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Tony Abbott labels MH17 crash site evidence-tampering on ‘industrial scale’
‘After the crime comes the cover-up,’ says Australian PM as he steps up rhetoric against pro-Russian rebels in UkraineTony Abbott has labelled interference at the MH17 crash site in Ukraine a cover-up, describing it as evidence-tampering on an industrial scale.After the success of an Australian UN resolution calling for a full and...
MH17 bodies leave Ukraine rebel area
A train carrying the remains of most of the victims of the MH17 plane crash arrives in the Ukrainian city of Kharkhiv, out of rebel-held territory. …read more Source:...
Rebels release bodies and black boxes from downed MH17
Russian separatists have handed over the black boxes from the Malaysia Airlines passenger jet shot down over Ukraine four days… …read more Source: The...
MH17: Bodies arrive in Kharkiv as EU discusses new sanctions live updates
EU foreign ministers to weigh new sanctions against RussiaRecovery teams receive trains carrying bodies Five die in heavy fighting in Donetsk UN security council demands access to crash sitePrevious live coverage 10.34am BSTThe Guardian’s Gabrielle Chan reports on a condolence ceremony at Australia’s federal parliament in Canberra....
Shakhtar Donetsks Douglas Costa: returning to Ukraine is deadly risk
Brazilian one of six players refusing to go back to club Donetsk held by pro-Russian rebels battling Ukrainian forcesThe Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Douglas Costa says he and his fellow players who refused to return to the Ukrainian champions did so because the conflict in the country puts their lives at risk.Costa and five other South American...
Mistral row dominates EU sanctions talks
François Hollande says the delivery of a second vessel under the €1.2bn contract will depend on Moscow’s attitude to the conflict in Ukraine …read more Source: Financial...
MH17: Further sanctions needed against Russia over Ukraine, says Baroness Ashton
Baroness Ashton says Russian President Vladimir Putin should do more to improve security situation in Ukraine following the downing of flight MH17 …read more Source: The...
Australia’s success in methadone treatment could guide Russia, UN says
Australia’s experience with methadone programs means it can explain why they should be reinstated in Crimea, UN envoy saysAustralia could prove critical in convincing Russia to change laws preventing heroin addicts from accessing opiate treatment programs, the UN secretary generals special envoy for Aids in eastern Europe and central Asia...
How far do EU-US sanctions on Russia go?
Do Western sanctions hurt the Russian elite? …read more Source:...
Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: France and Germany accused of going soft on Putin as sanctions talks stall
American and British attempts to persuade other European leaders to impose a package of tough new EU sanctions on Russia appeared to have stalled this evening. …read more Source: The...
