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MH17 wreckage due in Netherlands on Tuesday
THE HAGUE – Wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 will arrive from Ukraine at a Dutch air force base on Tuesday where the plane will be reconstructed as part of probe into the crash.The convoy of lorries carrying pieces of wreckage from Ukraine is due to arrive at the Gilze-Rijen airbase in the south of the country at around 2 pm...
U.N. declares 2014 a devastating year for millions of children
UNITED NATIONS- The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF declared 2014 a devastating year for children on Monday with as many as 15 million caught in conflicts in Central African Republic, Iraq, South Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and the Palestinian territories. UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake said the high number of crises meant many of...
Ukraine says Russia will resume gas flows on Dec 11
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s gas transport monopoly Ukrtransgaz said on Monday Russia would resume supplies of natural gas to Ukraine on December 11 after a six-month gap due to a dispute over prices and unpaid debts. …read more Source: The...
Russia says committed to Ukraine ceasefire talks this week
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is committed to holding another round of talks this week in the Belarussian capital Minsk on ending violence in eastern Ukraine, a senior Kremlin aide said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
U.S. sanctions aimed at changing power in Russia – deputy minister
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian deputy foreign minister accused the United States on Monday of trying to bring down President Vladimir Putin by imposing sanctions on Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine, TASS news agency reported. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine allows state firm to import power from Russia
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s government has allowed state energy company Ukrinterenergo to import electricity from Russia to cover current power shortages caused by a lack of coal, the Ukrainian energy ministry said. …read more Source: The...
Country Profile: Kazakhstan………Celebrating Independence Day
Following its independence over 23 years ago, the natural resource-rich Republic of Kazakhstan has turned into a politically stable and prosperous country, playing an active role in creating a peaceful world.The Republic of Kazakhstan celebrates Independence Day on December 16. The years following independence in 1991 have been marked by...
Merkel blasts Russia as bloody Ukraine clashes rage
KIEV, (AFP) – Ukraine on Sunday reported the death of eight more civilians and two soldiers in fighting with pro-Russian insurgents as German Chancellor Angela Merkel accused the Kremlin of interfering in Kievs pro-European drive.The latest casualties across the Russian-speaking Donetsk and Lugansk regions came two days ahead of the planned...
Ukraine crisis, Afghanistan, Aral sea issues: Deputy FM of Kazakhstan speaks at OSCE Ministerial Council session
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EU to seek Turkish help in IS fight
BRUSSELS (Reuters): The European Union will press Turkey to cooperate more closely in the fight against Islamic State and urge it not to undermine EU sanctions on Russia on a visit this week intended to give new impetus to often fraught EU-Turkish relations. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn and...
