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      Eight bid to host European basketball championship
      Aug01

      Eight bid to host European basketball championship

      MUNICH (GERMANY) – Eight countries have offered to stage next year’s European basketball championship, which was taken away from Ukraine due to the ongoing conflict there, the European federation said Friday. …read more Source: Bangkok...

      More remains recovered from MH17 crash site
      Aug01

      More remains recovered from MH17 crash site

      THE HAGUE—International experts have recovered more human remains from the flight MH17 crash site in war-torn Ukraine after resuming work on Friday, the Dutch government said. “The 70 Dutch and Australian experts have finished their work at the MH17 crash site for today,” the justice ministry said in a statement. “All...

      Experts get to work at MH17 Ukraine crash site
      Aug01

      Experts get to work at MH17 Ukraine crash site

      A team of 70 international experts got to work on Friday (August 1), recovering bodies at the crash site of flight MH17 in war-torn eastern Ukraine, the Dutch justice ministry said. …read more Source: Channel...

      International probe to begin at MH17 crash site
      Aug01

      International probe to begin at MH17 crash site

      International experts will attempt on Friday (Aug 1) to begin a stalled investigation at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 as Ukrainian forces threaten to resume their offensive against pro-Russian rebels after a one-day halt. …read more Source: Channel...

      International Probe to Begin at MH17 Crash Site in Ukraine
      Aug01

      International Probe to Begin at MH17 Crash Site in Ukraine

      Rozyoyne, Ukraine. International experts will attempt to begin a stalled investigation at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on Friday as Ukrainian forces threaten to resume their offensive against pro-Russian rebels after a one-day halt. The international probe into the downing of flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine inched forward on...

      Russians Happier Than Ever, Despite Sanctions Over Ukraine, Poll Shows
      Aug01

      Russians Happier Than Ever, Despite Sanctions Over Ukraine, Poll Shows

      Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin during their meeting at Kremlin in Moscow on July 31, 2014. (Reuters Photo/Mikhail Klimentyev/RIA Novosti/Kremlin) Moscow. Russians are happier than ever despite being locked in a dramatic confrontation with the West over Ukraine that has seen their country slapped...

      Dutch, Australian Experts at MH17 Ukraine Site After Clashes Kill 14
      Aug01

      Dutch, Australian Experts at MH17 Ukraine Site After Clashes Kill 14

      Dutch and Australian experts finally arrived at the site of downed Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in east Ukraine on Friday, after clashes between Ukrainian government troops and pro-Russian rebels ki… …read more Source:...

      International probe to begin at MH17 crash site in Ukraine
      Aug01

      International probe to begin at MH17 crash site in Ukraine

      August 01, 2014 12:53 PMROZSYPNE, Ukraine (AFP) – International experts will attempt on Friday to begin a stalled investigation at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 as Ukrainian forces threaten to resume their offensive against pro-Russian rebels after a one-day halt. …read more Source: The Straits...

      Putin may be past point of no return in Ukraine
      Aug01

      Putin may be past point of no return in Ukraine

      Vladimir Putin risks becoming an international pariah over the Ukraine crisis but the Russian president is battening down the hatches for the gathering economic and political storm. The United States and the European Union saw the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 as a chance for Putin to distance himself from pro-Russian separatists in east...

      World › Ukraine premier stays on, envoys agree on crash site route
      Aug01

      World › Ukraine premier stays on, envoys agree on crash site route

      Ukraine’s parliament rejected Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk’s resignation on Thursday and finally passed legislation he said was needed to finance an army offensive against a separatist rebellion in the east and avert a national default on its debts. The assembly’s about-turn on laws it refused to back a week earlier…...