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Dutch Team Find More Remains at Ukraine MH17 Crash Site
Apr16

Dutch Team Find More Remains at Ukraine MH17 Crash Site

Dutch investigators have recovered more body parts at the MH17 plane crash site in Ukraine after searching a location that was previously inaccessible, the Netherlands announced on Thursday. …read more Source:...

NATO chief concerned at increase in Ukraine violence
Apr16

NATO chief concerned at increase in Ukraine violence

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg voiced concern on Thursday over an increase in violence and movements of heavy military equipment in eastern Ukraine, saying they were undermining the Minsk peace agreement. Ukraine’s military has reported that at least eight soldiers have been killed in the east this week despite a two-month-old...

Vladimir Putin Dismisses Fears Over Russia’s Economic Blues
Apr16

Vladimir Putin Dismisses Fears Over Russia’s Economic Blues

President Vladimir Putin said today the worst was over for Russia’s crisis-hit economy as he shrugged off widespread concerns over the impact of the Ukraine crisis in his annual phone-in. …read more Source:...

Putin defiant over economy, Ukraine in annual phone-in
Apr16

Putin defiant over economy, Ukraine in annual phone-in

President Vladimir Putin tried to reassure Russians over the ailing economy and said Washington wanted “vassals” rather than allies in his annual phone-in on Thursday, but offered no new financial remedies and gave no ground over Ukraine. For nearly four hours, the Russian leader fielded mostly tame questions from across the country...

Australia says expanded search area for Flight MH370 may take a year
Apr16

Australia says expanded search area for Flight MH370 may take a year

Government ministers from Australia, China and Malaysia on Thursday said that they would extend the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 by an additional 60,000 sq kilometres if the wreckage is not found in the current search area. The extended search for the jetliner, which disappeared last year but is believed to have crashed in...

Putin says Washington told leaders not to attend Word War Two parade
Apr16

Putin says Washington told leaders not to attend Word War Two parade

President Vladimir Putin accused Washington on Thursday of putting pressure on some world leaders not to attend events in Russia marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe. Russia will stage a military parade on May 9 in what Putin called a display of “respect for victims of Nazis and to pay tribute to the …...

Russia-Japan Relations Over Disputed Islands Unchanged After Crimea: Vladimir Putin
Apr16

Russia-Japan Relations Over Disputed Islands Unchanged After Crimea: Vladimir Putin

Russia’s relations with Japan over disputed Pacific Islands have not changed following Moscow’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. …read more Source:...

Russia Blames US For Ukraine Crisis
Apr16

Russia Blames US For Ukraine Crisis

Top Russian officials accused the United States today of seeking political and military dominance in the world and sought to put blame on the West for international security crises, including the conf… …read more Source:...

Russia blames US for security crises, turmoil in Ukraine
Apr16

Russia blames US for security crises, turmoil in Ukraine

Top Russian officials accused the United States on Thursday of seeking political and military dominance in the world and sought to put blame on the West for international security crises, including the conflict in east Ukraine. Evoking Cold War-style rhetoric, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said a drive by the United States and its allies...

Ukrainian journalist with pro-Russian views shot dead in Kiev
Apr16

Ukrainian journalist with pro-Russian views shot dead in Kiev

A prominent Ukrainian journalist known for his pro-Russian views was shot dead on Thursday in Kiev by two masked gunmen, the interior ministry said, a day after a former lawmaker loyal to ousted president Viktor Yanukovich was also killed. …read more Source: The Times of...