Section: The Guardian (The United Kingdom)
MH17: one passenger was wearing oxygen mask when he died
Dutch prosecutors say Australian man had mask around neck, raising questions over what passengers may have known of fateThe body of one passenger onboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was found wearing an oxygen mask, Dutch prosecutors said on Thursday, raising questions about how much those on board knew about their fate when the plane crashed...
Ukraine fighting has killed at least 331 people since ceasefire UN
UN estimates at least 3,660 people have died over six months of fighting, as hostilities continue despite 5 September truceAt least 331 deaths have been reported in eastern Ukraine since last months ceasefire deal between Russian-backed separatists and government troops, a United Nations report has said.Hostilities are persisting in the main...
Ukrainian separatist fighter gives carefree interview as shrapnel flies video
A separatist fighter in eastern Ukraine gives a nonchalant interview as Ukrainian government forces shell a nearby building. The man calmly smokes a cigarette and discusses the ongoing conflict in Donetsk as fragments ricochet off the car next to him. It is not known where or when this unverified footage was filmed. It was uploaded to YouTube on...
Visualising the Ukrainian revolution using Instagram
Over 13,000 Instagram photos captured during 144 hours of the Ukrainian revolution in February have been used to create this huge data visualisationAmid the chaotic revolutionary scenes that engulfed the Ukranian capital during February, its easy to overlook that plenty of people were just getting on with life as normal. These contrasts can be...
Former Ukraine midfielder Serhiy Zakarlyuka dies in car accident
38-year-old played nine times for UkraineAccident comes a month after Andriy Gusins deathThe former Ukraine midfielder Serhiy Zakarlyuka has been killed in a car accident, local media reported on Monday.The 38-year-old Zakarlyuka played nine times for Ukraine between 2002 and 2004. … …read more Source: The...
Latvias ruling coalition keeps Russia-leaning party at bay in election
Harmony party, backed mainly by ethnic Russians, wins largest number of votes, but is unlikely to secure a role in governmentA party mainly backed by ethnic Russians won the largest number of votes in Latvias parliamentary elections this weekend, but is likely to be shut out of government after fears over a resurgent Kremlin dominated the...
Pro-Russia rebels attempt to seize Donetsk airport in Ukraine
Fighting for the airport has intensified threatening to derail a truce declared on 5 SeptemberPro-Russia rebels attempted to seize a key airport in eastern Ukraine on Friday despite fierce resistance from government forces.An Associated Press reporter saw three rebel tanks firing their cannons at the main terminal of Donetsk airport, where...
Lenin statue’s nose and ear on sale ‘to raise funds for anti-Russian forces’
Body parts from memorial destroyed in Ukraine last week made available online by enterprising supporters of pro-Kiev volunteer battalions in the east. RFE/RL reports Most of the massive statue of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin that a crowd in Kharkiv toppled last week still lies where it landed in the citys central Freedom Square. And no wonder....
Red Cross worker killed in Ukraine
Swiss national killed by shell that landed near ICRCs offices in the rebel-held city of DonetskA Swiss Red Cross worker was killed by a shell that landed near the international organisations office in Ukraines separatist-held city of Donetsk on Thursday.A Reuters witness saw the body of a middle-aged man lying at the entrance to the building....
Cake thrown at Ukrainian presidential aide video
Oleh Makhnitsky, an aide to Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko, ducks for cover after men wearing hoods disrupt his news conference by throwing cake. He continues the Kiev briefing shortly afterwards and jokes about his current popularity. Remnants of cake are seen splattered across the desk, floor and Makhnitsky’s jacket …...
