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      Ukraine’s early parliamentary election kicks off
      Oct26

      Ukraine’s early parliamentary election kicks off

      Millions of Ukrainians on Sunday began to cast their votes in the early parliamentary elections with 29 political parties and 1,401 candidates contesting in the polls. …read more Source: China...

      Ukraine votes to overhaul parliament
      Oct26

      Ukraine votes to overhaul parliament

      Voters in Ukraine headed to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament, overhauling a legislature tainted by its association with ousted President Viktor Yanukovych. …read more Source: The Times of...

      Ukraine votes in poll likely to strengthen president’s hand
      Oct26

      Ukraine votes in poll likely to strengthen president’s hand

      KIEV: Ukrainians voted today in an election that is likely to install a pro-Western parliament and strengthen President Petro Poroshenko’s mandate to end separatist conflict in the east, but may fuel tension with Russia. …read more Source: New Straits...

      Rebel stronghold tightens security ahead of Ukrainian election
      Oct26

      Rebel stronghold tightens security ahead of Ukrainian election

      Security is tight in the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk, as local residents largely ignore Sunday’s Ukrainian parliamentary election. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...

      Voting Starts in Parliamentary Election in Ukraine
      Oct26

      Voting Starts in Parliamentary Election in Ukraine

      Ukrainians voted on Sunday in an election that is expected to strengthen President Petro Poroshenko’s mandate to end a separatist conflict in the east of the country. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine votes in parliamentary election
      Oct26

      Ukraine votes in parliamentary election

      Ukrainians voted on Sunday in an election that is expected to strengthen President Petro Poroshenko’s mandate to end a separatist conflict in the east of the country.Polling stations opened… …read more Source: The...

      Divided Ukraine votes for pro-Western future
      Oct26

      Divided Ukraine votes for pro-Western future

      KIEV – Ukrainians voted Sunday for a new parliament in elections meant to complete a historic shift from Russia’s sphere of influence, but which will sharpen the war-torn country’s internal divisions.The snap election, eight months after a street revolt overthrew Moscow-backed president Viktor Yanukovych, is expected to result...

      Special report: why Ukraine’s revolution remains unfinished
      Oct26

      Special report: why Ukraine’s revolution remains unfinished

      In the afternoon of Feb. 20, after the morning’s dead had been cleared away, Volodymyr Melnychuk arrived outside Kiev’s October palace. Higher up the hill stood the seats of Ukrainian government, defended by thousands of police. Below lay Independence Square, or Maidan, covered in protesters’ camps and scarred with barricades...

      War-scarred Ukraine votes for pro-Western future
      Oct26

      War-scarred Ukraine votes for pro-Western future

      The snap general election is also expected to reveal the level of trust in President Petro Poroshenko’s bid to hold on to the separatist east through talks with pro-Russian rebels and their alleged puppet masters in the Kremlin. …read more Source: Channel...

      Malaysia to push for better flight tracking
      Oct26

      Malaysia to push for better flight tracking

      PETALING JAYA, Malaysia – Malaysia will push for an improvement on real-time tracking of airline flights and a better sharing of aviation risks at an International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) meeting next week, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.Liow said the international community needed to collaborate more closely...