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      Foreign investigators reach MH17 crash site in Ukraine
      Jul31

      Foreign investigators reach MH17 crash site in Ukraine

      Dutch and Australia experts expected to focus initially on retrieving bodies still on site and collecting victims’ belongingsAn international team of investigators in eastern Ukraine has reached the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines flight 17.Fighting between government troops and pro-Russian separatist rebels had kept the delegation from...

      Ukrainians protesting against mobilization block trucks
      Jul31

      Ukrainians protesting against mobilization block trucks

      A number of Serbian trucks and drivers are blocked on the Ukraine-Belarus border by a group of Ukrainian women, the Belgrade daily Večernje Novosti writes. The women are protesting against the mobilization of men ordered by the authorities in Kiev, and reportedly particularly target Serbian trucks because of friendly ties between Serbia and...

      Poland’s highway overhaul
      Jul31

      Poland’s highway overhaul

      Despite the huge amounts of money spent on Polish roads over the past few years, the country’s high-speed road infrastructure is still patchy at best, although the new EU budget for 2014-2020 promises to change this by John Beauchamp Ten years ago, traveling across Poland by car was the stuff of nightmares. Major east-west routes were...

      Russia – EU: colourful figures on the sanctions list
      Jul31

      Russia – EU: colourful figures on the sanctions list

      Author(s): Dan Alexe putin_judo_rotenberg.jpg EU has added 8 individuals and 3 Russian companies to its list of sanctions meant to force the Kremlin to change its stance concerning events in Ukraine. Some of the persons on the list are colourful figures, whose blacklisting can have a psychological impact in Russia. One such blacklisted character...

      International Experts Reach MH17 Crash Site
      Jul31

      International Experts Reach MH17 Crash Site

      International observers have reached the crash site of the downed Malaysia Airlines plane in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Sky...

      Ukraine: Parliament Introduces 1.5% Military Tax, Allots $791 Mln for Army
      Jul31

      Ukraine: Parliament Introduces 1.5% Military Tax, Allots $791 Mln for Army

      The Ukrainian parliament on Thursday made changes to its annual budget to allot an additional $791 million to support its troops, according …read more Source:...

      Russia threatens Europe with higher energy prices
      Jul31

      Russia threatens Europe with higher energy prices

      Russia has reacted angrily to EU sanctions, calling them a “senseless and irresponsible step” which would “inevitably” lead to a hike in energy prices. …read more Source:...

      Land for gas: Merkel and Putin discussed secret deal could end Ukraine crisis
      Jul31

      Land for gas: Merkel and Putin discussed secret deal could end Ukraine crisis

      Germany and Russia have been working on a secret plan to broker a peaceful solution to end international tensions over the Ukraine. …read more Source: The...

      Tony Abbott says airlines should tell passengers about routes over war zones
      Jul31

      Tony Abbott says airlines should tell passengers about routes over war zones

      However, the prime minister says he would not force Qantas to bypass IraqTony Abbott has called on airlines to tell passengers about flight routes over war zones, but resisted union demands for a prescriptive approach to force Qantas to bypass Iraq.The Transport Workers Union called on the government to compel all Australian-registered airlines...

      Ukraine crisis ‘game-changer’ for UK defence warn MPs
      Jul31

      Ukraine crisis ‘game-changer’ for UK defence warn MPs

      Nato is poorly prepared to deal with the new threat from Russia and the “ambiguous warfare” the Kremlin has used in Ukraine, MPs warn …read more Source: The...