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Abbott’s ‘shirtfront’ is Australia’s word of the year
SYDNEY: “Shirtfront”, an aggressive Australian sports term used by Prime Minister Tony Abbott to challenge Russia’s Vladimir Putin, was Wednesday picked as the National Dictionary Centre’s word of the year, beating “man-bun”. Abbott in October vowed to “shirtfront” the Russian president — an Australian Rules football term in which a...
MH17 wreckage arrives at Dutch base
GILZE-RIJEN AIRBASE, Netherlands – A convoy carrying wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 arrived at a Dutch airbase on Tuesday where it will be pieced together as part of a probe into its shooting down over Ukraine.Around 50 relatives of some of the 298 people killed when the plane was blown out of the sky in July were allowed into...
Dutch say no to UN taking over crash inquiry
AMSTERDAM: The Dutch government yesterday rejected a proposal from relatives of victims of the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 to let the United Nations take charge of its criminal investigation into the disaster. A request to appoint a special UN envoy to take over the inquiry was sent on Friday by a law firm representing 20 relatives,...
2014 harmful year for children: UN
Globally, 230 million children now live in countries and areas engulfed in aroused conflict. PHOTO: AFP UNITED NATIONS: Year 2014 has been a harmful year for children with adult to 15 million swept adult in wars in a Central African Republic, Iraq, South Sudan, a Palestinian territories, Syria and Ukraine, a UN children’s organisation...
Dutch to begin assembling MH17 wreckage
Crash investigators will try to reconstruct the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that was shot down over eastern Ukraine in July from wreckage that was brought to a Dutch air force hangar. …read more Source: China...
French reform bill a major test for a weakened Hollande
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Socialist government will propose on Wednesday a reform bill which is crucial for avoiding EU sanctions but risks being watered down by lawmakers angry with President Francois Hollande’s deregulation drive. …read more Source: The...
IMF Visits Ukraine for Bailout Talks
Officials from the International Monetary Fund are visiting Ukraine Tuesday for talks on its $17 billion aid program — a key step towards bringing more funds to the cash-strapped country. The visit coincides with a so-called “Day of Silence,” when both Ukrainian forces and rebels have ple… …read more Source: The...
World › Russia seeks stronger Asian energy
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday he is seeking stronger energy ties with Asia over the West, amid tensions with the U.S. and its European allies over the crisis in the Ukraine. Putin is set to travel to India for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his right-wing government… …read more Source: Japan...
MH17 Wreckage Arrives in Netherlands
The Hague. A convoy carrying wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands on Tuesday on its way to a Dutch air force base where the doomed plane will be reconstructed. Dutch national broadcaster NOS showed eight trucks carrying wreckage crossing the border with Germany overnight, before heading to a southern air base...
Triumphant Merkel re-elected party chief with 97%
From the Ukraine conflict to Europe’s debilitating financial crisis, Merkel said her policies as the head of Europe’s biggest economy promoted security and stability and lived up to Germany’s responsibilities in the world. …read more Source: Channel...
