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29th Anniversary of ‘Chernobyl disaster’
A traveller writes their account of Chernobyl visit as its 29th anniversary is celebrated. The Chernobyl disaster was a catastrophic nuclear accident that occured on April 26 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which was under the direct jurisdiction of the central authorities of the Soviet Union. An explosion and a huge fire...
One more Ukrainian serviceman killed in eastern Ukraine – Kiev military
One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and three other were wounded in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in the past 24 hours in the east, the Ukrainian military said on Monday. …read more Source: Channel...
One more Ukrainian serviceman killed in eastern Ukraine – Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and three other were wounded in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in the past 24 hours in the east, the Ukrainian military said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Nursultan Nazarbayev: Kazakhstan’s moderniser with authoritarian streak
ASTANA, Kazakhstan – A shepherd’s son who counts former British prime minister Tony Blair and Russian President Vladimir Putin among his admirers, Kazakhstan’s Nursultan Nazarbayev has overseen two decades of change in his Central Asia country, while remaining entrenched himself.Under Nazarbayev, the sprawling country of 27...
‘Intense shelling’ in flashpoint Ukraine village
VIENNA: OSCE observers said today they have witnessed the most intense shelling in the flashpoint eastern Ukrainian village of Shyrokyne since fighting began there in mid-February, as well as movement of heavy weapons. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine’s ceasefire under pressure amid reports of servicemen killed
April 27, 2015 5:21 PMUkraine is observing large-scale military drills in the southern Mykolaiv region under the watchful eye of President Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source: The Straits...
Kazakhstan’s longtime leader secures crushing election win
Preliminary results of weekend nationwide polls in Kazakhstan show the long-ruling president confirming his incumbency with 97.7 percent of the vote amid a record turnout, election officials said Monday.A crushing victory for 74-year-old Nursultan Nazarbavev was widely expected from the moment Sunday’s snap elections were announced....
Ukraine to push for peacekeepers, funds at EU summit
KIEV: Ukraine will press European leaders for peacekeepers to patrol its war-torn east and will angle for more international financial support at two days of high-level talks starting today. …read more Source: New Straits...
Berlin knew Ukraine flight dangers before MH17 crash
FRANKFURT: Berlin knew the risks of flying over war-torn east Ukraine before Flight MH17 was shot out of the sky last year but did not inform German airlines, local media reported on Sunday. Investigators are still trying to determine who was responsible for downing the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 in July last year, killing all 298 passengers...
Berlin knew risk of flying over Ukraine before Malaysian flight MH17 crashed: reports
A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 — Flight MH17 en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur — with 298 people aboard crashed in eastern Ukraine near the Russian border. People inspect the crash site of a passenger plane near the village of Hrabove, Ukraine. (Source: AP File Photo) Berlin knew the risks of flying over war-torn east Ukraine before Flight...
