Section: Hindustan Times
Ukrainian lawmaker, hit with a bottle, shoots man in leg during brawl
New Year’s Eve passed off peacefully enough in war-torn Ukraine — until a senior lawmaker shot a man in the leg during a testosterone-charged road rage incident. …read more Source: Hindustan...
Russia deploys warships near Crimea for Ukrainian missile tests – media reports
Kiev began two days of missile tests on Thursday, angering Russia, which has put its air defence forces on high alert saying it hopes the war games won’t disrupt international flights. …read more Source: Hindustan...
Russia detains Ukrainian ‘terrorist’ group in Crimea
Russia’s security service said Thursday it had detained several people in Crimea, accusing them of being saboteurs sent by Kiev to the Moscow-annexed peninsula to attack infrastructure targets. …read more Source: Hindustan...
How hackers apparently fooled Clinton’s campaign chairman with bogus email
The hackers sent John Podesta an official-looking email on Saturday, March 19, that appeared to come from Google. It warned that someone in Ukraine had obtained Podesta’s personal Gmail password and tried unsuccessfully to log in, and it directed him to a website where he should “change your password immediately.” …read more Source:...
US says Russia behind Democratic server hack, Kremlin says ‘nonsense’
The Obama administration’s decision to blame Russia for the attacks is the latest downward turn in Washington’s relations with Moscow, which are under strain over Russia’s actions in Syria and Ukraine and in cyberspace. …read more Source: Hindustan...
Russia detains Ukrainian journalist for ‘spying’, Kiev calls for his release
Journalist Roman Sushchenko — who has worked for Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform since 2002 — was detained in Moscow “while conducting espionage activities,” Russia’s FSB told Interfax news agency. …read more Source: Hindustan...
Australia says MH17 missile suspects might be confirmed by year-end
Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop said on Sunday the names of those responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014 might be confirmed by the end of the year. …read more Source: Hindustan...
Pride and pressure as Crimea holds first Russia parliament vote
Crimea went to the polls Sunday to elect deputies to Russia’s parliament for the first time since the region was annexed by Moscow — stirring pride in some, but pushing others to protest. …read more Source: Hindustan...
Tortured and a kidney lost: Life in Ukraine’s illegal ‘secret prisons’
Secretly detained by Ukrainian authorities for almost 600 days, Mykola Vakaruk suffered repeated beatings, battled the freezing cold and lost a kidney in an ordeal he described as pure hell. …read more Source: Hindustan...
Ukraine ends visa waivers for North Koreans to keep out ‘ineligible persons’
Ukraine has revoked a Soviet-era deal that allowed visa-free travel for North Koreans, the latest setback for isolated North Korea that has been under growing pressure since the UN Security Council imposed toughened new sanctions in March. …read more Source: Hindustan...
