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Ukraine and rebels trade blame for violating ceasefire
Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists accused each other on Wednesday of attempting to break a six-month-old peace agreement, with a rebel official warning of the threat of “big war” if the ceasefire crumbles. Ukraine’s allies expressed particular concern this week after the Ukrainian military reported the heaviest rebel artillery...
Fragments of Russian Buk missile found at MH17 crash site in Ukraine
Investigators in the Netherlands have claimed to find fragments of a suspected Russian Buk surface-to-air missile system at the crash site of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine. According to the BBC, investigators said that the parts of the Buk system could show who was behind the crash. They said that the parts are “of...
Serena shakes off rust, Bouchard woes continue at Rogers Cup
Serena Williams shook off some hard-court rust before rolling to a 2-6 6-3 6-0 win over Italy’s Flavia Pennetta at the Rogers Cup on Tuesday, but the home crowd failed to fire up local favourite Eugenie Bouchard, who slumped to another first round exit. Williams, playing her first match of the North American hard-court swing after pulling...
Russia says Kiev behind deteriorating situation in east Ukraine
Moscow urged Kiev to end its “irresponsible actions” in east Ukraine, a day after the Ukrainian military reported the heaviest shelling by Russian-backed rebels since a truce was agreed in February. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday the situation on the front line had deteriorated in recent days....
MH17 investigators find ‘possible’ BUK missile parts
Investigators probing the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 said on Tuesday they had identified pieces that “possibly” come from a Russian-made BUK missile from eastern Ukraine, where the plane crashed. International and Dutch investigators are probing “several parts, possibly originating from a BUK...
Mali hotel siege ends, hostages freed
Malian security forces on Saturday stormed a hotel used by United Nations staff and freed four hostages held there by suspected Islamist militants who had killed at least six people during their attack. The gunmen had seized the Byblos hotel in the town of Sevare, around 600 km (400 miles) northeast of the capital Bamako, early on Friday and held...
United States adds Russian oil field to sanctions list
The United States has added a Russian oil and gas field, the Yuzhno-Kirinskoye Field, to its list of energy industry sector sanctions prompted by Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. The federal government said on Thursday the field, located in the Sea of Okhotsk of the Siberian coast and owned by Russia’s leading gas producer Gazprom,...
Four dead in Mali hotel attack, gun battle raging
Suspected Islamist militants attacked a hotel in central Mali used by United Nations staff on Friday, killing at least three people and exchanging fire with troops near the building, residents and military sources said. Smoke rose from the hotel and heavy weapons fire was heard as government forces moved in to dislodge the gunmen, who raided the...
Indian Air Force ‘beats British Air Force12-0’ in training exercise
Indian Air Force (IAF) seems to have defeated the Royal Air Force (RAF) in a face off, two-week exercise conducted in Linconshire, according to reports. The Indian Air Force brought four aircrafts from its fleet under Operation Indradhanush designed by Russia SU-30MKI Flanker fighter aircraft to RAF Coningsby for a showdown against RAF’s...
UEFA Champions League play-off: Manchester United to face Club Bruges, Valencia and Monaco clash
Manchester United were given a troublesome tie against Club Bruges in the draw for the Champions League playoff round on Friday, although it could have been worse as they avoided Lazio, CSKA Moscow and Monaco. Lazio will meet Bayer Leverkusen as they attempt to return to the group stage for the first time since 2007-08 while another high profile...
