozens more miners who were underground at the time unaccounted for. Miners’ relatives were gathering at the entrance to the Zasyadko mine desperately trying to get more information, a Reuters...
Kyiv: Eastern Ukraine Coal Mine Explosion Kills 32
Ukrainian officials say an explosion at a mine in the rebel-held eastern part of the country has killed at least 32 workers. A rescue operation is ongoing… …read more Source:...
More than 30 dead in blast at mine in eastern Ukraine
More than 30 people have been killed in a coal mine in a separatist stronghold of eastern Ukraine after an explosion at the facility, Ukraine’s parliamentary speaker has said. Volodymyr Groysman’s announcement came after local officials and media reported earlier on Wednesday that dozens of miners were trapped in the Zasyadko mine of...
Eastern Ukraine Coal Mine Explosion Kills 32
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Rescue mission underway after deadly Ukraine mine blast
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Mourners pay respects to murdered Kremlin critic Nemtsov
Several hundred Russians, many carrying red carnations, queued on Tuesday to pay their respects to Boris Nemtsov, the Kremlin critic whose murder last week showed the hazards of speaking out against Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin’s aides deny any involvement in killing Nemtsov, who was shot in the back four times on Friday within...
Exclusive: Obama says Iran must halt key nuclear work for at least a decade
Iran must commit to a verifiable freeze of at least 10 years on sensitive nuclear activity for a landmark atomic deal to be reached, but the odds are still against sealing a final agreement, US President Barack Obama told Reuters on Monday. Interviewed at the White House, Obama moved to dial back tensions over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Kerry Seeks Assurances of Russian Non-Interference in Ukraine
Published March 02, 2015 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has told his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, that his country could face further consequences to what he called its “already strained economy” if Moscow does not fully comply with a cease-fire in Ukraine. The two met, on Monday, on the sidelines of a U.N. Human Rights Council meeting...
Kerry complains of ‘cherry picking’ in Ukraine deal
The US secretary of state has threatened Moscow with more economic sanctions if the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine is not being adhered to. John Kerry cautioned on Monday that the truce between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebels agreed last month was not being”fully” implemented. Kerry said that there so far had been...
