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Venus Williams rallies to advance to 2nd round in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — Venus Williams rallied to beat Yuliya Beygelzimer of Ukraine 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 Tuesday in the opening round of the Hong Kong Open.The third-seeded Williams wore a bandage on her left thigh and looked hampered in her movements. However, she came from a break down three times in the final set to close out the win in 2 hours, 13...
The Latest: Relatives told Buk missile downed MH17
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The latest news on the report into the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 in eastern Ukraine last year. All times local.___12:10 p.m.The cousin of a woman killed on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 says that the official investigation into the cause of the disaster last year has concluded that a Buk missile downed the...
Russian missile-maker contradicts Dutch MH17 crash report
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian state-controlled missile-maker says its own investigation of last year’s crash of the MH17 airliner over rebel eastern Ukraine contradicts conclusions from a Dutch probe.Results of the Dutch investigation are to be released later Tuesday. Yan Novikov, head of the Russian Almaz-Antey concern, did not specify what was...
Inquiry finds MH17 plane shot down by BUK missile: Dutch paper
The Hague (AFP) – International investigators have concluded that doomed Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made BUK missile fired from rebel-held eastern Ukraine, a Dutch daily said Tuesday.The final report was due to be officially unveiled later Tuesday. But quoting three sources close to the investigation, the...
EU moves closer to suspending Belarus sanctions
LUXEMBOURG (AP) — The European Union on Monday moved closer to suspending sanctions on Belarus following the central European nation’s release of political prisoners and a weekend election that was more transparent and calm than previous polls.France’s Europe Minister, Harlem Desir, said Monday’s foreign affairs meeting had a...
No surprise: Lukashenko wins Belarus presidential race
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — In a development that surprised no one, President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus on Monday was declared the winner of a fifth term following an election campaign boycotted by the opposition.Lukashenko won 83.5 percent of Sunday’s vote in the former Soviet republic, according to Lidia Yermoshina, chairwoman of the...
Things to know about the report into cause of MH17 disaster
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch Safety Board is publishing its final report Tuesday into what caused Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 to break up high over Eastern Ukraine last year, killing all 298 people on board.A preliminary report issued last year said the Boeing 777 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur likely was hit by multiple...
Russia resumes gas supply to Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s gas monopoly Gazprom says it has resumed supplies to Ukraine that will help the country meet its energy needs through the harsh winter months.Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said supplies, which were suspended in the spring, recommenced earlier Monday after the company received $234 million in prepayments from Kiev.The...
Belarus leader Lukashenko wins fifth term in landslide
Minsk (AFP) – Alexander Lukashenko won a fifth term as president of Belarus by a landslide, and warned the opposition against protests that could derail the lifting of Western sanctions imposed over rights abuse allegations.With long-standing opposition figures barred from standing in Sunday’s vote and state media giving Lukashenko...
Voter in Belarus set to give President Lukashenko a 5th term
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — President Alexander Lukashenko was set to win a fifth term in Sunday’s election with ease, but he said anything less than 80 percent of the vote would be a sign that his support was slipping. Both the official exit polls and the chief election official later predicted he would get even more.The authoritarian leader...
