Observers have access to Malaysian jet crash site in Ukraine: OSCE
by KG/XINHUAMonitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) do have access to the crash site of a Malaysian airliner, a representative of the mission said Sunday.The OSCE...
View ArticleInsurgent leader confirms discovery of Malaysian plane's black boxes
by KG/XINHUADonetsk insurgent leader Alexander Borodai said on Sunday that insurgents have found what are believed to be the flight data recorders of a crashed Malaysian airliner."Technical components...
View ArticleChina, Switzerland sign currency swap agreement
by KG/XINHUAChina's central bank announced on Monday that it signed a bilateral currency swap agreement with the Swiss National Bank (SNB) worth 150 billion yuan, or 21 billion Swiss francs (24.4...
View ArticleDutch anger at treatment of bodies in Ukraine
by NEOnline/GKRelatives of Dutch victims killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 are meeting with their king, queen and prime minister amid growing anger at the treatment of their loved...
View ArticleMoldova says Russia has banned its fruit, veg
by KG/Associated PressMoldovan officials say a Russian ban on fresh fruit and some vegetables from Moldova is retaliation for the former Soviet republic's moving closer to the European Union.Russia's...
View ArticleRussian Defence ministry says Ukraine might have shot down MH17
by NENewsroom Claiming that the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 deviated from it's assigned air corridor and that a Ukrainian Sukhoi SU-25 military aircraft was sighted by radar close to the airliner...
View ArticleMH17 crash: MEPs call for solidarity with Ukraine
by KG/EUROPAEU sanctions against Russia must be stepped up, the Ukrainian border closed to halt arms flows from Russia, and the bodies of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash victims returned, MEPs...
View Article"They sow the wind and harvest the whirlwind”*
by New EuropeThe situation around the downed Malaysian airliner becomes somehow more clear and responsibilities should be attributed to irresponsible locals encouraged by alcohol and emotions, rather...
View ArticleCroatia supports extension of EU peacekeeping mission in Bosnia: FM
by KG/XINHUACroatian Foreign and European Affairs Minister Vesna Pusic expressed her support to the extension of the mandate for the EU-led peacekeeping operation Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the...
View ArticleCommission assesses progress by Kosovo in visa dialogue
by KG/EUROPAToday the Commission presented its second report on progress by Kosovo in fulfilling the requirements of the visa liberalisation roadmap. The Commission considers that Kosovo has made good...
View ArticleNorway on alert over terrorist threat
by NEOnline/GKThe Norwegian anti-terror police on Thursday said they had been informed of a planned terrorist attack against the country.At a hastily-convened press conference, Benedicte Bjoernland,...
View ArticleHead of Mission for EU advisory mission in Ukraine appointed
by KG/EUROPAMr Kalman Mizsei was today appointed Head of Mission for the EU Advisory Mission for Civilian Security Sector Reform Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine).EUAM Ukraine, established by the Council on 22...
View ArticleUkrainian PM announces resignation
by KG/XINHUAUkrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk announced his resignation on Thursday over parliament's "ineffectiveness" after two political parties withdrew from Ukraine's ruling coalition."I...
View ArticleSon of MH17 victims makes passionate plea for peace
by XINHUAThe son of an Australian couple who died when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed over Ukraine last week said on Friday that justice will only be served when fighting in the region...
View ArticleMore remains of MH17 victims arrive in Netherlands
by KG/XINHUAThe second batch of remains recovered from the crash site of Malaysia Airline Flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine arrived in the Netherlands on Thursday aboard two military aircraft.Yet in a...
View ArticleHoffmann: Group from Syria en route to commit terror in West
by KG/Associated PressThe head analyst of Norway's intelligence agency says a group of people is en route from Syria "to carry out an act of terror in the West," adding that Norway has been "concretely...
View ArticleUkrainian cabinet appoints acting PM
by KG/XINHUAThe Ukrainian cabinet on Friday appointed Deputy Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman as acting prime minister, one day after the incumbent, Arseny Yatsenyuk, announced resignation.Groysman...
View ArticleNetherlands to send unarmed military police to Ukraine
by KG/XINHUAThe Dutch government will on Friday send 40 unarmed Royal Military Police officers to site of the MH17 plane crash in eastern Ukraine, Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced.Military police...
View ArticleItalian FM to visit Tirana on Albania's EU bid
by KG/XINHUAItalian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini will pay an official visit to Albania on Friday, for discussions with Albanian leaders on the latter's bid for European Union (EU) membership,...
View ArticleEU targets Russian intelligence heads with sanctions
by NEOnline The European Union on Friday extended its Ukraine-related sanctions to target top Russian intelligence officials and leaders of the pro-Russia revolt in eastern Ukraine, official documents...
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