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Ukraine forces, separatists fight first serious battles in months
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists on Wednesday fought their first serious battles in months and Ukraines defense minister said an attempt by rebels to take the eastern town of Maryinka had been thwarted.The Ukrainian military said the Russian-backed rebels had tried to advance using tanks and up to 1,000 fighters...
Ukraine’s defence minister says an attempt by rebels to take the eastern town of Maryinka had been thwarted.
Ukrainian troops and separatists have fought their first serious battle after three months. Ukraine’s defence minister said an attempt by rebels to take the eastern town of Maryinka had been thwarted. The separatists, who denied their forces had launched an assault, said 15 people had been killed when government troops fired artillery into...
Fighting threatens Ukraine ceasefire
KIEV: More civilian deaths and a new and unusually intense round of fighting on Wednesday in eastern Ukraine are rekindling fears that a shaky ceasefi …read more Source: The News...
Reports: At least 17 killed in Ukraine battles
KIEV (AP) – Separatists in east Ukraine said 15 people in territory under their control were killed Wednesday during battles around the rebel stronghold of Donetsk that is threatening to tip the country back into full-blown war.Two other deaths were reported in a government-controlled area.Russian news agencies cited rebel armed forces...
Tennis: Ivanovic, Safarova into French Open semi-finals
PARIS (AFP) – Ana Ivanovic and Lucie Safarova will clash for a place in the French Open final after comfortably defeating younger rivals at a windswept Roland Garros on Tuesday.Ivanovic reached her first Grand Slam semi-final in seven years when she beat Ukraines Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-2 while Safarova booked a place in the French Open last...
Football: Ghana surprise Argentina at U-20 World Cup
WELLINGTON (AFP) – Ghana stunned favourites Argentina 3-2 at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup on Tuesday, with Ukraine demolishing Myanmar 6-0 and USA advancing to leave hosts New Zealand facing an early exit.Six-time champions Argentina, already reeling after a 2-2 draw with unfancied Panama, were 3-0 down and looked completely outclassed...
More than 6,400 killed in Ukraine violence
GENEVA: The United Nations said on Monday that more than 6,400 people had been killed in conflict-wracked Ukraine, and despite a slowdown in fighting, …read more Source: The News...
Tennis: Federer faces Wawrinka as home hopes rest with Tsonga
PARIS, June 2, 2015 (AFP) – Roger Federers clash with fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka is the standout match as the quarter-finals begin at the French Open on Tuesday.Federer takes on his Davis Cup-winning team-mate on Court Suzanne Lenglen in one of two mens last-eight ties, while home hopes lie with the last French survivor, 14th seed...
US plays down flyover by Russian bombers near warship
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US military released a video Monday of a Russian Su-24 bomber flying past an American warship in the Black Sea to dispel what it called inaccurate media reports about a routine encounter.In the video, a Su-24 aircraft appears in the distance, then zooms by the USS Ross — a guided-missile destroyer.Other Russian...
Tennis: Serena survives but Sharapova, Kvitova sent packing in Paris
PARIS (AFP) – Defending champion Maria Sharapova and fourth seed Petra Kvitova were sent packing from the French Open at the fourth-round stage on Monday, but top seed Serena Williams survived a scare to seal her quarter-final place.Sharapova, seeded two, was beaten in straight sets 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 by Lucie Safarova, the Czech 13th seed who...
