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Kerry, Russian FM meet in Geneva as Ukraine tensions simmer
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting his Russian counterpart for likely highly contentious talks amid continuing tensions over Ukraine and American calls for a full probe into the murder of a prominent opposition figure in Moscow.Neither Kerry nor Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov smiled or spoke substantively as they shook...
UN rights office: Death toll in eastern Ukraine passes 6,000
More than 6,000 people have died in eastern Ukraine since the start of the conflict almost a year ago that has led to a “merciless devastation of civilian lives and infrastructure,” the U.N. human rights office said Monday.Hundreds of civilians and military personnel have been killed in recent weeks alone after an upswing in fighting...
Peace talks continue as Ukraine death toll reportedly passes 6,000
US Secretary of State John Kerry began tough talks in Geneva on Monday with his Russian counterpart to end fighting in Ukraine, where the UN says the death toll has soared beyond 6,000 people in less than a year. The meeting with Sergei Lavrov in an upscale Geneva hotel came less than a week after Kerry accused Moscow of lying to his face…...
More than 6,000 killed in ‘merciless devastation’ in Ukraine: UN rights chief
More than 6,000 people have been killed since violence erupted in Ukraine last April, the UN rights chief said on Monday, decrying a “merciless devastation of civilian lives and infrastructure.” …read more Source: South China Morning...
Over 6,000 killed in ‘merciless devastation’ in Ukraine: UN
More than 6,000 people have been killed since violence erupted in Ukraine last April, the UN rights chief said Monday, decrying a “merciless devastation of civilian lives and infrastructure.” …read more Source: The Times of...
Australia Says Hunt for Missing MH370 Jet May Be Called Off Soon
Canberra. The search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 cannot go on forever, Australia’s deputy prime minister said, and discussions are already under way between Australia, China and Malaysia as to whether to call off the hunt within weeks. No trace has been found of the Boeing 777 aircraft, which disappeared a year ago this week...
‘I Am Not Afraid,’ Russians March in Memory of Murdered Putin Critic
Moscow. Holding placards declaring “I am not afraid,” thousands of Russians marched in Moscow on Sunday in memory of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, whose murder has widened a split in society that some say could threaten Russia’s future. Families, the old and young walked slowly, with many carrying portraits of Nemtsov, an opposition...
Kerry, Lavrov open tough talks on Ukraine, Nemtsov
GENEVA – US Secretary of State John Kerry began tough talks in Geneva Monday with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov due to focus on the fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
More than 6,000 killed in ‘merciless devastation’
GENEVA – More than 6,000 people have been killed since violence erupted in Ukraine last April, the UN rights chief said Monday, decrying a “merciless devastation of civilian lives and infrastructure.” “More than 6,000 lives have now been lost in less than a year due to the fighting in eastern Ukraine,” UN High...
More than 6,000 killed in ‘merciless devastation’ in Ukraine
GENEVA: More than 6,000 people have been killed since violence erupted in Ukraine last April, the UN rights chief said Monday, decrying a “merciless devastation of civilian lives and infrastructure.” …read more Source: New Straits...
