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Australian PM Abbott’s Tough Stance on MH17 Paying Off, Poll Shows
Sydney. Embattled Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s forthright handling of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 appears to have paid off, a poll released on Tuesday showed, although his government has not enjoyed a similar spike in popularity. The Newspoll polling agency recorded a 12-point jump in Abbot’s net...
Russia denies firing artillery into Ukraine
Russia’s Defence Ministry has cast doubt on images published by the US government to back up its claim that Russia has fired artillery into Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
MH 17 crash may aggravate Ukraine crisis: Finnish expert
The crash of the Malaysian passenger plane MH17 is possible to deteriorate the crisis in Ukraine, said Kristi Raik, senior researcher at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs in an interview with the Finnish national broadcaster YLE on Monday. …read more Source:...
U.S., EU to impose new sanctions on Russia this week
The United States and Europe will slap new sanctions against Russia this week in the wake of its continued assistance to rebels in eastern Ukraine, U.S. media reported Monday. …read more Source:...
World › Ukraine says rebels still manipulating crash site
Ukraine’s foreign minister said Monday that pro-Russian separatists are continuing to try to manipulate the wreckage of the Malaysian airliner that the United States and others have accused the rebels of shooting down. In an interview with The Associated Press, Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said new fighting that prevented an…...
West says Russia is still arming Ukraine separatists, urges more sanctions
Swift new sanctions against Russia are needed to stop it from arming separatists in Ukraine and destabilizing the country, the United States, Germany, France, Britain and Italy agreed on Monday. Leaders of the five countries spoke by phone and agreed the international community should “impose further costs” on Russia and that the EU...
Russia ordered to pay $50 billion over Yukos
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government must pay $50 billion for using tax claims to destroy Yukos, once the country’s largest oil producer, and its Kremlin-critical CEO, an international court has ruled.Monday’s verdict by the Permanent Court for Arbitration increases the economic and diplomatic isolation of Russia at a...
Stocks pause as traders await key economic news
After dawdling between small gains and losses in a slow day of summer trading, the stock market ended little changed on Monday.Instead of worrying about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine or trouble in the world’s other hot spots, investors appeared to sit tight.The main reason, said Robert Pavlik, chief market strategist at Banyan...
Fighting in Ukraine prompts residents to flee
Panicky residents in an eastern Ukrainian town have fled their homes carrying a few possessions in plastic bags and small suitcases as shells exploded in the distance, fighting that also prevented an international police team from reaching the area where the Malaysia Airlines plane was downed. …read more Source: The Times of...
Rebels claim Kiev now controls part of MH17 site
Ukraine’s army on Monday (July 28) seized control of part of the vast site where Malaysian airliner MH17 crashed, insurgents said, as the United Nations announced the downing of the plane could constitute a war crime. …read more Source: Channel...
