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Ukraine says rebels renew attack on eastern town
Jun03

Ukraine says rebels renew attack on eastern town

Separatist forces have renewed an attack on the town of Maryinka in eastern Ukraine and parts of the town are on fire, news agency Interfax Ukraine quoted a Ukrainian military spokesman as saying on Wednesday. …read more Source: The Times of...

MH17 crash: Russia favours ‘full-fledged and unbiased’ probe
Jun03

MH17 crash: Russia favours ‘full-fledged and unbiased’ probe

Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday stressed the need for a “full-fledged and unbiased investigation” into the incident in which Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed in Ukraine in July this year. “Russia, just like Malaysia, insists on the full-fledged, unbiased and all-embracing investigation into this catastrophe in full compliance with...

Russian missile maker: MH17 shot down by Ukrainian missile
Jun03

Russian missile maker: MH17 shot down by Ukrainian missile

The Russian maker of the Buk air defense missile system said on Tuesday that it has concluded that Malaysian Airlines flight 17 was downed by an older version of the missile, which isn’t in service with the Russian military but is in Ukrainian arsenals. …read more Source: The Times of...

Flight MH370: Disappearance suit settled out-of-court in Malaysia
Jun02

Flight MH370: Disappearance suit settled out-of-court in Malaysia

The Malaysian government and Malaysia Airlines have reached an out-of-court settlement with the family of a man who was on Flight MH370, a lawyer said today, in the first legal claim linked with the plane’s mysterious disappearance. Jee Jing Hang, who operated an Internet business, was one of 239 passengers onboard the aircraft enroute from...

French Open: Ana Ivanovic sails into semi-finals
Jun02

French Open: Ana Ivanovic sails into semi-finals

Former champion Ana Ivanovic was at her brilliant, aggressive best as the seventh seed swept aside Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina 6-3 6-2 on Tuesday to storm into the French Open semi-finals. The Serb, who lifted the Suzanne Lenglen Cup in 2008, shrugged off the windy conditions to set up a meeting with Spain’s Garbine Muguruza or Czech...

Russian Missile Maker Says BUK Rocket Downed MH17 in Ukraine
Jun02

Russian Missile Maker Says BUK Rocket Downed MH17 in Ukraine

The Russian firm making missiles similar to the one the West claims downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine said today that the passenger jet was likely hit by a BUK missile system. …read more Source:...

MH17 shot down by Ukrainian missile: Russian missile maker
Jun02

MH17 shot down by Ukrainian missile: Russian missile maker

The Russian maker of the Buk air defense missile system said on Tuesday that it has concluded that Malaysian Airlines flight 17 was downed by an older version of the missile, which isn’t in service with the Russian military but is in Ukrainian arsenals. Controversy continues over who shot down the plane last summer over eastern Ukraine,...

MH17 shot down by Ukrainian missile not by Russian: Russian missile maker
Jun02

MH17 shot down by Ukrainian missile not by Russian: Russian missile maker

Almaz-Antei director Yan Novikov speaks during a news conference in Moscow, Russia,Tuesday, June 2, 2015.(Source: AP) The Russian maker of the Buk air defence missile system said on Tuesday that it has concluded that Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was downed by an older version of the missile, which isn’t in service with the Russian...

French Open: Tsonga, Wawrinka shine while weather interrupts Federer, Sharapova games
Jun01

French Open: Tsonga, Wawrinka shine while weather interrupts Federer, Sharapova games

Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga illuminated a grey day in Paris with a thrilling win over Tomas Berdych to reach the French Open quarter-finals on Sunday but Maria’s Sharapova’s title defence was put on hold by the rain. Roger Federer, the 2009 men’s champion, was another player kept waiting by the weather and although the Swiss...

Deepika Kumari wins bronze in Archery World Cup
May31

Deepika Kumari wins bronze in Archery World Cup

Ace Indian archer Deepika Kumari outclassed Chang Hye Jin of Korea in straight sets to clinch the bronze medal in the women’s individual recurve event of the World Cup, in Antalya on Sunday. Seeded ninth in the event, Deepika came out all guns blazing to deflate her second-seeded opponent 6 (26, 29, 26, 28)- 2 (25, 26, 28, 27) to come up...