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Obama authorizes sanctions to combat cyberattacks
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration on Wednesday launched the first-ever sanctions programme to financially punish individuals and groups outside the United States that are engaged in malicious cyber attacks.US President Barack, in an executive order, declared such activities a “national emergency” and allowed the US Treasury...
Foreign adoptions by Americans drop to lowest level since 1982
Dawn and Jesse Seltrecht filed paperwork to adopt a Chinese baby in 2007. More than eight years later, they are still waiting.”China had the most secure program and the shortest waitlist,” said Ms. Seltrecht, 39 years old, of Cedarburg, Wis.Their experience is increasingly common for Americans adopting abroad, as the number of...
Georgia president says Russia is threat to regional security
Georgian President Georgy Margvelashvili said on Tuesday Russia poses a threat to regional security and that its action in Georgia and Ukraine is punishment for their pro-Western stances. …read more Source: Channel...
Poland says will train 50 Ukrainian military staff this year
Poland will provide training to around 50 Ukrainian army instructors this year, the Polish ministry of defence said on Tuesday, a part of NATO’s efforts to boost Ukraine’s defence capacity as it faces a pro-Russian rebellion in the east. …read more Source: Channel...
Dutch seek BUK missile witnesses in MH17 crash probe
THE HAGUE, March 30 – Dutch and international experts probing the MH17 plane crash in eastern Ukraine appealed Monday for witnesses who saw the transport or firing of a BUK surface-to-air missile around the time of the disaster.”Investigators are looking at all scenarios. One of these scenarios is that the plane was shot down at 4:20...
Malaysian airliner crash investigators appeal for missile witnesses
Dutch prosecutors said on Monday they are looking for witnesses in eastern Ukraine who may have seen a Russian-made BUK rocket being fired at Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, although they added that they have not yet concluded what caused the crash. …read more Source: Channel...
Dutch seek BUK missile witnesses in MH17 crash probe
March 30, 2015 8:17 PMTHE HAGUE (AFP) – Dutch experts probing the MH17 plane crash in eastern Ukraine appealed Monday for witnesses who saw the transport or firing of a BUK surface-to-air missile around the time of the disaster. …read more Source: The Straits...
One Ukrainian serviceman killed, three wounded, in clashes with rebels – Kiev military
One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and three were wounded in clashes with Russia-backed separatists in the past 24 hours despite a ceasefire, the Kiev military said on Monday. …read more Source: Channel...
Soros says ready to invest $1.3 billion in Ukraine if West helps
Billionaire financier George Soros is ready to invest US$1 billion (S$1.3 billion) in Ukraine, if Western countries help private investment there. He also put the odds of Greece leaving the euro at a third, in an interview with Austrian newspaper Der Standard.Soros has previously urged the West to step up aid to Ukraine, outlining steps towards a...
Greek PM Tsipras says he seeks no rift with Europe
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Saturday that he sought no rift with Europe after his cash-strapped country submitted a list of reforms to its lenders in a bid to secure much-needed funds.Tsipras’s leftist government agreed an extension to its 240-million euro bailout funding in February, albeit with aid frozen, and now must...
