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Russia may restrict trans-Siberian flights for EU airlines
Russia may impose restrictions or a ban on European airlines using trans-Siberian routes, raising the cost of their flights to Asia in response to the European Union’s sanctions over Ukraine. …read more Source: China...
Talks underway after Ukrainian troops cross into Russia to avoid fighting
Ukraine said Monday it was in talks with Moscow over the return of 311 Ukrainian soldiers and border guards who had been forced by fighting with separatists to cross into Russia, but Russian border authorities said the troops were seeking asylum. Both sides seemed set to use the fate of the troops to score propaganda […] The post Talks...
NATO a tension-maker: Russian minister
Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) would create tensions with Moscow even if there was no Ukraine crisis.”As you know, the NATO has not ceased to expand. It looks for the meaning to exist. Afgh.. …read more Source: India...
Ukraine closes in on rebel bastion, urges civilians to flee
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – Ukraine said its forces are closing in on the main rebel-held bastion of Donetsk and urged the insurgents to let civilians flee besieged eastern cities as fears of a humanitarian crisis grow. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine closes in on rebel bastion, urges civilians to flee
DONETSK: Ukraine said Monday its forces are closing in on the main rebel-held bastion of Donetsk and urged the insurgents to let civilians flee besieged eastern cities as fears of a humanitarian crisis grow. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukrainian troops cross into Russia to seek asylum
438 Ukrainian soldiers and border guards who had crossed into Russia were seeking asylum, Russian border authorities said. …read more Source: China...
East Ukrainian city of Luhansk dying under siege
In an impassioned statement released over the weekend, mayor Sergei Kravchenko described a situation that is becoming more unsustainable by the day. …read more Source: The Times of...
World › World leaders mark outbreak of World War 1
World leaders on Monday commemorated the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I by warning of lessons to be learned in the face of today’s many crises, including Ukraine. “Peace has to be a shared goal,” Belgium’s King Philippe told leaders gathered in his country’s eastern city of… …read more...
World › East Ukraine city dying under siege
Residents say the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk is dying. The power grid was completely down Monday, the city government said, and fuel is running dry. Store shelves are emptying fast, and those who haven’t managed to flee must drink untreated tap water. With little medicine left, doctors are sending… …read more Source:...
Stocks stage late-day rally; Utilities lag
The stock market staged a late-day rally Monday, helping push the Dow Jones industrial average higher for the first time in a week.Investors had a couple pieces of positive news to get behind: a decent earnings report from Berkshire Hathaway and the announcement of a rescue package for a struggling Portuguese bank.However, investors remain...
