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At least 20 killed in rocket attack on Ukraine’s Mariupol
Jan24

At least 20 killed in rocket attack on Ukraine’s Mariupol

At least 20 people died Saturday when rockets hit Ukraine’s strategic government-held port of Mariupol after Russian-backed rebels’ rejected peace talks, Ukraine’s interior minister said. The eastern Donetsk region police chief said another 86 people were injured in the attack. “The morgue has already received 20 bodies, but the...

Ukrainian military checkpoint on a road leading out of the city toward rebel-held areas was also hit in the attack.
Jan24

Ukrainian military checkpoint on a road leading out of the city toward rebel-held areas was also hit in the attack.

In Ukraine, at least twenty people were killed in rocket attacks by pro-Russian rebels on a crowded open-air market in the coastal city of Mariupol on Saturday. Police sources said that a Ukrainian military checkpoint on a road leading out of the city toward rebel-held areas was also hit in the attack. However, the rebels have denied their...

Tennis: Serena and Venus show makes Grand Slam return
Jan24

Tennis: Serena and Venus show makes Grand Slam return

MELBOURNE (AFP) – The Serena and Venus show that dominated womens tennis for years returned to the Australian Open on Saturday with an unheralded American teenager joining the evergreen Williams sisters in the last 16.In a banner day for the Stars and Stripes, top seed Serena advanced despite conceding her first set of the tournament, with...

At least 20 killed in rocket attack on Ukraine’s Mariupol: minister
Jan24

At least 20 killed in rocket attack on Ukraine’s Mariupol: minister

KIEV (AFP) – At least 20 people died Saturday when rockets hit Ukraines strategic government-held port of Mariupol in the wake of Russian-backed rebels rejection of peace talks, Ukraines interior minister said.The eastern Donetsk region police chief said another 86 people were injured in the attack.The morgue has already received 20 bodies,...

Rockets kill 15 after rebels reject Ukraine truce
Jan24

Rockets kill 15 after rebels reject Ukraine truce

DONETSK (AFP) – At least 15 people were killed Saturday when rockets hit a market in a vital Ukrainian port linking rebel territory with Russian-occupied Crimea after the pro-Moscow insurgents vowed to grab more land.Ukraines interior ministry said 76 people were also wounded in the city of Mariupol by Grad rockets that smashed into a...

Davos elites warned about catastrophic cyberattacks
Jan24

Davos elites warned about catastrophic cyberattacks

DAVOS- Attacks on power plants, telecommunications and financial systems, even turning all of Los Angeles’ traffic lights green: Davos elites were warned Saturday of the terrifying possibilities of modern cyber terrorism. Eugene Kaspersky, who heads the Kaspersky Lab security group, said the possibilities of individuals being hacked would...

Tennis: Djokovic joins sizzling Serena in last 16
Jan24

Tennis: Djokovic joins sizzling Serena in last 16

MELBOURNE (AFP) – Fired-up top seed Novak Djokovic powered into the Australian Open fourth round on Saturday, joining sizzling fellow world number one Serena Williams and injury-free two-time winner Victoria Azarenka.The Serb, whose chances of a fifth Australian crown have vastly improved after Roger Federers shock exit on Friday, ground...

At least 10 killed in rocket attack on Ukraine’s Mariupol: police
Jan24

At least 10 killed in rocket attack on Ukraine’s Mariupol: police

Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – At least 10 people died Saturday when heavy rockets fell on residential districts of Ukraines strategic government-held port of Mariupol in the wake of Russian-backed rebels rejection of peace talks.The police chief of the war-torn region of Donetsk said the long-range Grad rockets hit a market in an eastern...

Death toll in Ukraine  conflict exceeds 5,000: UN
Jan24

Death toll in Ukraine conflict exceeds 5,000: UN

UNITED NATIONS – More than 5,000 people have now been killed since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine in mid-April last year, the United Nations human rights office said Friday as it expressed fear that the real figure may be ‘considerably higher.’ Escalation of hostilities since Jan 13 has raised the total death toll in the...

Sizzling Serena joins Wawrinka in Australian Open last 16
Jan24

Sizzling Serena joins Wawrinka in Australian Open last 16

Melbourne (AFP) – World number one Serena Williams took time to wake up before sizzling into the Australian Open fourth round on Saturday, joining resurgent sister Venus and mens defending champion Stan Wawrinka.The American top seed, vying for a sixth Australian title and the first since 2010, was slow to get in the groove against...