Section: Africa&ME
One year on, MH17 families want justice
A year after the passenger jet was shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine, families want those responsible brought to book. ||| Amsterdam/Hrabove, Ukraine – One by one, the names of the 298 passengers and crew who died aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 will be read aloud by relatives on Friday, a year after the passenger jet was shot...
New Ukraine law to unblock $3bn in aid
Ukraine’s parliament has passed all the laws needed to receive a new tranche of loans amounting to over $3 billion. ||| Kiev – Ukraine’s parliament has passed all the laws needed to receive a new tranche of loans amounting to over $3 billion under an IMF-backed bailout programme, Finance Ministry official Artem Shevalev said on...
Pro-Russia forces shelling Ukraine army positions: Kiev
Ukrainian military authorities have accused pro-Russia forces of shelling army positions in the country’s conflict-ridden eastern parts despite a ceasefire deal agreed between Kiev and the pro-Russians in Belarus earlier this year. …read more Source: Iran...
Russia opposes UN tribunal for Malaysian Airlines crash
Malaysia and four other countries investigating downing of flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine urge UN to establish international tribunal …read more Source: Anadolu...
Pro-Russia forces shelling Ukraine army positions: Kiev
Ukrainian military authorities have accused pro-Russia forces of shelling army positions in the country’s conflict-ridden eastern parts despite a ceasefire deal agreed between Kiev and the pro-Russians in Belarus earlier this year. On Thursday, Ukrainian officials said pro-Russia forces had conducted nearly 100 attacks on army bases since...
MH17 families sue Ukraine rebel for $900 mn
Relatives of MH17 crash victims have filed a nearly $900 million suit against a one-time leader of Ukranian insurgents over the shooting down of the jet over the rebel-held east of the country last year. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
MH17 families sue Ukraine rebel for $900mn
Relatives of 17 victims are being represented by a US-based firm specialising in aviation litigation, which is claiming at least $50mn for each of the plaintiffs’ loved ones. …read more Source: Gulf...
MH17 families sue Ukraine rebel for $900 mn
Relatives of MH17 crash victims have filed a nearly $900 million suit against a one-time leader of Ukranian insurgents over the shooting down of the jet over the rebel-held east of the country last year. …read more Source: The Daily...
Israeli Military Court Sentences Gaza Power Station Official to 21 Years in Prison
An Israeli military court has sentenced Palestinian prisoner Derar Abu Sissi to 21 years in prison for developing Qassam rockets, Quds Press reported. Israeli intelligence kidnapped 46-year-old Abu Sissi, the head of the operations department at the Gaza power plant, on 19 February, 2011 during his visit to Ukraine, where the Israeli authorities...
Ukraine to grant east regions more autonomy
A draft bill has been passed by the Ukrainian parliament granting greater autonomy …read more Source: World...
