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Russian trawler with 132 on board sinks, 54 dead, 15 missing
The trawler sank in the Sea of Okhotsk in Russia’s Far East, Russian media said. (Source: Google Maps) At least 54 sailors have died and 15 others are still missing after a trawler with 132 people on board sank Wednesday night in the Sea of Okhotsk in Russia’s Far East, Russian media said. “We have recovered the bodies of 54 victims....
Russia Launches Fraud Probe Against Petro Poroshenko’s Candy Factory
Russia launched Wednesday a probe into tax fraud against a candy factory owned by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and conducted a search of its premises. …read more Source:...
US senators urge FIFA not to let Russia host 2018 World Cup
A group of US senators has written to the international soccer association FIFA, urging it to consider removing Russia as host of the 2018 FIFA World Cup because of its role in the Ukraine crisis and occupation of Crimea. In a letter dated Tuesday and released on Wednesday, the 13 Democratic and Republican US lawmakers said they “strongly...
Putin creates new agency to ‘unite Russian nation’
Russian President Vladimir Putin on today ordered the creation of a new government agency to oversee ethnic issues, according to an official decree. The proposed agency will “implement measures directed at fortifying the unity of… The Russian nation,” it said. It will also chalk out “preventive measures” against...
Ancient battle on UN Security Council ‘trigger’ bogs down Iran talks
It is one of those concepts that is particularly odious to Russia — an automatic trigger mechanism under which the UN Security Council would be forced to do something. Now a dispute over that issue threatens to wreck marathon negotiations on a preliminary political framework for a future comprehensive deal that would end the 12-year...
Vladimir Putin Offers to Extend Gas Deal With Ukraine for 3 Months
Russian President Vladimir Putin today said Russia would extend the current gas deal with Ukraine by another three months, hours before it was due to expire. …read more Source:...
Lufthansa CEO faces tough test after Germanwings crash
After an already troubled first year as CEO of Lufthansa, Carsten Spohr must now deal with the aftermath of the Germanwings disaster whilst making the airline group fit to compete for the future. The crash in the French Alps, believed to have been deliberately caused by co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, happened while Lufthansa is trying to halt declining...
Coach Del Bosque wants more constructive criticism of Spain
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has called for more constructive criticism and less negativity as the European champions prepare to take on Netherlands in a friendly in Amsterdam on Tuesday. Spain’s 5-1 drubbing at the hands of the Dutch at last year’s World Cup finals marked the end of La Roja’s glittering six-year run when they...
Dutch Seek BUK Missile Witnesses in MH17 Crash Probe
Dutch experts probing the MH17 plane crash in eastern Ukraine appealed today for witnesses who saw the transport or firing of a BUK surface-to-air missile around the time of the disaster. …read more Source:...
Probe into Ukraine plane disaster eyes Buk missile launchers
An international investigation into the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 disaster is officially looking into a scenario that the plane was downed by a missile fired from conflict-ridden eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Times of...
