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East Ukraine OSCE Hostage Crisis: Separatist rebels free one of EU observers held as 'NATO spies'
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- East Ukraine OSCE Hostage Crisis: Separatist rebels free one of EU observers held as 'NATO spies'
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- 12 years ago
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- One of the eight European observers being detained by Kremlin-backed separatists in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk has been released. The OSCE observers, were accused by their captors of spying for NATO, a charge categorically denied by the European security body, which includes Russia.
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- Barack Obama ends three-day visit to Malaysia: US President now heads to Philippines
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- 12 years ago
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- US President Barack Obama concludes three-day visit in Malaysia and heads to the Philippines.
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- Pope Francis prays for peace in Ukraine: Pope welcomed Ukrainian government leaders to Vatican
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- 12 years ago
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- As tensions rise, and Russian aggression appears to escalate in eastern regions of Ukraine, Pope Francis has told Ukraine's prime minister, during a private meeting in Rome, that he will do everything possible for peace in the country.
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- Netherlands celebrates very first King's Day for Willem Alexander after decades of Queen's Day fun
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- 12 years ago
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- For the first time this year, the traditional Dutch celebration of Queen's day, became Kings day marking the birthday of new Dutch king Willem Alexander. His mother Queen Beatrix abdicated her thrown last year due to old age as the celebration used to mark her Mother's birthday on April 30th.
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- Argentinian Waiters Race Through Buenos Aires: Service staff carried trays over course
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- 12 years ago
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- Nearly 400 waiters and waitresses participated in a race that saw contestants attempt to make the 3.2 kilometer trek to the finish line with their tray intact. Each tray consisted of one glass of wine, one bottle of coke and one bottle of water, and tested the racers concentration as they kept their eyes on the trays they carried and on the road in front of them.
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- Historic Vatican Mass: Popes John Paul II, John XXIII declared saints in St Peter's Square
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- 12 years ago
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- Pope Francis has declared John Paul II and John XXIII as saints in front of more than half a million pilgrims at the Vatican. Crowds waited hours to witness the historic Mass, also attended by retired Pope Benedict XVI. The double canonisation was the first in the Catholic Church's history.
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- East Ukraine OSCE Hostage Crisis: Monitoring mission held by Kremlin-backed separatists
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- 12 years ago
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- Members of the OSCE monitoring mission to Ukraine who were kidnapped by pro-Russian militants in Ukraine's east say they are in good health but anxious to be released. The eight observers appeared a press conference organised by pro-Russian separatists in the city of Slovyansk.
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- Defending the Donbass: Ordinary East Ukrainians mobilize to counter Russia-backed separatist threat
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- 12 years ago
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- Civilian self-defence units are being established in eastern Ukraine, using local knowledge to resist anti-government Russia-backed militants.The self-defence unit of around 100 men, are stationed on an old farm house in east Ukraine's Donbass region to stop the anti-government, pro-Russian forces, infiltrating further into eastern Ukraine.
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- US troops in Lithuania for NATO exercises: Europe concerned by Russian threat to Ukraine
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- 12 years ago
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- The United States has deployed 150 paratroopers to Lithuania, as part of efforts to reassure NATO members in Eastern Europe that they will be protected. The American paratroopers will take part in joint exercises with the Lithuanian military for an extended period of time.
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- 1986 Chernobyl disaster anniversary: Ukrainians remember victims of world's worst nuclear disaster
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- 12 years ago
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- A special ceremony has been held at the Chernobyl memorial in Kyiv to mark the 28th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster. Various dignitaries attended, including acting President Oleksander Turchinov and Patriarch Filaret of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, who spoke on tensions with Russia.
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- Khodorkovsky Blocked in East Ukraine: Russian oligarch turned away by Donetsk separatists
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- 12 years ago
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- During an attempt to talk to pro-Russian protesters in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, former Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky was stopped from entering the occupied regional administration building. In March the former billionaire accused Russia of being complicit in violence against protesters in Kyiv's Euromaidan movement, which brought down former president Victor Yanukovych.
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- Ukraine OSCE Hostage Crisis: Kidnapped observers appear at press conference in rebel-held Slovyansk
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- 12 years ago
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- The leader of the international observers detained by pro-Russian separatists in the east Ukrainian city of Slovyansk said all members of the group were in good health, but they were anxious to be allowed to go home soon. Appearing in public for the first time since they were held three days ago, seven officers from the observer team and their translator were brought into a room of waiting journalists in the separatist-held city administration building.
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- Tiananmen Square Massacre Museum opens in Hong Kong: Museum recalls notorious 1989 crackdown
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- 12 years ago
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- The first permanent museum dedicated to the brutal crackdown on China's Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests 25 years ago has opened in Hong Kong.
