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      High ranking corruption suspect hospitalized from courtroom
      Jun07

      High ranking corruption suspect hospitalized from courtroom

      The suspect in a bribery case, First Deputy Chairman of the Mykolayiv Regional State Administration Mykola Romanchuk was taken from a courtroom in Odesa on an ambulance to be hospitalized in the clinic, Novosti-N.org reports.The judge ruled to suspend hearings for an indefinite period, until the defendant`s recovery. Doctors claimed, Romanchuk...

      Deadly blast hits police bus in Istanbul (photos)
      Jun07

      Deadly blast hits police bus in Istanbul (photos)

      At least 11 people have been killed by a blast which targeted a police bus in central Istanbul, officials say, according to BBC.The remote-controlled device was reportedly detonated as the vehicle passed through the busy Vezneciler district at the morning rush hour, BBC wrote.No group has yet taken responsibility for the attack.Violence...

      Bellingcat founder names main challenges for JIT in MH17 probe
      Jun07

      Bellingcat founder names main challenges for JIT in MH17 probe

      Eliot Higgins, the founder of Bellingcat, a group of citizen journalists, finds it highly probable that the conclusions of the Joint Investigation Team in its inquiry into the causes of a MH17 crash in the summer of 2014 in Donbas, will coincide with the findings of his team and confirm that the plane was shot down from a Russian air defense...

      EC to assess energy deals before signing
      Jun07

      EC to assess energy deals before signing

      The Council of the European Union has agreed an approach according to which the European Commission may conduct an assessment of gas-related intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) before they are signed, as stated in a press release of the Council.The aim of the proposed decision, which is one of the building blocks of the Energy Union Strategy, is...

      Int`l investigators show Buk missile part found in Ukraine
      Jun07

      Int`l investigators show Buk missile part found in Ukraine

      International investigators have published a photo of a large Buk missile component found at the MH17 airliner crash site eastern Ukraine, BBC reported.The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) image shows a ”Venturi”, which emits propellant gases, like a car exhaust, according to BBC.Dutch prosecutors want more information from Russia about the Buk,...

      Sabotage groups active across contact line in Donbas, Ukrainian troops hold ground
      Jun07

      Sabotage groups active across contact line in Donbas, Ukrainian troops hold ground

      The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 32 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.In the Donetsk sector, the Russian-backed mercenaries fired all types of small arms and 82mm mortars 14 times on the Ukrainian fortified...

      Azerbaijan to buy 10 Ukrainian An-178 aircraft
      Jun07

      Azerbaijan to buy 10 Ukrainian An-178 aircraft

      CEO of the Azerbaijani company signed the agreement on the purchase of ten Ukrainian-made An-178 aircraft with the Ukrainian state enterprise Antonov, according to Ukrainian TV Channel 5.The price of the contract has not been disclosed, but it has become known that the first advance payment has already been made by Azerbaijan`s company. The...

      Human rights activists hope ”Equality March” in Kyiv to see no violence
      Jun07

      Human rights activists hope ”Equality March” in Kyiv to see no violence

      International human rights organization Amnesty International in Ukraine hopes that the LGBT ”Equality March” will be held with violence and conflict involved, the press service of the organization told an UNIAN correspondent.Amnesty International and the international community have sent an open letter to Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko calling to...

      Guided missile destroyer USS Porter enters Black Sea (gallery)
      Jun07

      Guided missile destroyer USS Porter enters Black Sea (gallery)

      As part of the U.S. and NATO`s presence mission on the Black Sea, guided missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG-78) entered the region on Tuesday, the U.S. 6th Fleet announced.The U.S. destroyers have been part of Operation Atlantic Resolve — the NATO presence missions to assure U.S. and NATO allies following the Russian seizure of the Crimean...

      Ukraine to form military personnel reserve trained for offensive action
      Jun07

      Ukraine to form military personnel reserve trained for offensive action

      The Strategic Defense Bulletin, approved by President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko Monday, provides for establishing a military reserve personnel, trained to carry out offensive missions.The document stipulates professionalization of Ukraine`s defense forces and the creation of the necessary military reserve.”Professionalization of defense forces...