Section: United Arab Emirates
At least 1 dead, 9 missing after Ukraine coal mine blast
Four in hospital getting treatment for burns, authorities say …read more Source: Gulf...
Germany says to host fresh Ukraine talks
Kiev and Moscow have been unable to reach a political reconciliation agreement despite truce pacts …read more Source: Gulf...
Two Ukrainian soldiers killed despite ceasefire
KIEV: Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed in fresh fighting between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in the east even as a new truce took effect, Kiev said on Saturday. “As a result of hostilities, over the past 24 hours two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and four others wounded,” Ukraine’s military spokesman Andriy Lysenko told...
Nearly 10,000 people killed, 20,000 injured in Ukraine conflict
…read more Source: Al...
Ukraine ceasefire violations highest in months: OSCE
VIENNA: Ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine have reached their highest level in months, with violence again reaching “worrying levels,” the chief the Organisation for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) monitor said on Thursday. Ertugrul Apakan called for the warring parties to show “visible and decisive” action to restore the truce. “During the...
Russia launches first rocket from new cosmodrome in far eastern region
VOSTOCHNY // Russia launched the first rocket from its new Vostochny cosmodrome on Thursday, with president Vladimir Putin hailing the event after dressing down officials over a delay caused by a technical glitch.The launch is a major milestone for Russia’s beleaguered space sector, with the new spaceport in the far east of the country...
EU, Ukraine postpone summit until September
BRUSSELS: The EU and Ukraine have postponed a summit scheduled for next month until September to give the pro-Western government in Kiev more time for political and financial reforms, the EU said on Wednesday. “The presidents of the European Council, European Commission and Ukraine have jointly agreed to reschedule the bilateral EU-Ukraine Summit...
Ukraine marks Chernobyl catastrophe
CHERNOBYL: Ukrainians held candle-lit vigils on Tuesday to mark 30 years since the world’s worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl spewed radiation across Europe and left several thousand people dead or dying. Church bells rang and mourners laid flowers at Chernobyl’s memorial square as the clock turned 1:23 am — the moment when the...
Ukraine marks 30 years since Chernobyl shocked the world
International donors pledges an additional $99m toward building a larger new spent nuclear fuel storage facility …read more Source: Gulf...
Three Ukrainian troops killed in fresh fighting
Kiev: Three Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and six injured in a fresh upsurge of fighting between pro-Russian rebels and government forces in the country’s separatist east, the Kiev military said on Sunday. “As a result of hostilities, three Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and another six wounded over the past 24 hours”, military...
