Prosecutor General Shokin sacked by Rada
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine voted to grant consent to the dismissal by President Petro Poroshenko of Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin (Resolution No.4122). The move was supported by 289 Members of Parliament, according to an UaPosition correspondent. Introducing the draft resolution, the representative of the president in parliament Stepan...
Oil prices fall as concerns rise over rally petering out
Oil prices fell on Tuesday as concerns mount that a rally since January is fizzling out, while analysts forecast another rise to record levels for U.S. crude stockpiles, Reuters reported.U.S. oil CLc1 was down 30 cents at $39.09 a barrel at 0553 GMT, after finishing down 7 cents at $39.39, the previous session, according to Reuters.Brent LCOc1...
Huge blaze hits UAE residential towers: BBC
A large fire has hit at least two residential towers in the United Arab Emirates, in the third such incident in a little more than a year, BBC News reports.The fire struck one tower in Ajman emirate, north of Dubai, before spreading to an adjacent block, according to BBC News.Residents were evacuated, but several have reportedly been treated for...
Poroshenko: Ukraine could count on $4 bln from U.S., IMF in case Cabinet operating – media
If there were an operating Cabinet of Ministers in Ukraine, the country could expect to receive $1 billion in U.S. loan guarantees and a $3 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, according to Petro Poroshenko who spoke at the BPP faction meeting Monday, RBC Ukraine reported citing several participants of the meeting.”If there were an...
Hijacked airplane lands in Larnaca
A plane landed at Larnaca airport at 8:50 which has been reportedly hijacked after taking off from an airport in Egypt, a police spokesman said, Cyprus Mail daily newspaper reported. One armed hijacker took control of the Airbus A320 at 8:30, police spokesman Andreas Angelides said, according to the report.Reuters reported that the airplane was...
U.S. allocates another $20 mln for EU to tackle migration crisis
The new funding brings the total U.S. humanitarian assistance for the regional response to the refugee and migrant crisis to nearly $44 million since the start of the crisis last year, according to a statement by the U.S. Department of State.”Funding announced today will allow UNHCR to provide emergency and life-saving assistance for refugees and...
U.S. succeeds in cracking Apple`s iPhone, drops legal action
The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it had succeeded in unlocking an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters and dropped its legal case against Apple, ending a high-stakes legal battle but leaving the broader struggle over encryption unresolved, according to Reuters.The abrupt end to a confrontation that had transfixed the tech...
The Moscow Times: CIA Director made secret trip to Moscow in March
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov says that John Brennan, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), made a secret visit to Moscow in March, according to The Moscow Times. The visit, he said, had nothing to do with Russia`s decision two weeks ago to begin withdrawing from Syria, The Moscow Times wrote. ”It`s no secret...
Yahoo News: Shots fired inside U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, suspect arrested
An unidentified man with an apparent history of causing disturbances at the U.S. Capitol was shot Monday afternoon when drew a gun inside the complex`s vistor center, authorities said, according to Yahoo! News.Police said the man, who was previously known to officers, set off a metal detector before pulling a weapon from his clothing about 2:30...
Ukraine defeat Wales with 1-0 win
Wales were beaten by Ukraine as some players` hopes of securing squad places for Euro 2016 appeared to fade in Kyiv, according to the BBC.Wales started brightly but trailed at half-time as Andriy Yarmolenko seized on slack defending to score with Ukraine`s only shot on target, Journalist at BBC Sport Dafydd Pritchard commented on the game in Kyiv...
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