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Outrage in Ukraine over activist lawyer’s slaying
KIEV: The murder of a lawyer who helped convict her sister’s well-connected killer sparked public outrage in Ukraine Tuesday and a warning from the foreign minister that the slaying marked “a challenge to the state”. Lawyer and activist Iryna Nozdrovska spent two years working on the case against Dmytro Rossoshansky — a Kiev...
Sharmazanov: Russia will not cede South Caucasus to Turkey
ArmInfo. Russia and Turkey have always been and will be competitors for the sphere of influence in the South Caucasus; the interests of the two countries in this region are interbreeding. Vice Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Edward Sharmazanov stated this in a conversation with journalists. According to him, despite some apparent warming in...
A new Ukrainian cultural and information center opened in Astana
It is created for educational activities and strengthening ties with Kazakhstan. …read more Source: Kazakh...
Ukraine hostages freed after police storm post office
Members of a police special operations unit gather outside a post office, where a man took people hostage, in Kharkiv, Ukraine December 30, 2017. REUTERSKHARKIV: Ukrainian police on Saturday freed the remaining hostages being held in a post office by an man believed to be strapped with explosives, and arrested the hostage taker after an...
Ukraine kidnappers free bitcoin analyst after $1 mln ransom paid
51 min 39 sec agoKIEV – Kidnappers in Ukraine have released an employee at a United Kingdom-registered …read more Source:...
Azerbaijani kickboxers win 2 medals at Wizard Open 2017
Azerbaijani kickboxers have claimed two medals, including a gold at the Wizard Open 2017 held in Kiev, Ukraine. The gold medal came from Sehran Bakhshiyev, while Isgandar Hajiyev grabbed silver. The tournament brought together more than 300 athletes …read more Source: Azerbaijan State News...
Saudi chess PR gambit checked by controversies
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia brushed aside rulings from top clerics to host a big money chess tournament, but the gambit to improve the kingdom’s image has been jolted by regional powerplays. The landmark event and its record US$2 million (RM8 million) prize pot come as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman looks to repackage his oil-rich nation as more...
‘Brexit deal can act as a model for ties with Turkey, Ukraine’
German Minister suggests a template …read more Source: The...
Saudi chess PR gambit checked by controversies
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia brushed aside rulings from top clerics to host a big money chess tournament, but the gambit to improve the kingdom’s image has been jolted by regional power plays. The landmark event and its record $2 million (1.7 million euro) prize pot come as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman looks to repackage his oil-rich nation as...
MH17 families voice concerns over new discovery of remains
| Flower bulbs being planted at the ground of the Dutch national monument in memory of the victims. AFP file photo THE HAGUE: Relatives of those killed in the MH17 air disaster have called for greater respect for victims’ remains fearing some may be “playing a game” after a new discovery of bones. Freelance journalist Patrick Lancaster...
