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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...
More MH17 Bodies Arrive in Netherlands
Planes carrying more bodies recovered from the MH17 crash site in Ukraine were flown to the Netherlands today, a day after the first of the 298 dead arrived. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Prime Minister Yatsenyuk resigns over coalition break-up
July 24, 2014 10:57 PMKIEV (AFP) – Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Thursday resigned in protest at the disbanding of the ruling parliamentary coalition. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine prime minister resigns over coalition break up
KIEV—Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Thursday resigned in protest at the disbanding of the ruling parliamentary coalition. “I announce my resignation in connection with the dissolution of the parliamentary coalition and the blocking of government initiatives,” a furious Yatsenyuk told parliament after several...
Asia : Marts mostly up on better Chinese data
HONG KONG: Asian markets mostly rose yesterday as an index of Chinese manufacturing activity hit an 18-month high in July, boosting hopes for the world’s number two economy, as concerns over the Ukraine crisis eased. …read more Source: New Straits...
CNN asks release of journalist in Ukraine
WASHINGTON: CNN said today a Ukrainian journalist working for the US news channel had been abducted this week by pro-Russian separatists, and appealed for his release. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: More bodies arrive in Netherlands
THE HAGUE: Planes carrying more bodies recovered from the MH17 crash site in Ukraine were flown to the Netherlands today, a day after the first of the 298 dead arrived. …read more Source: New Straits...
Planes with Malaysia Airlines bodies leave Ukraine
KHARKIV, Ukraine — Two military aircraft carrying remains of victims from the Malaysian plane disaster departed for the Netherlands Thursday, while Australian and Dutch diplomats joined to promote a plan for a U.N. team to secure the crash scene which has been controlled by pro-Russian rebels. All 298 people aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight...
