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Families of MH17 crew file suit against Malaysia Airlines
KUALA LUMPUR: Families of six Malaysia Airlines crew members who were killed when flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine nearly two years ago filed a lawsuit Thursday blaming the carrier for the tragedy. The suit accuses the airline of negligence and breach of contract and is believed to be the first filed against the company over the 2014...
Muguruza, Stosur into Paris semis, Serena calms schedule fears
PARIS: Garbine Muguruza and Samantha Stosur set up a semi-final clash at the French Open on Wednesday, while defending champion Serena Williams brushed aside concerns about a busy playing schedule in Paris. Muguruza, last year’s Wimbledon runner-up, had reached the quarter-finals on her last two visits to Roland Garros but went a step...
Crew families sue Malaysia Airlines over downing of jet
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The families of six crew members on a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet shot down over Ukraine nearly two years ago filed lawsuits against the airline on Thursday (June 02, 2016), accusing it of negligence and breach of contract. Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was flyin FILE – In this Friday, July 18, 2014 file photo, people...
Families of MH17 crew file suit against Malaysia Airlines
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Families of 6 Malaysia Airlines crew members who were killed when flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine nearly two years ago filed a lawsuit Thursday, June 2, blaming the carrier for the tragedy. The suit accuses the airline of negligence and … …read more Source:...
Families of MH17 crew file suit against Malaysia Airlines
Malaysian lawyer Balan Nair, representing families of the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crew members, speaks with journalists prior to filing the lawsuit at the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex on June 2, 2016. (MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP) Families of six Malaysia Airlines crew members who were killed when flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine...
Dozens in Russia imprisoned for social media likes, reposts
By Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press TVER, Russia (AP) — Anastasia Bubeyeva shows a screenshot on her computer of a picture of a toothpaste tube with the words: “Squeeze Russia out of yourself!” For sharing this picture on a social media site with his 12 friends, her husband was sentenced this month to more than two years in prison. In this...
Ukraine’s released pilot assumes parliament seat
KIEV, Ukraine – Ukraine’s defiant pilot Nadiya Savchenko sang the national anthem Tuesday in a strident first appearance in parliament since her release in a prisoner swap with Russia last week. The 35-year-old member of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s populist party strode to the … …read more Source:...
Freed pilot Savchenko sworn in as Ukrainian lawmaker
Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who spent two years in Russian custody before she was released last week, was sworn in as a lawmaker in the national parliament on Tuesday. The post Freed pilot Savchenko sworn in as Ukrainian lawmaker appeared first on Inquirer News. …read more Source: The Philippine Daily...
NATO urged to ward off ‘serious’ Russian challenge
TIRANA: NATO’s parliamentary assembly on Monday called on members of the Western military alliance to be ready to respond to the “potential threat” of Russian aggression against them. The assembly issued a unanimous declaration of proposals after a three-day meeting in Tirana, ahead of a landmark NATO summit in Warsaw in July. “The...
17 die in fire at Ukraine home for elderly
Fire hits elderly home in Ukraine (Image from Sputnik) Kiev, Ukraine – Seventeen people died when a makeshift home for elderly people outside the Ukrainian capital Kiev caught fire in the early hours of Sunday, the emergencies service said. “The bodies of 17 people have been found at the site of the fire,” the head of Ukraine’s state...
