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Stalled Ukraine Parliament Says Yet to Receive Arseny Yatseniuk’s Resignation
Ukraine’s parliament said on Friday it had yet to receive a resignation letter from Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk so could not vote on whether to accept it, stalling work at the heart of government…. …read more Source:...
United Nations Says 230,000 Have Fled Homes in Ukraine Crisis
A total of 230,000 people have fled their homes during the spiralling armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday. …read more Source:...
Australia to Send Troops to Ukraine Crash Site: Prime Minister
Australian troops plan to join a police contingent in helping secure the Flight MH17 crash site in Ukraine, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Friday, while stressing the mission would be humanitarian in… …read more Source:...
A Bad Week for Aviation as Tragedies Come in a Cluster
Nearly 300 passengers are killed when their plane is shot out of the sky over eastern Ukraine. Airlines suspend flights to Israel’s largest airport after rocket attacks. Two airliners crash during sto… …read more Source:...
Human Rights Watch Warns Kiev of War Crimes in Grad Rockets Use
Human Rights Watch has urged Kiev to stop using unguided Grad rockets which it said have killed at least 16 civilians in four recent attacks, warning that firing such weapons at populated areas could … …read more Source:...
More MH17 Bodies Arrive in Netherlands
Planes carrying more bodies recovered from the MH17 crash site in Ukraine were flown to the Netherlands today, a day after the first of the 298 dead arrived. …read more Source:...
Europe Aviation Body Calls for ‘Urgent’ Security Debate
Europe’s aviation body, today, called for an “urgent” debate on airspace security guidelines after the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine and the suspension of flights to Tel Aviv. …read more Source:...
Toll Rising from Drug Users in Russian-Annexed Crimea
Russia’s annexation of Crimea has led to a surge in deaths among intravenous drug users, who no longer have access to vital therapy, specialists said at the world AIDS forum on Thursday. …read more Source:...
Plane With More MH17 Crash Victims Leaves Ukraine
A Dutch military aircraft carrying remains of victims of the Malaysian plane which was downed over eastern Ukraine has departed for the Netherlands. …read more Source:...
Recovery of Remains from MH17 Can Take ‘Weeks or Months’: Malaysian PM
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Thursday it might take “weeks or months” before remains of his compatriots who perished in the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine can be br… …read more Source:...
