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West expands sanctions on Russia
Russia sanctions spread pain from Putin to HalliburtonEU and U.S. announce new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Russians optimistic despite tougher sanctions
The European Union (EU) has announced a new round of sanctions against Russia over Moscow’s perceived support for pro-Russian rebels fighting government forces in Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine army retakes town near Donetsk
Ukraine’s army said on Wednesday that it had retaken a town on the outskirts of the main rebel stronghold of Donetsk, and intercepted another convoy of vehicles crossing over from Russia. …read more Source: The Times of...
Observers turned back from MH17 crash site
International observers have turned back from another attempt to reach the site where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 went down in eastern Ukraine. Observers from the Organisation for Security… …read more Source: The...
Ukraine army retakes town on edge of rebel bastion Donetsk
Ukraine’s army said Wednesday (July 30) that it had retaken Avdiyivka, a town on the outskirts of Donetsk, and intercepted another convoy of vehicles crossing over from Russia, as it tightened its grip on the key insurgent bastion. …read more Source: Channel...
Rebel Chief in East Ukraine Bans Swearing
A top rebel chief in east Ukraine has banned fighters from swearing, saying it “spiritually demeans us and will lead our army to defeat”, according to a document published on a Twitter account used by… …read more Source:...
Officials: 19 dead in E. Ukraine region
Officials in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine say 19 people have died in fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists. The regional administration said Wednesday on its website that 31 people were brought to hospitals with injuries over the previous 24 hours. Shells hit apartment buildings in Donetsk, the regional capital,...
Russia sanctions spread pain from Putin to Halliburton
U.S. and European Union sanctions against Russia’s Vladimir Putin threaten to shut off some of the world’s largest energy companies from one of the biggest untapped energy troves on the planet.EU and U.S. announce new sanctions on Russia over UkraineWest agrees wider Russia sanctions as Kiev says forces near crash siteFighting...
Mass murder of innocents
This year’s Eid al-Fitri must surely be one of the saddest experienced in the country so far.The usual festive cheer has been subdued by the horrific shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine on July 17.The federal government and state governments have rightly cancelled official Hari Raya open houses as a mark of...
US, Europe impose new sanctions on Russia
Spurred to action by the downing of the Malaysian airliner, the European Union approved dramatically tougher economic sanctions on Tuesday against Russia, including an arms embargo and restrictions on state-owned banks. …read more Source: The Times of...