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- Moscow Hosts International Sand Sculpture Championships: Sculptors gather in Russian capital
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- 12 years ago
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- A group of nine sculptors are competing to create artistic interpretations of international cities, such as New York, Paris and Venice, as part of the International Sand Sculpture Championships in Moscow.
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- Tightrope Walkers Conquer Canal: World's largest gathering of funambulists meets in Brussels
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- 12 years ago
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- In what is being called the largest assembly of tightrope walkers in the world, 45 professional and amateur funambulists showed off their balancing skills on tightropes over the Brussels canal in Belgium. The participants are all members of the Brussels School of Circus, which trains students from across the world to qualify as teachers of the acrobatic arts.
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- Ukrainian forces patrol tense Russian border: Kremlin has massed troops close to East Ukraine
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- 12 years ago
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- Ukraine's military has released a video showing armed forces conducting patrols in one of the country's eastern regions. The operation involving tanks, soldiers and at least one helicopter was filmed on April 25, the same day Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov told the US that the Kyiv government must stop its military exercises in southeast Ukraine.
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- Barca fans mourn loss of Villanova: tributes to former Barcelona coach at Camp Nou stadium
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- 12 years ago
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- As a mark of respect for former coach Tito Vilanova, Barcelona fans gathered at the Camp Nou stadium to show support and remember the 45-year-old, who died following a battle with cancer that forced him to stand down at the end of last season.
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- Slovakia opens up EU gas pipeline to Ukraine in bid to ease Kyiv's dependence on Russian energy
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- 12 years ago
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- Ukrainian and Slovakian officials have agreed to designate a limited amount of gas pipeline capacity for the reverse flow of supplies from Central Europe to Ukraine.
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- East Ukraine OSCE Hostage Crisis: Leader of Russia-backed separatists to meet mediators
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- 12 years ago
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- A separatist leader in Slovyansk says he plans to meet a delegation of mediators to discuss releasing OSCE observers who were kidnapped and have been held by rebels in the region. The captured observers appeared at a press conference organised by militants in Slavyansk, where they said they were unharmed and remain in good health.
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- Separatist video shows captive Ukraine security officers stripped, blindfolded and apparently beaten
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- 12 years ago
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- Pro-Russian separatists claim they have detained three Ukrainian intelligence officers in the eastern city of Gorlivka. Three men were shown blindfolded and without pants on Russian state television. The Ukrainian security services confirmed that three Ukrainian officers were captured on Saturday and that the prosectour's office had opened an investigation into their abduction.
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- Wladimir Klitschko Knockout Victory: Ukrainian heavyweight knocks out Alex Leapai in fifth round
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- 12 years ago
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- Ukrainian world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko easily held on to his WBO crown after knocking out Australian Alex Leapai in the fifth round on Saturday. 38-year-old Klitschko, with his longer reach and barrage of jabs, dominated for most of the match, first knocking down his Samoan-born opponent in the initial round.
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- Slovyansk Hostage Video: Injured Ukrainian intelligence officers displayed by Kremlin-backed rebels
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- 12 years ago
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- Pro-Russian rebels claim to have detained three Ukrainian Alpha Special Forces members when they were entering the town of Gorlivska on Saturday night to arrest a suspect in the murder of Vladimir Rybak. The video shows the three men seated with the hands tied behind their back, badly beaten.
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- Russia slams Ukraine army deployment in East Ukraine to counter Kremlin-backed separatist threat
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- 12 years ago
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- Russia is complaining that Kyiv has amassed an estimated 15,000 troops near the eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk. Moscow has warned the interim authorities in Kyiv not to use force against pro-Russian separatists who have taken over government buildings and set up checkpoints throughout the country's east.
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- Kremlin slams Ukrainian army deployment in East Ukraine: Russian troops massed at Ukraine border
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- 12 years ago
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- Russia has complained that Kyiv has amassed thousands of troops near the eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk. At least seven OSCE observers were kidnapped in eastern Ukraine over the weekend.
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- China buying into NYC: Chinese overtake Russians as No. 1 New York real estate purchasers
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- 12 years ago
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- The Chinese have become the biggest foreign buyers of apartments in Manhattan, New York. The far-east nationals have taken the mantle from the Russians -- whose real estate buying power has been subdued following their provocations in Ukraine and the US and EU economic sanctions which followed.
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- Ukrainian PM Yatsenyuk meets Pope Francis in Rome as Russian army masses at Ukrainian border
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- 12 years ago
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- Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has met with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in Rome. Yatsenyuk is also meeting with Pope Francis in the Vatican during his trip. Polish born John Paul II played a major part in freeing his country from Communism and was reported nearly assassinated by the KGB in 1981.
