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US backs probe into Ukraine school shelling
The United States on Thursday backed a Ukrainian investigation into the shelling of a school in rebel-held eastern Donetsk which killed two teenagers. “We condemn the shelling of a school in Donetsk that left at least two children dead and wounded many others,” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters. “We certainly...
MH17 crash investigators seek local help to reach wreckage in conflict zone
Accident investigators looking into the July crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane in eastern Ukraine said on Thursday they would probably hire local contractors to collect wreckage still beyond their reach because of a continuing pro-Russian insurrection. The crash of flight MH17 as it flew over the conflict zone stirred angry mutual...
Putin discusses 'deterioration' in east Ukraine with security chiefs
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the “deterioration of the situation” in eastern Ukraine with security chiefs on Thursday, Russian news agencies quoted his spokesman as saying. …read more Source: The...
MH17 crash investigators seek local help to reach wreckage in conflict zone
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Accident investigators looking into the July crash of a Malaysia Airlines plane in eastern Ukraine said on Thursday they would probably hire local contractors to collect wreckage still beyond their reach because of a continuing pro-Russian insurrection. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian forces deny launching new offensive in east
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces denied allegations by pro-Russian separatists that they had launched a new offensive in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, saying they were strictly adhering to a ceasefire agreement. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian forces deny launching new offensive in east
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces denied allegations by pro-Russian separatists that they had launched a new offensive in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, saying they were “strictly” adhering to a ceasefire agreement. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine imposes passport controls around rebel area
KIEV: Ukraine announced Thursday that anyone crossing in or out of areas controlled by pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country will have to show a passport. The rule, announced by the border guards service, was aimed at sealing off the separatist region in what will de facto become an internal border in the seven-month conflict....
MH17: PDRM to be in probe team at crash site
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) will be part of the Malaysian team to carry out investigations at the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: New Straits...
Putin cannot avoid me, says Tony Abbott
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Thursday warned Vladimir Putin he will not be able to avoid a “conversation” over the loss of Australian lives in the downing of Flight MH17 over Ukraine. Last month Abbott vowed to “shirtfront” the Russian president at the G20 summit in Brisbane next week, although Moscow has yet...
Putin ally target of US money-laundering probe: WSJ
WASHINGTON: US authorities are investigating a member of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle for money-laundering, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. In a politically thorny tightening of screws on Putin’s billionaire allies, the Justice Department and New York state prosecutors are looking into whether Gennady...
