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MH17 families mulling lawsuit against Malaysia Airlines
The wrecked cockpit of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is shown to the press during a presentation of the final report on the cause of its crash at the Gilze Rijen airbase in the Netherlands on October 13, 2015 -AFP THE HAGUE: Dozens of families of those killed when a missile shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine two years ago...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko hints at deal with Russia to swap pilot Savchenko
KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday he and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had agreed a framework for a deal to secure the release of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko from a 22-year jail sentence in Russia. The sentencing of two captured Russian servicemen in Ukraine on Monday fuelled speculation that they might be...
Malaysia Airlines CEO to leave job long before contract ends
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines CEO Christoph Mueller will leave his job in September, way ahead of the end of his three-year contract, due to his “changing personal circumstances.” The airline said Tuesday it has begun searching for a new CEO from a pool of internal and external candidates. Its statement said Mueller will serve a six-month...
Ahmet Davutoğlu: “It is impossible to maintain status quo in Artsakh”
“It is impossible to maintain status quo in Artsakh, today we can see that,” Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu today announced at the plenary sitting at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). He announced that the Armenians must be warned to stop the aggressive operations, as not only soldiers are killed as a...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko hints at deal with Russia to swap pilot Savchenko
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday he had agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin a framework for a deal to secure the release of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, serving a 22-year jail sentence in Russia. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine's Poroshenko hints at deal with Russia to swap pilot Savchenko
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday he had agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin a framework for a deal to secure the release of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, serving a 22-year jail sentence in Russia. …read more Source: The...
Russian vote monitor hit with big fine ahead of polls
MOSCOW: Russia’s independent election watchdog Golos said on Tuesday it had been fined a whopping 1.2 million rubles (RM70,464.38) for violating controversial legislation forcing non-governmental organisations to carry a “foreign agent” tag. Supporters and fellow rights activists said the fine — equivalent to US$18,300 or...
“By Adhering to Russia, We have Lost Other Partner States and Reputation”
Hovhannes Igityan, ANM member, expert on international affairs, is our interviewee today. – Mr. Igityan, what did the four-day war show? What conclusions may be drawn? – Azerbaijan attempts to settle 3 issues: experimentalize reflection of the international community, whether it’s going to be operative to obstacle its programs, secondly,...
NKR Government’s special account receives 3,140,474,363 drams since April 4
On April 18, 265 privates and legal entities have transferred 352,530,400 drams to the special account opened by the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Government. The money transfers were in terms of the AMD, USD, EUR, and RUR, according to the NKR Government press-office. Since April 4, when the account was created, 3,935 privates and legal entities...
Chernobyl zone turns into testbed for Nature’s rebound
CHERNOBYL, Ukraine — What happens when the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident is left all but abandoned for nearly 30 years? Chernobyl power plant in 2006. (Photo courtesy of Carl Montgomery via Flickr) In the case of Chernobyl, it becomes a unique chance to see how wildlife recovers in what is a giant nature reserve, bereft of...
