Section: Latin America
Flight MH17 shot down by Russian-built Buk missile, Dutch report says
GILZE-RIJEN, Netherlands, (Reuters) – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian-made Buk missile, the Dutch Safety Board concluded on Tuesday in its final report on the crash in July 2014 that killed all 298 people on board, most of them Dutch. …read more Source: Stabroek...
Russian Report Alleges Ukraine Shot Down Malaysian Airliner
The Dutch-led inquiry into the downing of MH17 released Tuesday revealed that the aircraft was struck by a Russian-made BUK missile. …read more Source:...
Flight MH17 shot down in Ukraine by Russian-built missile, report concludes
GILZE-RIJEN, Netherlands, (Reuters) – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian-made Buk missile, the Dutch Safety Board concluded today in its final report on the crash in July 2014 that killed all 298 people on board, most of them Dutch. …read more Source: Stabroek...
Spain Tops Ukraine 1-0 to Win Group in Euro 2016 Qualifiers
Spain, which punched its ticket for the 2016 European Cup finals last week, beat Ukraine 1-0 on Monday to assure itself of first place in Group C. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Russia Expresses Contained Optimism Regarding Ukrainian Conflict
09 de octubre de 2015, 11:31Moscow, Oct 9 (Prensa Latina) Russian representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Alexander Lukashevich, expressed today "contained optimism" to the progress seen in the search for a political solution of the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: Prensa...
Belarussian writer wins Nobel prize, denounces Russia over Ukraine
STOCKHOLM/MINSK, (Reuters) – Belarussian author Svetlana Alexievich won the Nobel Prize for Literature yesterday for her portrayal of the harshness of life in the Soviet Union and in her first public response denounced Russia’s intervention in Ukraine as an “invasion”. …read more Source: Stabroek...
Russia Anticipates Postponement of Pipeline with Turkey
07 de octubre de 2015, 11:02Moscow, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) Russian company Gazprom told today of a possible postponement of the binational Turkish Stream pipeline for at least a year, given the absence of an agreement with Turkey and the gas conflict with Ukraine. …read more Source: Prensa...
Ukraine Looks for Financial Relief Amid the Crisis
06 de octubre de 2015, 11:53Kiev, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) Ukrainian Minister of Finance, Natalia Yaresco, confirmed today she will look for support to reprogram the debt in a video conference with creditors of New York, gathered at the White and Case company headquarters. …read more Source: Prensa...
Hollande, Merkel Noted Progress in Ukrainian Conflict
02 de octubre de 2015, 18:14Paris, Oct 2 (Prensa Latina) French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated today that there has been progress since the Minsk-2 agreements, signed last February, about resolving the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: Prensa...
Defense Bill Threatened
Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks to reporters. AP PHOTO/MANUEL BALCE CENETA BY DEB RIECHMANN The Associated Press WASHINGTON – The Republican-led House on Thursday approved a multibillion-dollar defense policy bill despite a White House veto threat. The vote was 270-156, more than enough to sustain a veto. The $612 billion bill — covering new...
