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Ukraine passes law to boost armed forces by a third
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament passed a law on Thursday to increase the size of the armed forces by a third as Kiev fights pro-Russian separatists in the east. …read more Source: The...
Rescuers find 32 dead miners in east Ukraine mine
DONETSK: Rescuers found 32 bodies of miners in the Zasyadko mine in eastern Ukraine a day after a blast ripped through the shaft, a rebel official said today. …read more Source: New Straits...
Death toll in east Ukraine mine blast reaches 32
A woman reacts as she walks past pro-Russian rebels guarding the Zasyadko mine in Donetsk, Ukraine Wednesday March 4, 2015. An explosion at the Zasyadko coal mine in war-torn eastern Ukraine killed 32 workers on Wednesday, the speaker of Ukraine’s parliament said. Rebels who control the area, however, confirmed only one death. (AP...
Rescuers find 32 dead miners in east Ukraine mine
Rescuers found 32 bodies of miners in the Zasyadko mine in eastern Ukraine a day after a blast ripped through the shaft, a rebel official said on Thursday. “32 bodies of dead miners of the Zasyadko mine have been found” by early morning, the emergency ministry of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic said in a statement,...
External factors put pressure on rupiah
Having held out from breaching the Rp 13,000 per US dollar level for days, the domestic currency finally breached the psychological threshold as economic concerns on China and the Ukraine affected investors’ appetite for emerging-market assets.The rupiah on Thursday weakened 0.4 percent to trade at 13,022 per dollar, according to the...
Rescuers find 32 dead miners in east Ukraine mine
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – Rescuers found 32 bodies of miners in the Zasyadko mine in eastern Ukraine a day after a blast ripped through the shaft, a rebel official said on Thursday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine military says one soldier killed in past 24 hours in east
KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and another wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine, military spokesman Vladislav Seleznyov said on Thursday, despite a ceasefire deal meant to decrease tensions. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine military says one soldier killed in past 24 hours in east
One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and another wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine, military spokesman Vladislav Seleznyov said on Thursday, despite a ceasefire deal meant to decrease tensions. …read more Source: Channel...
Former Ukraine Finance Minister Arrested On Spanish Coast
Spanish media reports say police have arrested former Ukrainian Finance Minister Yuriy Kolobov, missing since August 2014 and wanted for embezzlement and financial wrongdoing under an Interpol arrest … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Libya asks UN to approve arms contracts
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) – Libya urged the UN Security Council on Wednesday to approve a request for military purchases as it struggles to combat Islamic State extremists and protect its oil fields.The internationally-recognized government, one of two bodies that claims to rule troubled Libya, has asked the councils sanctions...
