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Ukraine’s rebel leader sworn in after controversial elections
Alexander Zakharchenko, leader of independence-seeking insurgents in eastern Ukraine, was sworn in on Tuesday after controversial elections rejected by Kiev. …read more Source: China...
Austria forward Weimann returns for Russia, Brazil
VIENNA (AP) – Austria winger Andreas Weimann has been recalled to the national team for next weeks European Championship qualifier against Russia and a friendly against Brazil.The Aston Villa forward was overlooked for the teams previous three matches but was included in the 23-man squad announced Tuesday by coach Marcel Koller.Weimann has...
Beijing emerges as 2022 Winter Olympics favorite
BEIJING (AP) – The new front-runner to host the 2022 Winter Olympics doesnt have a long winter sports tradition. Then theres the matter of snow, or lack thereof. The mountains near Beijing where Olympic bidders want to hold skiing events receive less than a meter (3 feet) of snow each winter.But what increasingly matters in the race for the...
Ukraine rebel leader sworn in after eastern vote
DONETSK (AP) – The leader of separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine was officially sworn in Tuesday after an election that was roundly condemned by the West as illegal and destabilizing.Alexander Zakharchenko, 38, was inaugurated in a heavily guarded theater in the main rebel stronghold of Donetsk.Zakharchenkos election was largely a...
E.Ukraine election ‘counterproductive’: UN chief
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday said the elections in eastern Ukraine last Sunday was ‘an unfortunate and counterproductive development’. …read more Source: China...
Elections in east Ukraine ‘counterproductive’: UN chief
Elections organised and won by separatists in eastern Ukraine over the weekend were “unfortunate and counterproductive,” UN chief Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday (Nov 4). …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine to re-examine peace with rebels
KIEV (AFP) ― Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko threatened to tear up a peace plan with pro-Russian separatist rebels …read more Source: The Korea...
Ukraine rebel leader sworn in as head of separatist ‘republic’
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – Ukraine rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko was sworn in Tuesday as head of the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic after claiming a crushing victory at weekend separatist polls rejected by Kiev. …read more Source: Bangkok...
East Ukraine vote 'unfortunate and counterproductive' – U.N.'s Ban
VIENNA (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon criticised on Tuesday the holding of separatist elections in eastern Ukraine at the weekend as “unfortunate and counterproductive”. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine rebel leader sworn in, crisis deepens
A pro-Russian separatist leader was sworn in on Tuesday as the head of a self-proclaimed ‘people’s republic’ in eastern Ukraine in a ceremony that worsened a standoff with Russia. Alexander Zakharchenko (pic), who was elected in a rogue vote on Sunday that was denounced as a “farce” by Kiev and illegitimate by the...
