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Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels swop dozens of prisoners under truce terms
September 12, 2014 8:06 PMDONETSK, Ukraine (AFP) – Ukrainian forces and pro-Kremlin insurgents said on Friday they have swopped dozens of prisoners under the terms of a fragile truce aimed at ending the five-month eastern revolt. …read more Source: The Straits...
Vladimir Putin Looks to Asia as European Union Tightens Sanctions
President Vladimir Putin called on Friday for new efforts to strengthen cooperation with China and ex-Soviet republics in Central Asia after the European Union tightened sanctions on Russia over the U… …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s Leader Sees No Military Solution of Crisis, Eyes Reforms
Ukraine’s president said on Friday there could be no military solution to his country’s crisis and said he hoped “a very fragile” ceasefire in the east would hold, allowing him to focus on rebuilding … …read more Source:...
EU hits Russia with new sanctions as Ukraine looks West
Tough new EU sanctions came into effect against Russia over the Ukraine conflict on Friday (Sep 12), with Moscow accusing its foes of trying to derail the push for peace in the former Soviet state. …read more Source: Channel...
Poroshenko says Ukraine to ratify EU pact next week
President Petro Poroshenko said on Friday (Sep 12) that the Ukrainian and European parliaments would meet on September 16 to jointly ratify an historic agreement pulling his country further out of Russia’s reach. …read more Source: Channel...
Poland Resumes Gas Deliveries to Ukraine
Poland’s state pipeline operator says it has resumed full deliveries of gas to Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Shooting down of MH17 ‘most likely’ scenario
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — The chief Dutch prosecutor overseeing the criminal investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 says that the plane being shot down from the ground is the “most likely” scenario being probed by dozens of investigators. Fred Westerbeke of the Dutch National Prosecutors Office told...
EU sanctions hit Russian oil majors, lawmakers
New European Union sanctions curbing access to western financial markets for some of Russia’s largest firms are targeting banks, arms manufacturers, the country’s leading oil company, Rosneft, as well as the crude subsidiary of its state-owned energy giant Gazprom.The measures published in the 28-nation bloc’s official journal...
Malaysia wants access to MH17 crash site
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein on Friday said a team of international investigators should gain immediate access to the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17’s crash site in Ukraine.Hishammuddin said he along with Dutch Defence Minister Jeanine Hennis.. …read more Source: India...
Asia stocks muted; Tokyo edges up on yen slump
Asian stock markets struggled for direction on Friday after a mixed close on Wall Street. Japan’s benchmark edged higher as the yen plumbed a multiyear low and South Korean shares rising after policymakers held a key interest rate steady.KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 was 0.2 percent higher at 15,934.03, underpinned by the...
