Section: News & Summaries

      Russian An-2 plane with three onboard goes missing in Novosibirsk region
      Aug01

      Russian An-2 plane with three onboard goes missing in Novosibirsk region

      An An-2 plane with three people onboard has went missing in Russia`s Siberian Novosibirsk region, a source in the local emergencies agencies told TASS on Sunday. ”The An-2 took off from Berdsk and was bound for Krasnoyarsk. Contact with the plane has been lost,” the source said, adding that a search operation has been launched. Meanwhile, a...

      Lack of progress in fight against corruption, media freedom, justice in Ukraine: Freedom House survey
      Aug01

      Lack of progress in fight against corruption, media freedom, justice in Ukraine: Freedom House survey

      The primary challenges in Ukraine remain the high level of corruption, the weakness of institutions tasked with ensuring the rule of law and the limitations on media freedom, as stated in the annual Nations in Transit-2016 survey, according to Freedom House`s research project on democracy in the 29 formerly communist countries from Central Europe...

      ISIS planning `dirty bomb` terror attack on Rio Olympics – media
      Aug01

      ISIS planning `dirty bomb` terror attack on Rio Olympics – media

      Terror group ISIS could target the Rio Olympics with a dirty bomb, it is feared, according to Mirror. United nations security experts have sent sophisticated detection equipment to Brazil to help combat any potential threat, Mirror.co.uk reports.The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has provided personal and portable radiation monitors...

      Russian proxies attack Ukraine 85 times in last 24 hours
      Aug01

      Russian proxies attack Ukraine 85 times in last 24 hours

      Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 85 times in the past 24 hours, including 37 times in the Donetsk sector, 35 times in the Luhansk sector and 13 times in the Mariupol sector, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. The Russian-backed forces continue to...

      Oil rises after month of steady decline but oversupply still weighs
      Aug01

      Oil rises after month of steady decline but oversupply still weighs

      Oil rose on Monday, driven by new orders as traders staked out positions at the start of the new month, but the market remains dogged by plentiful crude supplies, a flood of refined products, and a weakening economic outlook, Reuters reported. Brent crude was at $43.72 per barrel at 0440 GMT (12:40 a.m. ET), up 19 cents from its last close in...

      ISIS threaten Putin, Russia in chilling new YouTube video
      Aug01

      ISIS threaten Putin, Russia in chilling new YouTube video

      Islamic State militants have urged its members to carry out mass killings in Russia.In a nine-minute YouTube video, one of the terror group`s members called out Russian president Vladimir Putin as their next target, express.co.uk reported.The masked assailants addressed the camera, saying: ”Listen Putin, we will come to Russia and will kill you...

      Yatsenyuk on Trump`s Crimea statement: ”Breach of moral and civilized principles”
      Aug01

      Yatsenyuk on Trump`s Crimea statement: ”Breach of moral and civilized principles”

      Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk describes Donald Trump`s statement on Crimea as ”a breach of moral and civilized principles.” ”Donald Trump`s recent comments regarding Crimea and Putin during his ABC interview go beyond any form of domestic political campaigning. An official candidate for the United States presidential election...

      Russian militants attack Ukraine 39 times in last 24 hours, use artillery and grenade launchers
      Aug01

      Russian militants attack Ukraine 39 times in last 24 hours, use artillery and grenade launchers

      The hostilities in the ATO zone escalated yesterday, especially in the Donetsk sector. 39 attacks of Russia-backed militant groups took place there in the last 24 hours. A third of attacks happened in the vicinity of Avdiivka. Militants are shooting at our troops in the industrial area from mortar launchers and grenade launchers during the day,...

      Ukrainian border guards detain foreigner wanted by Interpol
      Jul31

      Ukrainian border guards detain foreigner wanted by Interpol

      Border guards of the Bilhorod-Dnistrovsky detachment of the State Border Service of Ukraine have detained a Moldovan citizen who was on Interpol`s wanted list, according to the Border Service`s Southern Regional Department. ”The Interpol database identified a person at the Kuchurhan-auto checkpoint during the passport control of a Moldovan...

      Local council member involved in road accident in Kyiv notified of charges
      Jul31

      Local council member involved in road accident in Kyiv notified of charges

      A Makarivsky district council member who is accused of causing a road accident at Kyiv`s ring road has been notified of the charges, according to the press service of the Kyiv Prosecutor`s Office.On Saturday the individual was told of charges brought against him, in keeping with Part 2 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, entitled...