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‘Evidence’ Moscow firing from Russia on Ukraine troops: US
WASHINGTON – The United States has evidence that Russian troops are firing artillery from inside Russia on Ukrainian military positions, a US official alleged Thursday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
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...
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...
Ukraine prime minister resigns over coalition breakup
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Thursday resigned in a shock move in protest at the disbanding of the ruling parliamentary coalition, plunging the strife-torn nation into political uncertainty. …read more Source: Channel...
Kerry Pushes for Gaza Truce as Death Toll Tops 700
Gaza/Jerusalem. The death toll in Gaza topped 700 on Thursday as Israeli tank fire before dawn killed 16 people in the Hamas-dominated coastal territory, including six members of the same family, Palestinian health officials said. The continued violence defied world efforts to achieve a ceasefire between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas after...
More MH17 Bodies Return to Netherlands as EU Mulls Russia Sanctions
Bodies of victims in the Malaysia Airlines flight MH-17 crash are transferred to funeral hearses by Dutch military personnel during a ceremony at Eindhoven Airbase, the Netherlands, 23 July 2014. (EPA Photo/Dan Himbrechts Eindhoven. Dozens more bodies from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 are set to arrive in the Netherlands on...
