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- Nepal (712)
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- Taiwan (190)
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Najib meets Ukraine PM on MH17 timeline
NEW YORK: Ukraine’s prime minister met Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak on Wednesday but gave no clear commitment when investigators of the crashed flight MH17 could re-enter eastern Ukraine before winter to continue their probe. …read more Source: New Straits...
US stocks advance after 3 days of declines
U.S. stocks recovered Wednesday, advancing solidly after three days of losses. Makers of consumer staples and health-care companies were among the biggest advancers.Investors continue to focus on Europe’s economic malaise and tensions in the Middle East after the U.S. and Arab nations attacked the Islamic State group’s headquarters in...
Russia unimpressed by Obama offer to lift sanctions if it ‘changes course’ on Ukraine
September 25, 2014 3:20 AMUNITED NATIONS (AFP) – US President Barack Obama on Wednesday slammed Russia’s “aggression” in Ukraine but offered to lift sanctions against Moscow if it threw its weight behind an unravelling peace deal with Kiev. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine peace efforts stall despite lull in fighting
Separatists in the Russian-speaking industrial east on Tuesday brushed off President Petro Poroshenko’s limited self-rule offer and announced plans to set up independent parliaments in self-organised polls on November 2. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine Peace Efforts Stall Despite Lull in Fighting
Ukrainian peace efforts stalled on Wednesday after pro-Russian insurgents called their own elections in defiance of a deal under which they and the Ukrainian army began withdrawing heavy weapons after… …read more Source:...
NATO Sees Significant Pullback of Russian Troops From Ukraine
NATO has observed a significant withdrawal of Russian forces from inside Ukraine, but many Russian troops remain stationed nearby, an alliance military spokesman said on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Poland needs nuclear arms to ward off Russia: Walesa
September 24, 2014 8:38 PMWARSAW (AFP) – Polish anti-communist icon Lech Walesa said Poland should procure nuclear weapons as a safeguard against Russia, which it blames for stoking the crisis in neighbouring Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine peace efforts stall despite lull in fighting
KIEV – Ukrainian peace efforts stalled Wednesday after pro-Russian insurgents called their own elections in defiance of a deal under which they and the Ukrainian army began withdrawing heavy weapons after five months of war. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Nato sees pullback of Russian troops from Ukraine
Nato has observed a significant withdrawal of Russian forces from inside Ukraine, but many Russian troops remain stationed nearby, an alliance military spokesman said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The Times of...
Ukraine rebels plan votes in blow to Poroshenko
DONETSK, Ukraine (AFP) ―Pro-Russian rebels defiantly announced Tuesday they will stage their own elections in just six w …read more Source: The Korea...
