Section: Africa&ME
Shocking MH17 footage emerges
This video, reportedly of Russian-backed rebels rummaging through the luggage of passengers killed after Flight MH17 was shot down, was published on YouTube by News Corp Australia. WARNING: The following content may be disturbing/offensive to some viewers. Australia said Friday it was “sickened” after new footage emerged purportedly of...
‘Moral duty’ to punish ‘murderers’ who downed MH17: Ukraine
President Petro Poroshenko called it a “moral duty” July 17 to punish the “murderers” who killed 298 people by downing Flight MH17 over rebel-held eastern Ukraine one year ago. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Leaders, villagers remember victims of downed Malaysian plane
By Maria Tsvetkova The rebel-held east Ukrainian village where a Malaysian airliner was shot down honoured the 298 victims at a simple ceremony on Friday as calls grew for an international tribunal to prosecute those who brought it down. After a church service in the village of Hrabove, residents joined a procession across an open field to a...
Football: Fenerbahce to face Shakhtar Donetsk
Istanbul club will square off against Ukrainian squad in the Champions League third qualifying round …read more Source: Anadolu...
MH17: day of truth may soon come
Should anyone be surprised that a year after Flight MH17 was shot down, that there is still no admission as to who was responsible? ||| On a hillside an hour or so outside of Donetsk, men equipped with stretchers, body bags and green rubber gloves were doing the best they could. The wreckage and debris from MH17 had scattered far and wide, and so...
One Civilian Injured as Ukrainian Forces Shell Donetsk, Luhansk Overnight
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Ukrainian forces have shelled the Kievsky district in Donetsk from mortars, injuring one civilian, the city administration said on Friday. …read more Source: Fars News...
‘Moral duty’ to punish MH17 murderers
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called it a “moral duty” to punish those who shot down flight MH17. …read more Source:...
Russia May Supply 200,000 Tons of Gas to Syria via Crimea
TEHRAN (FNA)- Russia plans to supply Syria with 200, 000 tons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) per year through the Kerch Sea trading port in Crimea. …read more Source: Fars News...
Rebels rifled through MH17 victims’ bags
Australia said it was “sickened” after a video emerged purportedly of rebels rummaging through luggage of Flight MH17 passengers. ||| Sydney – Australia said on Friday it was “sickened” after new footage emerged purportedly of Russian-backed rebels rummaging through the luggage of passengers killed after Flight MH17 was shot down over...
Ukraine: The “Oligarch” factor
Ukraine is a tangle of geopolitical, political, and economic interests, as well as a country struggling to break out of the oligarch-state model. …read more Source:...
