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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...
Ukraine demands that Donetsk rebels surrender; humanitarian aid gets qualified nod
Fighting raged in the city of Donetsk on Sunday as government forces continued to close in on the rebel stronghold and pro-Russian insurgents backed away from an unconditional cease-fire offer that they announced just the day before. With a string of military successes and broad support for its campaign from the West and most of […] The...
Russia urges ‘humanitarian’ mission as Ukraine rebel bastion pounded
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s army shelled the main rebel bastion of Donetsk Sunday as Russia called for a humanitarian ceasefire, which the West warned could be a pretext by Moscow to send in troops. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine demands that rebels in Donetsk surrender
At least 300,000 of Donetsk’s 1 million residents have fled as violence escalates between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The Times of...
Ukraine Says No Ceasefire Until Separatists Surrender, Rebels Defiant
A Ukrainian military spokesman on Sunday dismissed a call for a ceasefire by a separatist leader, saying this could only take place once rebels had shown “white flags” and surrendered. …read more Source:...
Further correction likely this week
THE local stock market saw a profit-taking correction last week, forcing the blue-chip benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) down to a near five-month low, sparked by escalating geopolitical tensions after the United States airstrikes in Iraq and concerns over growth due to expanding economic sanctions from the Ukraine-Russian conflict....
Russian ‘Humanitarian’ Push in Ukraine ‘Unacceptable’: US, Germany
Washington. Russian intervention in Ukraine, including for supposed humanitarian purposes is “unacceptable” without Kiev’s authorization, US President Barack Obama and his German counterpart Angela Merkel agreed in a telephone call Saturday. Such a move “violates international law, and will provoke additional...
Ukraine Says No Ceasefire Until Separatists Surrender, Rebels
A Ukrainian military spokesman on Sunday dismissed a call for a ceasefire by a separatist leader, saying this could only take place once rebels had shown “white flags” and surrendered. …read more Source:...
1 killed, 10 injured as fighting rages in Ukraine
Fighting raged Sunday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk despite a request from the pro-Russian rebels there for a cease-fire to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe.”One person was killed and 10 injured in shelling that started early Sunday morning and continued into the day, city council spokesman Maxim Rovinsky told The...
Iranian plane crashes after takeoff, killing 39
A regional passenger plane assembled in Iran crashed Sunday while taking off from the capital, killing 39 and injuring another nine onboard, according to a senior transportation official and state media.The IrAn-140 operated by domestic carrier Sepahan Air crashed in a residential area near Tehran’s Mehrabad airport. State TV said the...
