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16 civilians killed in latest Ukraine fighting: officials
KIEV (AFP) – At least 16 civilians have been killed in fierce fighting across east Ukraine over the past 24 hours, government and rebel officials said on Tuesday.Five civilians were killed around battleground town Debaltseve, six in and around rebel centre Donetsk, and five in neighbouring Lugansk region, pro-Kiev officials and rebels...
The artillery fire also damaged homes in four districts.
In Ukraine, five people were killed and 13 injured during an artillery fire in Donetsk town. The artillery fire also damaged homes in four districts. …read more Source: Radio...
Dutch team at MH17 crash site
THE HAGUE (AFP): A Dutch team is at the MH17 crash site in war-torn Ukraine to collect more remains of the 298 people killed when the Malaysia Airlines jetliner crashed in July, officials said on Monday. “At the moment there’s a small team at the crash site,” Dutch defence ministry spokeswoman Marloes Visser told AFP. … …read...
Ukraine fighter leader ‘to raise 100,000 men’
KIEV (BBC): Pro-Russian separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko has announced plans to recruit 100,000 men, as fighting with Ukrainian forces intensifies. The fighters want to push government forces out of the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk and are trying to capture the key town of Debaltseve. Dozens of people including civilians were...
War in Eastern Ukraine has only just begun
Pyotr Romanov The time has come to admit that diplomacy is not all-powerful, and that endless calls for peace, in the absence of real conditions for peace, eventually devolve into demagoguery. Such calls are outwardly very humane, but inwardly devoid of content. Of course, even a “bad peace” is better than a “good war,” but … …read...
Republicans reject Obama’s $4 trillion budget
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Republicans in control of Congress summarily rejected US President Barack Obamas $4 trillion budget Monday, accusing him of shamelessly pandering to Democrats ahead of the 2016 election.The ink was barely dry on Obamas proposal — which would bypass mandatory spending caps and post a $474 billion deficit —...
Pakistan among top five ‘least favourable’ countries for Britons: survey
Pakistan ranked fourth ‘least favourable’ non-European country for Britons, above Nigeria North Korea takes the lead followed by Israel and Iran Pakistan has been ranked fourth in the top five of the least favourable non-European countries for British citizens, according to a survey conducted by think-tank Chatnam House on public attitudes...
Ukraine run by ‘miserable’ Jews: rebel chief
DONETSK (AFP) – Ukraines pro-Russian rebel chief on Monday branded the countrys leaders miserable Jews in an apparent anti-Semitic jibe.Alexander Zakharchenko, leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk Peoples Republic, claimed that Kievs pro-Western leaders were miserable representatives of the great Jewish people.I cant remember a time when...
Merkel: Germany won’t give weapons to Ukraine, favors talks
BUDAPEST, Hungary: (AP) – Germany will not give weapons to Ukraine and supports negotiations and a diplomatic solution to that governments conflict with Russian-backed rebels, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday.It is my firm belief that this conflict cannot be solved militarily, Merkel said after meeting with Hungarian Prime...
Bravado and disbelief greet Ukraine rebel call-up
DONETSK (AFP) – A mass call-up Monday by separatist authorities aimed at boosting their forces in east Ukraine to 100,000 fighters sparked mixed reactions from inhabitants in rebel bastion Donetsk.While some met the call-to-arms — which the pro-Russian rebels said was voluntary — with jingoistic fervour, others who spoke to AFP...
