Section: The Epoch Times (USA)
Ukraine: Investigators Start MH17 Crash Site Search
HRABOVE, Ukraine—With the sound of artillery blasts at a distance, 70 international investigators arrived Friday at the eastern Ukraine site where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed and started recovering the remains of as many as 80 victims that have been lying in farm fields for two weeks. Several hours before they arrived, at least 10...
Italy, Poland Competing for Top EU Foreign Policy Job
BRUSSELS—The top diplomats of Italy and Poland are competing for the prestigious position of EU foreign policy chief amid the unfolding tensions with Russia. Italian Premier Matteo Renzi’s office said Friday it officially nominated Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini for the position, while Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said his...
Investigators Set Up Base at Malaysia Air MH17 Crash Site in Ukraine
HRABOVE, Ukraine—With the sound of artillery fire in the distance, dozens of international investigators arrived Friday at the zone where a Malaysia Airlines plane crashed in eastern Ukraine and began preparations to comb the rural area for remains of as many as 80 victims and jet debris. Several hours before they arrived, at least 10...
Investigation Team Reaches MH17 Crash Site in Eastern Ukraine
HRABOVE, Ukraine—A team of several dozen international investigators descended Friday on the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash site in eastern Ukraine to begin combing an area now designated as a crime scene. A few hours earlier, at least 10 Ukrainian soldiers were killed when their convoy was ambushed by pro-Russian separatist rebels in a...
More Investigators Reach MH17 Crash Site as Rebels Ambush Ukraine Troops Nearby
HRABOVE, Ukraine—A team of several dozen international investigators descended Friday on the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash site in eastern Ukraine to begin combing an area now designated as a crime scene. A few hours earlier, at least 10 Ukrainian soldiers were killed when their convoy was ambushed by pro-Russian separatist rebels in a...
EU Identifies 5 Russian Banks It Is Sanctioning
BRUSSELS—The European Union on Thursday revealed the details of its broad economic sanctions against Russia, including the names of five major banks which will see their access to the 28-nation bloc’s capital market curtailed. The banks, in which the Russian state holds a majority stake, include the country’s largest lender,...
Alexander Sotkin Photos: Instagram Pictures of Russian Solider Operating in and Near Ukraine
Pictures have cropped up from Alexander Sotkin, a Russian solider who appears to be operating inside Ukraine. The posts seem to add to the growing controversy in the region, where Ukraine is trying to stave off Russian-backed separatists from taking over more space inside the country. Sotkin’s pictures add to the argument that Russian...
International Investigators Reach Ukraine MH17 Crash Site
ROZSYPNE, Ukraine—As fighting continued to rage in eastern Ukraine, an international team of investigators on Thursday managed to reach the crash site of the Malaysia Airline Flight 17 for the first time since it was brought down by a missile two weeks ago. Clashes along routes to the wreckage site between government troops and pro-Russian...
European Rights Court Orders Russia to Pay Another $2.5 Bln for Yukos
PARIS—The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Russia to pay out nearly 1.9 billion euros ($2.5 billion) to shareholders of Yukos, the oil producer that the government had dismantled over a decade ago. Thursday’s ruling said Russia must produce a plan to distribute the funds within six months. The court said a further 300,000...
Ukraine Parliament Votes to Reject PM Yatsenyuk’s Resignation
KIEV, Ukraine—Ukraine’s parliament has voted not to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Yatsenyuk had said last week he was resigning after two parties left the coalition supporting him and parliament balked at passing laws he said were essential to fund the country’s war against pro-Russian separatists....
