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Ruble plunges to new lows, authorities tell Russians not to panic
Sep16

Ruble plunges to new lows, authorities tell Russians not to panic

Russian authorities told people not to panic on Tuesday as the battered ruble plunged to record lows, floored by tensions with the West over Ukraine, new sanctions and falling oil prices. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...

Ukrainian politician gets dumped in a garbage bin by angry mob
Sep16

Ukrainian politician gets dumped in a garbage bin by angry mob

Video emerged Tuesday from Kiev of an angry mob frog-marching a member of parliament and literally dumping him in the garbage. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...

Netherlands ups defence spending in wake of downed MH17 (AFP)
Sep16

Netherlands ups defence spending in wake of downed MH17 (AFP)

The Hague (AFP) – The Netherlands is to increase defence spending after being hard hit by global conflicts including the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine, King Willem-Alexander said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The West...

Russia to deploy reinforcements to Crimea area (AFP)
Sep16

Russia to deploy reinforcements to Crimea area (AFP)

Moscow (AFP) – Russia is to reinforce its troop deployments in annexed Crimea and southern Russia because of the worsening crisis in Ukraine and the buildup of foreign forces nearby, the country’s defence minister said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The West...

Ukraine ratifies landmark EU pact, offers self-rule in east (AFP)
Sep16

Ukraine ratifies landmark EU pact, offers self-rule in east (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian lawmakers on Tuesday ratified a landmark EU pact and adopted laws granting self-rule to the east in crucial votes that will shape the future of the splintered former Soviet state. …read more Source: The West...

Ukraine ratifies landmark EU pact, offers rebels self-rule (AFP)
Sep16

Ukraine ratifies landmark EU pact, offers rebels self-rule (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian lawmakers ratified a landmark EU pact Tuesday that steers the ex-Soviet state closer to the West, and pledged autonomy for pro-Russian rebels waging war in the east. …read more Source: The West...

Ukraine, EU ratify landmark pact at heart of crisis (AFP)
Sep16

Ukraine, EU ratify landmark pact at heart of crisis (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – The Ukrainian and European parliaments on Tuesday simultaneously ratified a landmark pact at the heart of the ex-Soviet country’s bloodiest crisis since independence. …read more Source: The West...

Ukraine and EU ratify landmark pact
Sep16

Ukraine and EU ratify landmark pact

The Ukrainian and European parliaments have simultaneously ratified a landmark pact at the heart of the ex-Soviet country’s bloodiest crisis since independence. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...

Ukraine ratifies landmark EU pact (AFP)
Sep16

Ukraine ratifies landmark EU pact (AFP)

Kiev (AFP) – The Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday ratified a landmark EU pact that decisively steers the former Soviet state towards the West and away from Russian influence. …read more Source: The West...

Four civilians killed in shelling in Ukraine’s Donetsk (AFP)
Sep16

Four civilians killed in shelling in Ukraine’s Donetsk (AFP)

Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Four civilians were killed in renewed fighting in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine on Monday despite a ceasefire, the local authorities said. …read more Source: The West...