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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…...
EU formally adopts Russia sanctions
August 01, 2014 3:37 AMBRUSSELS (AFP) – The European Union formally adopted broad economic sanctions against Russia on Thursday, hoping they will force Moscow to reverse course on the Ukraine crisis. They were published in the EU’s Official Journal late in the day, meaning that they will come into effect on Friday. …read more...
Two weeks later, experts finally reach MH17 site
An international team of investigators has finally reached the crash site of the Malasia Airlines jet MH17, two weeks after the plane came down over rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Times of...
Blasts as Experts Finally Reach MH17 Crash Site in Ukraine
Explosions rang out near the crash site of downed flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine on Thursday as international investigators arrived for the first time in nearly a week after Kiev announced a surprise … …read more Source:...
EU formally adopts toughest Russian sanctions yet
July 31, 2014 10:30 PMBRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union formally adopted sanctions on Thursday curbing arms sales to Russia and cutting off financing for targeted banks over Moscow’s support for rebels in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukrainian parliament rejects PM’s resignation
The Ukrainian parliament on Thursday failed to approve the resignation tendered by Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk last week, the parliamentary press service said. …read more Source: China...
Russia sanctions to bite in 3-6 months: Hecker
Traders who sent wagers against Russian stocks to a record high in March before getting burned by a rebound of more than 20 percent are showing no interest in betting against President Vladimir Putin a second time.Moscow fights back after sanctions; battle rages near Ukraine crash siteRussia sanctions spread pain from Putin to HalliburtonEU and...
MH17: Ukraine army chief aims to wrap up offensive in next month
KIEV: Ukraine hopes to complete the “active phase” of its military offensive against pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine over the next month, the country’s army chief said in an interview published today. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Both sides must stop fighting at crash site: PM Najib
THE HAGUE: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak appealed today for an “immediate cessation” of fighting between Ukraine government forces and rebels around the crash site of flight MH17 near the Russian border. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Remains of Tambi, Ariza and children to be buried in Sarawak
KUCHING: The next-of-kin of Tambi Jiee, 49, and Ariza Ghazalee, 46, the married couple who were killed, together with their four children, in the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 crash in Ukraine, have decided that the six family members be buried at the Semariang Muslim Cemetery near here. …read more Source: New Straits...
