Section: The Times of India (India)
2 Indians among 62 killed in Russian plane crash
Giving out the details about nationalities of those killed in crash of a FlyDubai Boeing 737-800, the Dubai Media Office said there were 44 Russians, eight Ukrainians and one person from Uzbekistan. …read more Source: The Times of...
On trial, Ukrainian pilot defies Russian judge
Ukrainian military pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, on trial in a high-profile case over the killing of two Russian journalists, told a Russian court on Wednesday she would continue refusing food and water after raising her middle finger in a defiant gesture at the judge and prosecution. …read more Source: The Times of...
No automatic extension of sanctions against Russia: Hungary PM
The European Union is expected to hold discussions about whether Russia has fulfilled the Minsk agreement on Ukraine and there will not be an automatic extension of sanctions against Moscow, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday. …read more Source: The Times of...
UN says conflict in Ukraine has affected 580,000 children
The conflict in Ukraine has “deeply affected” 580,000 children close to the front lines and in areas in the volatile east not under government control, the U.N. children’s agency said late Thursday. …read more Source: The Times of...
World has slipped into ‘new Cold War’: Russian PM
Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev said that strains between Russia and the West have plunged the world into a “new Cold War”. With tensions high over the lingering Ukraine conflict and Russia’s backing of the Syrian regime, Medvedev said: “All that’s left is an unfriendly policy of NATO against Russia”. …read...
War in Syria: Russia’s ‘rustbucket’ military gives hi-tech shock to West and Israel
Their army’s equipment and strategy was “outmoded”; their air force’s bombs and missiles were “more dumb than smart”. For decades, this was Western military leaders’ view, steeped in condescension, of their Russian counterparts. What they have seen in Syria and Ukraine has come as a shock. …read...
World’s most visited cities: Hong Kong top, London second, Rio climbs but Kiev falls
Hong Kong however, which hosted 27.7 million visitors in 2014, representing an increase of 8.2%, retained top spot in the 100-strong list for the sixth consecutive year. Nearly 17.4 million foreigners visited London in 2014. …read more Source: The Times of...
Ukraine launches new China trade route bypassing Russia
Ukraine has launched the first cargo train to China that will bypass Russia along a new “Silk Road” meant to counter the Kremlin’s most stringent trade embargo on Kiev to date. …read more Source: The Times of...
Obama, Putin discuss Ukraine, Syria: White House
US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone on Thursday, discussing crises in Ukraine and Syria, the White House said. …read more Source: The Times of...
Russia asks Netherlands to look into new MH17 evidence
Russian aviation officials say they have uncovered new evidence about the 2014 downing of a Malaysian jet over eastern Ukraine and are asking Dutch investigators to look into the findings. Dutch investigators say Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was destroyed by a Soviet-made Buk surface-to-air missile. …read more Source: The Times of...
