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      Thousands of Ukraine nationalists march in Kiev
      Jan01

      Thousands of Ukraine nationalists march in Kiev

      Thousands of Ukrainian nationalists held a torchlight procession across Kiev on Thursday (Jan 1) in honour of a 1940s anti-Soviet insurgent branded by Moscow as a Nazi collaborator whom Europe must reject. …read more Source: Channel...

      Weather stalls search for black boxes; first victim buried
      Jan01

      Weather stalls search for black boxes; first victim buried

      PANGKALAN BUN/SURABAYA: Heavy seas stopped divers reaching the possible wreck of an AirAsia Indonesia jet off Borneo on Thursday and an aviation official said it could be a week before the black box flight recorders are found. Nine bodies have so far been recovered from the Airbus A320-200, which crashed on Sunday en route to Singapore from the...

      Thousands of Ukraine Nationalists March in Kiev
      Jan01

      Thousands of Ukraine Nationalists March in Kiev

      Thousands of Ukrainian nationalists held a torchlight procession across Kiev on Thursday in honour of a 1940s anti-Soviet insurgent, Stepan Bandera, branded by Moscow as a Nazi collaborator whom Europ… …read more Source:...

      Thousands of Ukraine nationalists march in Kiev
      Jan01

      Thousands of Ukraine nationalists march in Kiev

      KIEV (AFP) – Thousands of Ukrainian nationalists held a torchlight procession across Kiev on Thursday in honour of a World War II anti-Soviet insurgent dismissed by Moscow as a Nazi collaborator.The march on what would have been Stepan Banderas 106th birthday moved along the same streets on which masses rallied for three months last winter...

      118 journalists, media staff killed in 2014 — IFJ
      Jan01

      118 journalists, media staff killed in 2014 — IFJ

      BRUSSELS: One hundred and eighteen journalists and media staff were killed around the world in 2014, with Pakistan and Syria the deadliest countries, the International Federation of Journalists said Wednesday. The IFJ said those killed, 13 more than in 2013, were either targeted for their work or caught in the cross-fire while another 17 died in...

      Ukraine Says Rebels Keep up Attacks Into New Year
      Jan01

      Ukraine Says Rebels Keep up Attacks Into New Year

      Ukrainian separatists carried out sporadic attacks on government forces as the New Year began, wounding three soldiers, the Kiev military said, as President Petro Poroshenko told the nation to brace f… …read more Source:...

      Poroshenko tells Ukrainians ‘we will win this war’
      Jan01

      Poroshenko tells Ukrainians ‘we will win this war’

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, in a traditional New Year’s message on Wednesday (Dec 31), promised to defeat the “cruel-hearted foe” trying to break his former Soviet republic apart. …read more Source: Channel...

      Ukraine says rebels keep up attacks into New Year
      Jan01

      Ukraine says rebels keep up attacks into New Year

      KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian separatists carried out sporadic attacks on government forces as the New Year began, wounding three soldiers, the Kiev military said, as President Petro Poroshenko told the nation to brace for a year that would “not be easy”. …read more Source: The...

      Putin calls annexation of Crimea historic landmark
      Jan01

      Putin calls annexation of Crimea historic landmark

      MOSCOW (AP) ― Russian President Vladimir Putin has used his New Year’s speech to hail his country’s annexation of Ukrain …read more Source: The Korea...

      118 journalists killed in 2014: IFJ
      Jan01

      118 journalists killed in 2014: IFJ

      BRUSSELS (AFP) – One hundred and eighteen journalists and media staff were killed around the world in 2014, with Pakistan and Syria the deadliest countries, the International Federation of Journalists said Wednesday.The IFJ said those killed, 13 more than in 2013, were either targeted for their work or caught in the cross-fire while another...