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Russia lashes out at NATO over Ukraine crisis
Russia’s deputy foreign minister Alexei Meshkov said the US-led military alliance was “trying to destabilise the world’s most stable region”. …read more Source: Channel...
MH17 wreckage to be reassembled in Netherlands for investigation
AMSTERDAM – Wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 recovered from its crash site in eastern Ukraine will be reassembled for an investigation at a military base in the Netherlands, Dutch authorities said on Monday.RELATED STORIESDowning of MH17: All the latest reportsThe wreckage, collected by local emergency services under Dutch...
MH17 wreckage to be reassembled in Netherlands for investigation
AMSTERDAM – Wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 recovered from its crash site in eastern Ukraine will be reassembled for an investigation at a military base in the Netherlands, Dutch authorities said on Monday. The wreckage, collected by local emergency… …read more Source:...
MH17 wreckage to be reassembled in Netherlands for investigation
December 01, 2014 8:07 PMAMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 recovered from its crash site in eastern Ukraine will be reassembled for an investigation at a military base in the Netherlands, Dutch authorities said on Monday. …read more Source: The Straits...
Unruly rebel nightlife in east Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine, – The icy avenues of Donetsk have been silent for hours – only the garish neon of the Banana Cafe sign cuts through the gloom, defying the curfew so that rebel fighters have somewhere to drink, smoke and fight.The underground bar is open 24 hours a day and one of the few nightspots in this separatist bastion of...
Pope urges Muslim leaders to condemn Islamist terror
DE LA VAISSIERE, ISTANBUL – Pope Francis on Sunday urged Muslim leaders worldwide to “clearly” condemn terrorism carried out in the name of Islam, and called for an end to the persecution of Christians in the Middle East.Francis said he had told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that “it would be wonderful if all the...
Erdogan hosts Putin to tighten Turkey-Russia alliance
ANKARA – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday holds talks in Ankara with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to tighten links which have survived potentially grave disputes over the Syria and Ukraine crises.The talks are expected to focus on energy cooperation – with Ankara seeking not only a reduction in gas prices...
Three soldiers killed, 15 wounded in east Ukraine
Three Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 15 wounded in the latest fighting in eastern Ukraine, a military spokesman said on Sunday (Nov 30). …read more Source: Channel...
Unauthorised convoy of 106 vehicles enter east Ukraine from Russia – Ukrainian military
November 30, 2014 10:11 PMKIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Sunday that a convoy of 106 vehicles had entered its eastern territory from Russia without Kiev’s permission and accused Moscow of once again using humanitarian aid shipments to send weapons and ammunition to separatist rebels. …read more Source: The Straits...
Rough justice: Ukraine rebels lay down law in breakaway state
DONETSK, Ukraine – A Russian citizen who favours the death penalty, Eduard Yakubovsky, is trying to become the new face of justice in rebel-held east Ukraine.Appointed president of the “Supreme Court” in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in late September, the burly ex-investigator from Moscow says he’s...
