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Ukraine 'in process' of resuming power supplies to Crimea – Ukrenergo
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine is resuming electricity supplies to Russian-annexed Crimea, a state energy official said on Monday, more than two weeks after unknown saboteurs blew up power lines to the peninsula causing widespread blackouts. …read more Source: The...
Father of California shooter says son ‘agreed with IS ideology’: report
The father of Syed Farook, who with his wife shot dead 14 people in San Bernardino, California, says his son approved the ideas of the Islamic State group and was fixated with Israel, the Italian daily La Stampa reported Sunday. “He said he agreed with (IS chief Abu Bakr) al-Baghdadi’s ideas for creating the Islamic State, and he was...
Stolen Dutch art found in Ukraine ‘risks being sold illegally
© AFP/File | Five months ago, two men claiming to be from the ultra-nationalist Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists militia entered the Dutch embassy in Kiev claiming to have stumbled upon the complete collection of paintings THE HAGUE: Two dozen 17th-century Dutch paintings stolen a decade ago have resurfaced in Ukraine, a Dutch museum...
EU, Ukraine to introduce trade pact despite Russian threats
EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (right) welcomes Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk upon his arrival at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels on Monday. (AP/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)The European Union and Ukraine say they will introduce a free trade pact next month as planned despite Russia’s threat to take...
Biden in Ukraine to push reforms, reaffirm US support
KIEV: US Vice President Joe Biden meets Ukrainian leaders on Monday to kickstart their drive against corruption and reassure them of Western support in the face of the current focus on Syria. Biden’s visit is his fourth to Kiev since Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula in March 2014 and then watched with approval as pro-Kremlin...
Biden announces more US aid for Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has assured Ukraine of continuing U.S. support and announced the release of an additional $190 million …read more Source: Taiwan...
Dutch Golden Age art stolen from museum traced to Ukraine
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A trove of Dutch Golden Age art stolen from a provincial Dutch museum nearly 11 years ago has been linked …read more Source: Taiwan...
TIME announces shortlist for 2015 Person of the Year
Photo: Getty Images A shortlist of candidates chosen by TIME magazine’s editors for the 2015 Person of the Year was revealed on NBC’s TODAY show Monday morning, The eight contenders are, in alphabetical order: Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, who as leader of ISIS has inspired followers to both fight in his self-declared caliphate of Iraq and...
Stolen Dutch Paintings Found in Ukraine after 10 Years
…read more Source: The Jakarta...
Defeat against Porto could spell the end for Mourinho
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho looks on during UEFA Champions League game against Dynamo Kiev at Stamford Bridge on November 04, 2015. Photo: Reuters LONDON: The heat in the Chelsea kitchen is rising once again and it could become too suffocating for Jose Mourinho to continue if his team go out of the Champions League this week. The Londoners need...
