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US film star and pal of Vladimir Putin Steven Seagal plays concert in Crimea
Hollywood tough guy and musician Steven Seagal played a weekend concert in the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, appearing on a stage adorned with the flag of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine. …read more Source: South China Morning...
One Convict Killed, 106 Flee as Shells Hit East Ukraine Jail
One convict was killed and over 100 escaped when shelling hit a high-security prison in the besieged rebel stronghold of Donetsk in east Ukraine, local authorities said on Monday. …read more Source:...
KL shares close broadly higher
KUALA LUMPUR: Share prices on Bursa Malaysia closed broadly higher today in line with most regional markets on a technical rebound as the easing of tensions in Ukraine helped boost investors’ appetite. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine rocket attack leads to mass jail breakout
Donetsk, Ukraine — Local authorities say more than 100 prisoners have fled from a high-security facility after it was hit by shelling in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine City council spokesman Maxim Rovensky said Monday a jail riot was precipitated by a direct rocket hit that claimed the life of at least one inmate....
Kerry in Australia with deeper military cooperation on agenda
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Sydney on Monday for annual talks expected to deepen military engagement with close ally Australia, but the focus will also be on hotspots abroad including Iraq and Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Rupiah appreciates to 11,718 per dollar Monday morning
Rupiah traded among banks in Jakarta on Monday morning appreciated by 60 basis points to Rp 11,718 per US dollar from Rp 11,778 per dollar.”After a lack of positive sentiment in the domestic market last week, recently released data on the rise of Indonesia’s foreign exchange reserves to US$ 110.542 billion in July 2014 has...
Dollar steady in Asia trade
TOKYO — The dollar stabilized Monday morning, following a sharp drop against the yen after last week’s announcement that US President Barack Obama had authorized air strikes in Iraq. The dollar strengthened to 102.17 yen in Tokyo morning trade, against 102.06 yen in New York late Friday and 101.81 yen in Tokyo Friday afternoon. The...
Russia urges for aid delivery to eastern Ukraine
Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday that his country hopes that the issue of humanitarian aid corridors in eastern Ukraine would be resolved soon.Lavrov said Russia was making efforts to reach an agreement with Ukraine, the International Committee of t.. …read more Source: India...
Australian PM appalled at decapitated head photo
A shocking image of what is believed to be the young son of an Australian man holding a decapitated head in Syria showed how barbaric the Islamic State (IS) “terrorist army” is, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Monday. Jihadists seize Syria army base, behead soldiersAustralia to send 100 extra police, troops to Ukraine: PM Abbott...
World › U.S. action movie star Steven Seagal plays gig in Crimea
Hollywood tough guy and musician Steven Seagal played a weekend concert in the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, appearing on a stage adorned with the flag of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine. Seagal and his blues band played late Saturday at a bikers’ show held in the city of Sevastopol, home… …read more Source: Japan...
