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Memorials for MH17 victims as calls grow for justice
NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands: Relatives of victims of flight MH17 that was shot down over Ukraine a year ago joined emotional memorials on Friday as calls …read more Source: The News...
About 200 Ukrainians gather at MH17 crash site on anniversary
GRABOVE (AFP) – Around 200 Ukrainian villagers gathered Friday on a field that was cleared of the scattered charred remains and personal belongings of 298 people killed aboard Flight MH17 one year ago.The locals — nearly all of them bused in by pro-Russian separatists who control parts of eastern Ukraine — waved flags of the...
A service was held at Ukrainian village closest to where Malaysian airliner came down.
To mark the first anniversary of the MH17 air disaster over eastern Ukraine, in which 298 people died, services are being held across the globe. A service was held at the Ukrainian village closest to where the Malaysian airliner came down. Ceremonies are also being held in the Netherlands, which lost 193 citizens. Family and friends of the thirty...
Britain joins call for MH17 tribunal as relatives mourn dead
The Hague (AFP) – Britain on Friday joined a chorus of countries calling for a UN-backed tribunal to prosecute those responsible for downing flight MH17, as relatives remembered their dead in ceremonies on the first anniversary of the disaster.All 298 passengers and crew — the majority Dutch — died on July 17 last year when the...
Financial aid from the International Monetary Fund of worth 1.7 billion dollars.
Ukraine’s parliament has passed laws to receive a second tranche of financial aid from the International Monetary Fund of worth 1.7 billion dollars. …read more Source: Radio...
MH17 families sue Ukraine rebel for $900 mn
CHICAGO: Relatives of MH17 crash victims have filed a nearly $900 million suit against a one-time leader of Ukranian insurgents over the shooting down …read more Source: The News...
Space crew praises US-Russian ‘handshake in space’ 40 years on
MOSCOW (AFP) – Two Russians and an American in orbit commemorated Wednesday the 40th anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz mission, when a handshake in space brought the two Cold War rivals closer together.The three delivered a video address to mark the 1975 event as they floated side by side in the International Space Station (ISS), a show of...
Clashes rage in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine: Ukraine lost eight soldiers on Wednesday in a dramatic spike in fighting with pro-Russian gunmen that further imperilled a truce Washin …read more Source: The News...
Eleven killed in heaviest Ukraine clashes in weeks
KIEV (AFP) – Ukraine lost eight soldiers Wednesday in a dramatic spike in fighting with pro-Russian gunmen that further imperilled a truce Washingtons top European envoy is desperately trying to salvage in Kiev.Separatist rebels also reported the death of two fighters and a civilian in shelling across the eastern industrial heartland of the...
Obama calls Putin to discuss Iran deal: White House
WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama spoke by phone Wednesday with Vladimir Putin, thanking his Russian counterpart for his role in reaching a deal on Irans nuclear program.US ties with Russia have been strained to breaking point over the war in Ukraine, but Russia was an important part of the group of nations that negotiated the deal...
