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German, French leaders head for Moscow to press for Ukraine peace
MOSCOW/KIEV, (Reuters) – The leaders of Germany and France are expected to take peace proposals to Moscow on Friday on the second leg of a dramatic initiative to end a conflict in Ukraine that has killed more than 5,000 people and driven Russia-West relations to new lows. …read more Source: The...
Merkel dampens hopes for Ukraine ceasefire deal in Moscow talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said it was unclear whether she and French President Francois Hollande would achieve a breakthrough with Russian President Vladimir Putin in talks later on Friday aimed at resolving the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Merkel, Hollande take Ukraine peace plan to Putin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande head to Moscow on Friday to secure President Vladimir Putin’s support for a peace plan to end surging separatist violence in the east. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Rebels, Ukrainian forces agree on humanitarian corridor
Pro-Russia rebels and the Ukrainian authorities agreed Friday on a humanitarian corridor to evacuate civilians from the epicenter of fighting in eastern Ukraine as German and French leaders prepared to bring their peace plan to Moscow.German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande are set to hold talks with Russian...
Popular ‘dashcams’ catch everything from scammers to disasters
PARIS (AFP) – The terrifying footage of a plane clipping a bridge in Taiwan and crashing into a river this week was a reminder that dashcams have become an increasingly standard piece of kit in cars around the world.The TransAsia crash, which killed at least 31 people on Wednesday, was filmed by at least two cars each carrying a dashboard...
Popular ‘dashcams’ catch everything scammers to disasters
PARIS (AFP) – The terrifying footage of a plane clipping a bridge in Taiwan and crashing into a river this week was a reminder that dashcams have become an increasingly standard piece of kit in cars around the world.The TransAsia crash, which killed at least 31 people on Wednesday, was filmed by at least two cars each carrying a dashboard...
Ukrainian, rebel convoys head for rail town of Debaltseve to evacuate civilians
Convoys of buses converged from two sides on the town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine on Friday after separatist rebels and government forces appeared to have patched together a truce to allow civilians to be evacuated. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Pro-Russian rebels, Ukrainian forces agree on humanitarian corridor
Relatives of a pro-Russian rebel fighter killed during fighting against Ukrainian government forces, mourn during his funeral in Vuhlehirsk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine on Thursday, after the separatists recently burst through government lines in Vuhlehirsk. The rebels are reported to have closed in around the town in a strategy they...
Ukrainian, rebel convoys head for rail town to evacuate civilians
HORLIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Convoys of buses converged from two sides on the town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine on Friday after separatist rebels and government forces appeared to have patched together a truce to allow civilians to be evacuated. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian, rebel convoys head for rail town to evacuate civilians
Convoys of buses converged from two sides on the town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine on Friday after separatist rebels and government forces appeared to have patched together a truce to allow civilians to be evacuated. A Reuters correspondent outside the town of Horlivka, west of Debaltseve, said around 30 empty buses were heading...
