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Ukraine soldier dies in rebel raid near Mariupol
KIEV: A Ukrainian serviceman was killed and two were wounded in shelling attacks by pro-Russian separatists on Saturday near the port of Mariupol in Ukraine’s southeast, Kiev’s military said. A military spokesman said rebels opened artillery fire on forces from the government’s National Guard at Shyrokyne, a village to the east...
Kazakhstan might re-elect long-time ruler
ALMATY: As oil-rich Kazakhstan votes for a president on Sunday, the governing elite is pounding home a mantra of stability as fears percolate about the country’s massive Russian minority taking inspiration from the Moscow-backed insurgency in Ukraine. With authorities clamping down on all opposition, Nursultan Nazarbayev’s re-election...
Ukraine’s richest man blamed for inciting unrest
KIEV: A leading politician in Ukraine published documents on Friday that he says show the country’s richest man is plotting to incite unrest to ensure the government steers clear of reforms that would hurt his business. Parliament deputy Mustafa Nayyem, a respected former reporter, wrote in an article on the Ukrainska Pravda website that...
Hollande Urges Putin to ‘Move Forward’ With Ukraine Cease-Fire
French President Francois Hollande has … …read more Source:...
Kazakhstan Votes for Continuity While Keeping Eye on Ukraine
ALMATY—As oil-rich Kazakhstan votes for a president Sunday, the governing elite is pounding home a mantra of stability as fears percolate about the country’s massive Russian minority taking inspiration from the Moscow-backed insurgency in Ukraine. With authorities clamping down on all opposition, Nursultan Nazarbayev’s re-election is...
Russia concerned over US arms link to Ukraine
Kremlin says joint US-Ukrainian military training ‘throws fuel on the fire.’ …read more Source: Anadolu...
Russia concerned over US arms link to Ukraine
Kremlin says that US Congress had passed a Ukraine Freedom Support Act in 2014 which would allow for the provision of advanced weaponry. …read more Source: World...
Ahead of election, Miliband says PM Cameron has squandered Britain’s global clout
By William James Prime Minister David Cameron has squandered Britain’s global influence by forging an inward-looking approach to international affairs that has left the world’s fifth-largest economy isolated, opposition Labour leader Ed Miliband said on Friday. Less than two weeks before a May 7 election, Miliband dragged...
As Armenia marks 1915 killing, Berlin calls it genocide (Updated)
By Margarita Antidze and Hasmik Mkrtchyan Armenia marked the centenary on Friday of a mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks with a simple flower-laying ceremony attended by foreign leaders as Germany became the latest country to respond to its calls for recognition that it was genocide. Turkey denies the killing of up to 1.5 million...
Dutch expert fired after showing MH17 victim photos
A Dutch expert helping to identify victims from last year’s MH17 airliner crash in Ukraine has been fired after showing photographs of the dead at a public lecture, the government said on April 23 …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
