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U.S. says Russia firing artillery across border at Ukrainian military
July 25, 2014 3:18 AMWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Thursday that Russia was firing artillery across the border into Ukraine to target Ukrainian military positions in the conflict against pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukrainian prime minister announces resignation
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced his resignation Thursday, opening the way for new elections that would reflect the country’s starkly changed political scene after the ouster of pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych in February. Yatsenyuk, a supporter of closer ties with Europe and a key participant in the protests...
Fighting rages near flight MH17 crash site, frustrating investigations
A powerful Ukrainian rebel leader has confirmed that pro-Russian separatists had an anti-aircraft missile of the type Washington says was used to shoot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, and it could have originated in Russia. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Ukraine’s prime minister quits in anger, with new elections likely
Ukraine’s prime minister tendered his resignation yesterday, berating parliament for failing to pass legislation to take control over the country’s increasingly precarious energy situation and to increase army financing. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Ukraine’s PM resigns amid deadly rebellion complicating MH17 probe
DONETSK: Ukraine’s prime minister resigned Thursday after his governing coalition collapsed, plunging the former Soviet state into political limbo as it struggles to quell a deadly rebellion in the east. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukrainian PM announces resignation
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk announced his resignation on Thursday over parliaments “ineffectiveness” after two political parties withdrew from Ukraines ruling coalition. …read more Source: ANTARA...
Asian shares mostly up on China manufacturing data
HONG KONG–Asian markets mostly rose Thursday as an index of Chinese manufacturing activity hit an 18-month high in July, boosting hopes for the world’s No. 2 economy, as concerns over the Ukraine crisis eased. The euro fell to fresh multi-month lows against the dollar and yen as investors fretted over the impact of sanctions on Russia...
British experts examine second MH17 black box
British investigators have started examining the second black box from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 which was shot down over Ukraine, the transport ministry said Thursday. …read more Source: ANTARA...
More MH17 bodies arrive in Netherlands
Two planes carrying 74 coffins containing bodies recovered from the MH17 crash site in Ukraine were flown to the Netherlands on Thursday (July 24), a day after the first of the 298 dead arrived. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine fighting rages as Australia ready for MH17 site deployment
Fighting between Ukrainian troops and rebels raged Thursday (July 24) near the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, as countries which lost 298 citizens in the disaster moved to deploy their police to secure the impact zone. …read more Source: Channel...
