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Ukrainian nabbed with 48 fake ATM cards
A Ukrainian man was arrested Tuesday on charges of using fake electronic cards to steal at least 1 million baht from Siam Commercial Bank ATMs. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine helicopter pilot slams ‘lies’ as murder trial starts in Russia
DONETSK (AFP) – Ukrainian airforce helicopter pilot Nadiya Savchenko on Tuesday blasted Russian prosecution lies against her at the start of a trial over the murder of two journalists that has caused outrage in Kiev and the West.Savchenko faces up to 25 years in prison for her alleged role in the deaths of two Russian reporters killed by...
Moscow sends new arms as signs grow of shift in Syria war
Syrians stand on the rubble of buildings after a missile fired by Syrian government forces hit a residential area in the Maghayir district in the old quarter of the northern city of Aleppo on July 21, 2015. (AFP/Karam Al-Masri) Syria said Tuesday it had received sophisticated new arms from Russia including warplanes and deployed them against...
Ukraine leader expresses wish to join NATO
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (center right) and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko talk after the meeting with he media in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday. (Mykola Lazarenko/Pool Photo via AP )Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday told the country’s security council that staying out of the NATO alliance was a...
Ukraine rebels say local elections still set for Oct, Nov
Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine said on Tuesday they were going ahead with local elections in October and November in defiance of Kiev, and only hours after they appeared to say they were prepared to postpone the vote to avoid “stalemate” in peace efforts. …read more Source: Channel...
NATO chief considers Minsk accord only way out of Ukraine crisis
There is no alternative to the Minsk deal on the peaceful settlement of the Ukraine crisis, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said here Tuesday. …read more Source: <a href=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-09/22/c_134649386.htm target=_blank title="NATO chief considers Minsk accord only way out of Ukraine crisis”...
Russian court starts hearing Ukrainian pilot’s murder trial
A Russian court on Tuesday started hearing a case against Ukrainian helicopter pilot Nadiya Savchenko over the murder of two Russian journalists in a trial that has caused outrage in Kiev and the West. Seen by her compatriots as a symbol of resistance against a Kremlin-backed conflict in their country, Savchenko faces up to 25 years in...
Moscow delivers warplanes to Syria in latest boost to regime
DAMASCUS: Russia has delivered new arms including warplanes to Syria as the regime increases attacks on jihadists, officials said Tuesday, in a sign that Moscow’s growing support for its ally is having an effect. A senior Syrian military official told AFP Damascus had received a fresh batch of arms, including at least five fighter planes,...
Ukraine rebels say local elections still set for Oct, Nov
KIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine said on Tuesday they were going ahead with local elections in October and November in defiance of Kiev, and only hours after they appeared to say they were prepared to postpone the vote to avoid “stalemate” in peace efforts. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine presses NATO chief for defensive weapons
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine pressed NATO on Tuesday for Western weaponry to help defend itself against pro-Russian separatists but the head of the alliance resisted for fear of threatening a fragile ceasefire with Russian-backed rebels. …read more Source: The...
