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Moldova votes in key poll at crossroads of Europe and Russia
CHISINAU – Moldova votes on Sunday in a crucial parliamentary election that hinges on whether the impoverished ex-Soviet country will pursue integration with Europe or return to Russia’s fold.Opinion polls showed the political parties aiming for membership in the European Union were roughly neck-and-neck with those that back joining...
Mother of German MH17 victim takes Ukraine to human rights court
BERLIN – The mother of a victim of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has begun legal proceedings against Ukraine at the European Court of Human Rights, accusing Kiev of failing to close the country’s airspace, a German daily reported Sunday.The woman, who lodged her complaint at the Strasbourg-based court “last week”,...
Mother of German MH17 victim takes Ukraine to court for not closing air space, sues for $1.3m
November 30, 2014 9:24 AMBERLIN (AFP) – The mother of a victim of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has begun legal proceedings against Ukraine at the European Court of Human Rights, accusing Kiev of failing to close the country’s air space, a German daily reported on Sunday. …read more Source: The Straits...
Mother of German MH17 victim takes Ukraine to human rights court
The woman says Ukraine should have closed its airspace to civilian flights when there was violence in the eastern region, and is suing the country for US$1 million. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia urges EU to lift sanctions, promises to waive counter-measures
MOSCOW – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Meshkov urged the European Union to lift sanctions against Moscow over the Ukrainian conflict and promised to waive its counter-measures, Interfax news agency reported on Saturday.Moscow in August banned most Western food imports, worth US$9 billion (S$11.7 billion) a year, in response to US...
Cut-off pensioners slowly starving in rebel-held Ukraine
Hundreds of thousands of pensioners in the pro-Russian east of Ukraine have lost their only source of income after the government in Kiev officially cut off rebel-held areas from all financial support, including welfare payments and pensions. …read more Source: Channel...
MH17 remains arrive in Netherlands from Ukraine
The coffins were loaded into six hearses at a ceremony attended by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, before heading for a forensic research facility in Hilversum where the process of identifying the victims is taking place. …read more Source: Channel...
MH17 remains arrive in Netherlands from Ukraine
November 29, 2014 12:28 AMEINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AFP) – Six more coffins carrying body parts of victims from downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands from Ukraine on Friday, with nine victims of the July disaster still unidentified. …read more Source: The Straits...
Six coffins of MH17 remains flown out of Ukraine
Dutch and Ukrainian officials held a memorial ceremony at the airport in the city of Kharkiv for the last batch of human remains from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 to be transported this year. …read more Source: Channel...
Six coffins of MH17 remains flown out of Ukraine for the Netherlands
November 28, 2014 8:46 PMKHARKIV, Ukraine (AFP) – Six more coffins holding remains of the victims from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 were on Friday flown out of east Ukraine for The Netherlands, officials said. …read more Source: The Straits...
