Section: Africa&ME
Coffins carrying Malaysian victims of Flight MH17 return home
The bodies and ashes of 20 victims from the Malaysia Airlines jet that was shot down over eastern Ukraine in July were given full military honours and a day of national mourning was declared, the first in the country’s history. …read more Source: The...
Kiev accuses Russia of ‘direct invasion’ over aid convoy
Ukraine’s security chief on Friday accused Russia of a “direct invasion” after Moscow sent a disputed aid convoy into the war-torn east of the country. …read more Source: Gulf...
Malaysia receives bodies of MH17 passengers
Nation in mourning as remains of passengers killed when Malaysia aircraft was downed over Ukraine are flown home. …read more Source: AL...
No time for Ukraine rebels to bury dead
Pro-Moscow rebels in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk are taking such heavy losses in fighting with advancing government troops they no longer have time to give their comrades a proper burial. …read more Source:...
Ukraine begins checks on Russian aid trucks
Border guards examine convoy of Russian aid trucks headed to help civilians in hard-hit areas in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: AL...
Dozens die in Ukraine in street battles
Heavy shelling has hit residential neighbourhoods in Ukraine’s rebel stronghold of Donetsk and government forces have fought street battles in other towns as they sought to crush a four-month-old separatist rebellion. …read more Source:...
Ukraine army pushes into rebel-held territory
At least 52 people killed, and more wounded, as troops fight their way into cities held by rebels in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine flag unfurled on top of Moscow skyscraper
A Ukrainian flag has been unfurled on the top of a Moscow skyscraper near the Kremlin officials say. …read more Source:...
Dozens of residents die in Donetsk fighting
Several neighbourhoods in Ukrainian city hit by artillery fire in last few days as fighting on outskirts intensifies. …read more Source: AL...
Street battles in eastern Ukraine town kill nine
Ukrainian forces fought street battles with separatist rebels in the eastern town of Ilovaisk overnight into Wednesday as they sought to isolate rebel strongholds near the Russian border …read more Source: Gulf...
