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Ukraine prepares offensive in hopes of retaking rebel stronghold of Donetsk
By Ayse Wieting And David McHugh DONETSK, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials said their forces advanced to the outskirts of a key town north of Donetsk on Saturday as they try to retake the stronghold held for months by pro-Russia rebels. The move comes as Ukrainian forces appear to have gained some momentum recently by retaking control of...
Dutch government: 1st victim from Flight 17 disaster has been identified
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government says the first victim has been identified from the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster. The name and sex of the victim, a Dutch national, weren’t released. The government said Saturday the next of kin and mayor of the victim’s hometown have been informed. People watch as the convoy...
Photos July 26: Top images from around the world
The day’s best photos, as selected by editors at Postmedia News, are a stunning collection of the greatest images from around the world. Rescue workers remove the body of a man, after digging him up from under the rubble of his home following an Israeli air strike on Beit Hanun, in the northern of Gaza strip, on July 26, 2014. The bodies of...
Ukraine says overnight rebel attacks on border crossing come from Russian side
MOSCOW — The Ukrainian army on Friday claimed that soldiers came under artillery fire from the Russian side of the border overnight and were attacked by rebels in several other places in the restive east. Ukrainian forces are trying to close in on the rebels, cutting them off from the border with Russia which Kyiv believes is the source of...
French president says no survivors in Air Algerie crash
PARIS — French president Francois Hollande announced Friday that there were no survivors in the crash of an Air Algeria MD-83 aircraft. The jetliner carrying 116 people — including five Canadians — crashed Thursday in a rainstorm over restive Mali, and its wreckage was found near the border of neighbouring Burkina Faso. It was...
More bodies of Flight 17 victims sent to Netherlands as efforts to secure wreckage stepped up
KHARKIV, Ukraine — A Dutch military aircraft carrying remains of victims from the Malaysian plane disaster departed for the Netherlands Thursday and a second prepared to go, while Australia’s government dispatched 50 police officers to London to prepare to join a proposed UN team to secure the scattered wreckage. All 298 people aboard...
Rebels had missiles, commander reportedly admits, while NATO reports more weapons moving into Ukraine
By Roland Oliphant in Donetsk Ukraine said yesterday (Wednesday) that two of its military aircraft had been shot down by missiles fired from Russia, as a senior rebel commander reportedly admitted that separatists forces had been in possession of Buk anti-aircraft missiles. The two Ukrainian SU-25 fighter jets were downed near the village of...
Photos July 23: Top images from around the world
The day’s best photos, as selected by editors at Postmedia News, are a stunning collection of the greatest images from around the world. Flowers and a teddy bear are placed in front of a plane prior a ceremony to mark the return of the first bodies of passengers and crew killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, from Ukraine at...
First bodies of Flight 17 victims leave Ukraine on Dutch, Australian transport planes
KHARKIV, Ukraine — Two military aircraft carrying the first bodies of victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash left the embattled plains of eastern Ukraine Wednesday, bringing some consolation to grieving relatives who still must wait for positive identifications and answers about who caused the disaster. The Dutch government declared a day...
Photos July 22: Top images from around the world
The day’s best photos, as selected by editors at Postmedia News, are a stunning collection of the greatest images from around the world. A commuter bus drives by aircraft wreckage at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 near the village of Hrabove, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, July 22, 2014. A team of Malaysian investigators visited...
