Poland honors late president and other plane crash victims – ABC News
Ceremonies were held in Poland on Sunday honoring late President Lech Kaczynski and the 95 others who were killed in a 2010 plane crash in Russia, amid revived allegations that the crash was a conspiracy by Russia and Poland`s government at the time, according to ABC News.The allegations come from the ruling Law and Justice party led by the late...
German spy chief warns ISIS wants to attack
Islamic State wants to carry out attacks in Germany and the security situation is ”very serious,” the head of the country`s domestic intelligence agency (BfV) told a Sunday newspaper, adding that he knew of no concrete plot to strike, according to Reuters. The militant group released a video on Tuesday suggesting it may carry out further attacks...
MP from Poroshenko Bloc faction says Groysman to become new prime minister
Volodymyr Groysman will become Ukraine`s new prime minister, said MP from the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko faction Vadym Denysenko in his interview with Espresso.TV following Yatsenyuk`s registration statement.”I am sure by 99.9% that Groysman will become a new prime minister,” he said.Denysenko also stated that his faction would vote for Yatsenyuk`s...
Ukrainian PM Yatsenyuk resigns
Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced his resignation.This statement Yatsenyuk made on a Ten Minutes with Prime Minister TV show on Sunday, April 10.”I took the decision to resign as prime minister of Ukraine,” he said.”On Tuesday, April 12, I will submit it to parliament,” he added.”My decision is based on several reasons – the...
EU calls for ceasefire in east of Ukraine
The European Union calls for a ceasefire in the east of Ukraine and ensuring the safety of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission observers, according to a statement published by the European Union`s diplomatic service on Sunday, April 10.”The significant increase of ceasefire violations in the Donetsk region represents an unprecedented level of...
Civilian wounded in militants artillery attack on Maryinka
Russian-backed militants fired artillery on a residential district in Ukrainian town of Maryinka, injuring one local resident, the Department of Communications of the National Police`s General Directorate in Donetsk region reported. ”A residential district in Maryinka suffered an artillery strike, resulting in one person being wounded. A house...
German Foreign Minister hopes for Russia`s return to G8
Russia may return to the Group of Eight (G8) but only on particular conditions, Foreign Minister of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier told the German press agency DPA on Sunday on the verge of G7 foreign ministers meeting starting today in Hiroshima, Russian news agency TASS reported.”I would not like the G7 format to be a long-term one; we need to...
110 killed, 350 injured in India`s temple fire
At least 110 people were killed and scores injured when unauthorized fireworks show at a temple in Kerala set off blasts and a blaze early on Sunday, in yet another accident blamed on safety norms violations at places of worship in India, an Indian English-language daily newspaper Hindustan Times reported.The tragedy at Puttingal Devi temple in...
Most Rada factions back idea of setting up commission to probe into Poroshenko`s offshore companies – media
Leaders of parliament factions say they are ready to vote for the establishment of an Investigative Commission to inquire into the financial operations of President Petro Poroshenko and his assets with offshore companies, according to ZN.ua.Chairman of the People`s Front faction Maksym Burbak said that his political force would vote in favor of...
Ukraine, China agree to push forward cooperation in space sector
Ukraine and China have ratified a program on bilateral cooperation in the space sector for the 2016-2020 period, the State Space Agency of Ukraine (SSAU) said Friday, according to Shaghai Daily citing Xinhua.”The document covers 71 projects in the space sphere,” Nataliya Borotkanych, the SSAU`s spokesperson, told Xinhua, Shangai Daily reported.In...
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