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Iraq sees worst bombing since invasion with 250 deaths – BBC
The death toll from Sunday`s suicide bombing in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, has risen to 250, the Iraqi government says, making it the deadliest such attack since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, according to BBC News.A lorry packed with explosives was detonated in the Karrada district while families were shopping for the holiday marking the end of...
JIT arrives in Moscow to investigate MH17 crash
Representatives of the Joint International Criminal Investigation Team have arrived in Moscow to discuss the investigation into MH17 crash over Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, in July 2014, spokesman of the Dutch prosecutor`s office Wim de Bruin told TASS on Tuesday.According to him, the delegation consisting of investigators, prosecutors and police...
Cash, weapons, 1.5 tonnes of amber seized in massive raid in Rivne region
Law enforcement officers have collected evidence of criminal activity of 32 individuals engaged in the illegal amber extraction, according to National Police First Deputy Head and Criminal Police Chief Vadym Troian.The law enforcers have conducted 123 searches, according to the report.During the searches, more than $160,000, EUR 4,700 and UAH...
Chief editor of Radio Vesti sacked after triggering public outrage on social networks
Vesti-Ukraine media holding has decided to suspend cooperation with chief editor of Radio Vesti Irina Gavrilova the day after her appointment to this position, according to the posting of Radio Vesti on Facebook.”In connection with the letter of the team of Radio Vesti to the leadership of Vesti-Ukraine media holding, which drew attention to the...
MFA Ukraine praises OSCE PA resolutions
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine welcomes the adoption of the resolutions that condemned the fact of Russia`s aggression in Ukraine during the 25th annual session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry told an UNIAN correspondent.The...
Rada, Cabinet to analyze gas pricing formula – Groysman
Representatives of the Ukrainian government and leaders of factions and groups of the Verkhovna Rada (the Ukrainian parliament) reached prior agreement at a meeting July 5 to set up an ad hoc group tasked with analyzing the situation with gas price in Ukraine, according to a posting on the government`s website.The ad hoc group is expected to...
Global stocks singed, bonds surge as Brexit fears flare: Reuters
Asian share markets turned tail on Wednesday as fears over instability in the European Union returned with a vengeance, sending the pound to three-decade lows and hammering risky assets of all stripes, according to Reuters.In frantic trading reminiscent of the fateful Friday after Britain voted to abandon the EU, sterling shed a full U.S. cent in...
Ukrainian Colonel freed after 2 yrs of militant captivity
Ivan Beziazykov, Colonel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has been released after two years spent in militant captivity, press secretary of the Ukrainian president Svyatoslav Tsegolko wrote on Twitter.”Chairman of the SBU has just reported to the President on the release of Colonel of the Armed Forces Ivan Beziazykov, who was held captive since...
RHCP`s Flea plays bandura in Kyiv
California rockers Red Hot Chili Peppers recently arrived in Kyiv to perform at the U-Park Festival, according to Ukraine Today.Ukrainian model Nadiya Shapoval published the photos of the band members on Instagram, Ukraine Today reported.The musicians paid a visit to the girl, while bass guitarist Flea even tried to play the bandura for...
Russian proxies attack Ukraine 61 times in last day, use 152mm artillery in Shyrokyne
The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked the Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 61 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.In the Mariupol sector, 29 cases of enemy fire were recorded. In particular, the militants fired 152mm artillery systems as well as 120mm...