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Hospital shelled in east Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine: Shelling at a hospital in east Ukraine killed four people on Wednesday ahead of a visit to Kiev by US Secretary of State John Kerry …read more Source: The News...
Kerry heads for Kiev as US mulls providing arms
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State John Kerry left Wednesday on a key trip to highlight US support for Ukraine as Wash …read more Source: Geo...
Kerry heads for Kiev as US mulls providing arms
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Secretary of State John Kerry left Wednesday on a key trip to highlight US support for Ukraine as Washington mulls funneling heavy weapons to Kiev to battle pro-Moscow rebels.The top US diplomat was to meet with Ukrainian leaders including President Petro Poroshenko amid mounting international alarm at the conflict on...
Ties with India not at cost of Pakistan or China, says US
US official says Obama and Modi discussed Pak-India dialogue re-engagement US Defence Intelligence Agency chief expresses confidence in Pak’s nuclear security efforts, acknowledges effectiveness of Zarb-e-Azb Obama’s Pentagon nominee willing to expand counter-terrorism cooperation with Pakistan Playing down suggestions that the...
10 people dead in minibus crash in Russia
Around ten people were killed in a head-on collision in Russia not far from the Ukraine border Wednesday when a minibus drove into a truck, police said. The crash in the Belgorod region—about 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the border of eastern Ukraine’s Kharkiv region—saw the minibus swerve into oncoming traffic and hit a large semi-trailer...
Russian nuclear scientist charged with disclosing state secrets in article
MOSCOW (AFP) – A Russian nuclear scientist has been charged with disclosing state secrets and faces up to four years in prison over an article he published in a Czech journal, his lawyer said Wednesday.Vladimir Golubev, a former employee of the countrys top nuclear weapons research and development centre, is accused by the security services...
Six schools and five kindergartens were also damaged in the blast.
In Ukraine, five people were killed in heavy shelling on a hospital in the rebel-held Donetsk city on Wednesday. Six schools and five kindergartens were also damaged in the blast. EU foreign affairs head Federica Mogherini has called for an immediate truce in east Ukraine to allow civilians to escape an upsurge in fighting between government...
Which weapons does Kiev need, and what can US provide?
KIEV (AFP) – The White House has signalled it may be ready to change tack and start supplying arms to Ukrainian troops battling pro-Russian separatists, but what does Kiev want — and what can Washington provide?Kiev has said it hopes for an announcement of military aid during a visit by US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday,...
A year of high-profile plane crashes
PARIS (AFP) – A TransAsia Airways plane crashed into a river outside the Taiwanese capital Taipei Wednesday, leaving at least 22 dead, the latest high-profile accident this year, especially in Asia.Despite several headline-grabbing crashes, 2014 continued a long-term trend of improving air safety, online accident database Aviation Safety...
A look at recent air disasters affecting Asia
(AP) -A Taiwanese plane crashed into a shallow river on Wednesday, the latest accident in a tragic 12 months for Asian air travel. Recent airplane disasters affecting the region:TRANSASIA AIRWAYS GE232An ATR 72-600 plane operated by TransAsia Airways, a private Taiwanese airline, turned on its side in midair, clipped a bridge, hit a taxi and...
