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Day of mourning to mark east Ukraine mine disaster
DONETSK (AFP) – Ukraine on Thursday observed a day of mourning after 32 miners died in a blast in a notoriously dangerous mine just a few kilometres from the frontline, where Kiev has reported an increase in attacks by pro-Russian separatists.Rescuers found the bodies of 32 miners in the Zasyadko mine, with one person still unaccounted for,...
Ukrainian pilot drinks soup due to health concerns on 83rd day in hunger-strike
MOSCOW (AFP) – Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko agreed to drink chicken broth Thursday as concerns mount over her health on the 83rd day of a hunger strike in a Russian jail which has seen her lose over 20 kilos (44 pounds), her lawyer said.The European Unions foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini warned Wednesday that Savchenko faces...
Russia denies US claim of ‘thousands’ of troops in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russian officials on Thursday dismissed a claim by the United States that Moscow has sent thousands of troops to fight alongside pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine.These figures, which are plucked out of the air, of course demoralise and disorientate the international community, foreign ministry spokesman Alexander...
The exercises involve over 2,000 anti-aircraft troops and 500 items of weaponry.
Russia has begun large-scale military exercises in disputed territories on its borders. The exercises involve over 2,000 anti-aircraft troops and 500 items of weaponry. Russia’s Defence Ministry said the exercises were taking place in Russia’s Southern and North Caucasus Federal Districts, as well as on Russian military bases in...
Libya asks UN to approve arms contracts
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) – Libya urged the UN Security Council on Wednesday to approve a request for military purchases as it struggles to combat Islamic State extremists and protect its oil fields.The internationally-recognized government, one of two bodies that claims to rule troubled Libya, has asked the councils sanctions...
Ukraine leader asks Putin to free jailed pilot
KIEV (AFP) – Ukraines President Petro Poroshenko said Wednesday he has sent a letter to Russias Vladimir Putin asking him to free jailed pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who has been on a hunger strike for nearly three months.I have sent a letter to President Putin with an appeal for immediate freedom for Nadiya Savchenko, including for medical...
Ukraine president asks Putin to free jailed pilot
KIEV (AFP) – Ukraines President Petro Poroshenko said Wednesday he has sent a letter to Russias Vladimir Putin asking him to free jailed pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who has been on a hunger strike for nearly three months.I have sent a letter to President Putin with an appeal for immediate freedom for Nadiya Savchenko, including for medical...
32 feared dead in east Ukraine mine blast
DONETSK (AFP) – Thirty-two miners in eastern Ukraine were missing and feared dead Wednesday following an explosion at a coal mine in the rebel-held city of Donetsk.The blast took place at Zasyadko mine in the separatist hub of Donetsk, near the citys war-wrecked airport.The chairman of Ukraines parliament, Volodymyr Groysman, announced 32...
Malaysia still top choice for Muslim travellers: report
SINGAPORE (AFP) – Malaysia is the most preferred global destination in the fast-growing Muslim travel market, despite two catastrophic air disasters that hit the countrys flag-carrier in 2014, a survey showed Wednesday.Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Indonesia followed Malaysia in the ranking of choice holiday...
Over 30 miners killed in east Ukraine mine blast
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – At least 32 miners were killed Wednesday in a blast at a coal mine in a rebel-held area of eastern Ukraine, a senior politician and a mining union spokemsan saidThe blast took place near the bombed-out shell of Donetsk airport. The city has been the focus of a nearly year-long conflict between government forces and...
