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Ukraine parliament ratifies EU pact
Ukraine’s parliament ratified an agreement to deepen economic and political ties with the European Union on Tuesday, and passed legislation to grant autonomy to the rebellious east as part of a peace deal.The ratification vote draws a line under the issue that last year sparked Ukraine’s crisis, which resulted in the ousting of the...
3 killed, 5 wounded in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine
The city council in Donetsk says three people have been killed and five wounded in shelling overnight in the city in eastern Ukraine. In a statement published online Tuesday, the council said multiple residential buildings had been hit by shelling primarily in the north of the city, despite a shaky cease-fire between pro-Russian separatists and...
6 killed, 14 wounded in east Ukraine city
Shelling killed six people and wounded 15 others in rebel-held Donetsk, the city council reported Monday — the worst violation yet of the cease-fire between Russian-backed rebels and Ukrainian troops that took effect Sept. 5.Two northern neighborhoods were heavily shelled Sunday, leading to the casualties and damaging both residential and...
Asian stocks tumble on disappointing China data
Asian stocks tumbled Monday on weak Chinese economic data as investors looked ahead to a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting and Scotland’s independence referendum.KEEPING SCORE: Hong Kong’s Hang Seng sank 0.8 percent to 24,392.86 and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.6 percent to 5,496.20. China’s Shanghai Composite Index shed...
Pilot Turns Malaysia Airlines Flight Around After Defect
Kuala Lumpur. A Malaysia Airlines flight was forced to turn around due to an autopilot defect, landing safely early Sunday, said the carrier already reeling from the loss of two planes this year. Flight MH198 from Kuala Lumpur to Hyderabad in India departed late Saturday, but the Boeing 737-800 turned back due to an autopilot defect. It landed...
Ukraine repels rebel attack on airport
Despite the cease-fire agreement, renewed fighting flared up Saturday in eastern Ukraine between pro-Russian rebels and government forces, while Moscow sent a second convoy of trucks into Ukraine without Kiev’s consent.Ukraine’s military operation said in a statement that it had successfully repelled a rebel attack on the...
Ukraine-EU association agreement to be ratified Tuesday
The association agreement between Ukraine and the European Union will be ratified on Tuesday without any amendments to the text, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavel Klimkin said on Tuesday after trilateral talks with Russian … …read more Source: ANTARA...
US sanctions not make Russia change its principled position
Russia considers Washington’s new anti-Russian sanctions as another hostile step, the Russian foreign ministry said on Friday. Moscow expects world’s opinion on Ukraine sanctions against Russian media “We consider … …read more Source: ANTARA...
Pope’s WWI tribute infused with personal ties
Pope Francis confronts a piece of his own family history on Saturday when he visits a World War I memorial built amid battlefields where his grandfather fought in a fierce Italian offensive against the Austro-Hungarian empire — surviving to impress upon the future pope the horrors of war. Francis’ aim in recalling those who died in the...
Dark clouds and silver linings in Asia
Asia faces growing tensions, economic slowdown and high poverty but also has reasons to be optimisticAsia generally is seeing rather dark clouds on the geopolitical, social, and economic horizons. This is the most critical moment in Asia for at least 30 years, but there are also a few reasons to be optimistic. Elusive peace Though the spectrum...
