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MH17: Lockerbie says Putin must be held responsible
SYDNEY: The US aviation lawyer who won compensation for victims of the 1988 Lockerbie aircraft bombing and is now seeking $330 million from Russia for the downing of Malaysian Airlines MH17 in 2014, says Russian President Vladimir Putin must be held responsible. Jerry Skinner, who is leading Australian law firm LHD’s compensation claim...
Azerbaijani, Ukrainian presidents meet in Istanbul
Ilham Aliyev held a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source:...
Students organise pre-budget rally; demand allocation of 4% of GDP for education
The students belonging to various parts of country organised a pre-budget rally demanding allocation of 4 per cent of GDP for education. They also called for 25 per cent of the total education budget to be allocated for higher education and for introduction of immediate reforms in the higher education sector. The rally was organised by Anjumn...
Kidnapped Ukrainian woman recovered after three years from Tharparkar
A 31-year-old Ukrainian national taken captive three years ago in Rawalpindi was recovered by law enforcement officials from a Tharparkar village on Sunday, police officials said. Katrina was recovered by a joint team of police and Rangers officials in a raid on Katho village, said Senior Superintendent of Police for Tharparkar district Sarfaraz...
Ukrainian soldier killed in fresh clashes in rebel east: military
KIEV: One Ukrainian soldier was killed and another injured in fresh fighting between pro-Russian rebels and government forces in the country’s separatist east, the military said Sunday. A series of truce agreements have helped reduce violence in the region, although sporadic clashes persist. “Over the past 24 hours, one Ukrainian soldier...
Gorbachev says Vladimir Putin was right to snatch Crimea
Putin seized the peninsula from Ukraine in March 2014 in the chaos that followed the ousting of Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine’s pro-Kremlin President. …read more Source:...
Australian firm names Russia, Putin in MH17 compensation claim: report
An Australian law firm has filed a compensation claim against Russia and President Vladimir Putin at the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of families of victims of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, which was shot down in 2014, media reported. The jetliner went down in Ukraine in pro-Russian rebel-held territory on July 17, 2014, […] The...
Australian law firm names Russia, President Putin in MH17 compensation claim
The aircraft, which was en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down by a Russian-made surface-to-air missile (AP Photo) An Australian law firm has filed a compensation claim against Russia and President Vladimir Putin in the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of families of victims of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, shot down in...
Australian firm names Russia, Putin in MH17 compensation claim
MELBOURNE: An Australian law firm has filed a compensation claim against Russia and President Vladimir Putin in the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of families of victims of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, shot down in 2014, media reported. The jetliner crashed in Ukraine in pro-Russian rebel-held territory on July 17, 2014, killing all...
The Diplomat: Kyrgyzstan: Putin’s Eurasian Economic Union and Its Discontents
“The trade volume has fallen dramatically. We really feel the crisis biting.” Standing outside his rented container where a variety of men’s clothing is on display, Aleksey’s mood is gloomy. It is a weekday morning and Dordoi Bazaar is a far cry from the trading hustle and bustle of the not-so-distant past. “The economic crisis in...
