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Dozens dead following Ukraine mine blast
An early morning mine blast in the eastern Ukrainian rebel stronghold of Donetsk killed more than 30 people and injured 14, a local official said on Wednesday. Approximately 70 people were working underground at the time of the explosion, a local emergencies ministry official told the Donetsk separatist press service. Previously, local…...
At least 32 killed in east Ukraine mine blast
Kiev (AFP) – At least 32 miners have been killed in a blast at a coal mine in a rebel-held area of east Ukraine, the president of Ukraine’s parliament said Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
More than 30 killed in mine blast in rebel east Ukraine – local authority
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – More than 30 people were killed after an explosion at a coal mine in the separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, a local official said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Russian bombers disrupted planes in Irish airspace
DUBLIN: One plane was diverted and another delayed to avoid two Russian bombers that flew through Irish-controlled airspace without warning in February, the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) said on Tuesday. The disruption is believed to have occurred during the same February 18 incident in which British RAF Typhoon fighters were scrambled to escort...
Western powers vow ‘strong’ response if major Ukraine truce violation
Western leaders have called for a “strong reaction” from the international community to any major violation of a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine as they seek to further pressure Russia over the conflict. The leaders of the United States, Germany, France, Britain and Italy plus EU head Donald Tusk on Tuesday also argued for strengthening...
M’sia still top choice for Muslim travellers: report
SINGAPORE: Malaysia is the most preferred global destination in the fast-growing Muslim travel market, despite two catastrophic air disasters that hit the country’s flag-carrier in 2014, a survey showed Wednesday. Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Indonesia followed Malaysia in the ranking of choice holiday...
Russian bombers disrupted planes in Irish airspace
DUBLIN: One plane was diverted and another delayed to avoid two Russian bombers that flew through Irish-controlled airspace without warning in February, the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) said on Tuesday. The disruption is believed to have occurred during the same February 18 incident in which British RAF Typhoon fighters were scrambled to escort...
Western leaders hint at more Russian sanctions over Ukraine
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama and European leaders on Tuesday warned Russia that they were ready to step up sanctions if there were further violations of a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine, officials said. The threats came in statements issued after a video conference that brought together Obama and the leaders of Britain, France, Germany...
Russian bombers disrupted planes in Irish airspace
One plane was diverted and another delayed to avoid two Russian bombers that flew through Irish-controlled airspace, a navigational radar seen here, without warning in February, the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) said on Tuesday -© AFP/File DUBLIN: One plane was diverted and another delayed to avoid two Russian bombers that flew through...
Bereaved to view MH17 wreckage at Dutch base
The wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which was shot down over Ukraine in July 2014, is laid out in a hangar on Gilze-Rijen airbase in the southern Netherlands, March 2, 2015 -© ANP/AFP GILZE-RIJEN AIRBASE, NETHERLANDS: The first of around 500 relatives of those killed in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over...