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- East Ukraine OSCE Hostage Crisis: Russia promises to help release captive international observers
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- 12 years ago
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- Russia says it will help facilitate the release of several European military observers sent to monitor the implementation of last week's Geneva deal between Moscow and the West but who are now held hostage in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk by Kremlin-backed separatists.
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- Pro-Putin Provocations in South Ukraine: Kremlin-backed separatists in Odesa mirror Crimea tactics
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- 12 years ago
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- Pro-Russian militants have been demonstrating outside the Ukrainian military headquarters in Odesa. The Kremlin-backed activists put down flowers outside the Black Sea port military centre, resulting in Ukrainian soldiers clearing them away. A Ukrainian colonel said the scene was reminiscent of Crimea.
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- Yanukovych treasures on show: Ukrainian National Art Museum hosts exhibition of presidential bling
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- 12 years ago
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- Lavish artefacts found at the home of disgraced former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych have been put on display at Kyiv's National Art Museum of Ukraine. The items from the Mezhyhirya complex include portraits of now-fugitive Yanukovych, gilded clocks and bronze statues of Greek gods.
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- Obama Southeast Asia Tour: US President welcomed to Kuala Lumpar by Malaysian King
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- 12 years ago
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- Malaysia's king hosts a state welcome ceremony for U.S. President Barack Obama in Kuala Lumpur, as Obama kicks off three-day visit in the southeast Asian nation
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- 'We urge Russia to leave us alone': Ukrainian PM Yatsenyuk calls on Kremlin to end invasion threat
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- 12 years ago
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- Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk met Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in Rome as Western powers decided on more sanctions against Russia.
Yatseniuk will meet Pope Francis at the Vatican later in the morning and will take part in the canonisation ceremony for Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII on Sunday (April 27).
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- Slovyansk Separatist Funeral: Mourners bid farewell to militant killed in East Ukraine clashes
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- 12 years ago
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- Mourners gather in a church in the eastern Ukrainian rebel-held city of Slovyansk to mourn a pro-Russian separatist killed by Ukrainian troops.
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- Kremlin-backed East Ukraine Insurgency: Slovyansk separatists hold OSCE observers hostage
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- 12 years ago
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- Mourners gather in a church in the eastern Ukrainian rebel-held city of Slavyansk to mourn a pro-Russian separatist killed by Ukrainian troops.
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- Indian Zoo Rescues Bear Cubs: Abandoned baby bears found on India-Bangladesh border
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
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- Authorities in north-eastern Tripura, India rescued and handed over to forest officials the two bear cubs found by construction workers during fence construction along the India-Bangladesh border, and later sent to the zoo.
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- Euromaidan Protest Deaths: ICC begins probe into Yanukovych regime's alleged crimes against humanity
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- 12 years ago
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- The International Criminal Court has begun an initial investigation into allegations of crimes against humanity in Ukraine. The inquiry relates to the period between the start of pro-EU protests on November 21 2013 to the fall of discredited former president Viktor Yanukovych on February 22 2014.
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- Armenian Genocide Anniversary: Yerevan slams Turkish PM Erdogan's failure to apologize
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- 12 years ago
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- The Armenian government has expressed disappointment with Turkey following comments regarding the 1915 massacre of Armenians. In an effort to pre-empt criticism, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan described the killing of 1.5 million Armenians as being 'inhumane', but failed to apologise.
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- Crimeans Flee Russian Rule: Refugees seek sanctuary in mainland Ukraine following Kremlin invasion
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- 12 years ago
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- What was once a home for the ill and the infirm on the outskirts of Ukraine's capital of Kiev has been turned into temporary housing. Here, dozens of families from Crimea are seeking refuge after Russia annexed the peninsula. UN1's Chris Collison reports.
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- Brazil 2014 World Cup Kits Showcased: England will wear Nike strip at major finals for first time
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- 12 years ago
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- World Cup football kits have been displayed at an exhibition in Madrid with stars on hand to talk about their hopes for the tournament beginning in June. With just 49 days to go to the 2014 Brazil World Cup, debate has already begun over who will win the world's biggest sporting event.
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- Time Magazine Top 100: Madeleine Albright claims Vladimir Putin has betrayed Russian people
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- 12 years ago
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- Time magazine have published their annual list of the most powerful people on the planet with Russian President Vladimir Putin making the list once again.
However, the Russian strongman was strongly criticised by former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who wrote a personal profile for the magazine on Putin.
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- OSCE observers held hostage by East Ukraine separatists: Pro-Kremlin gunmen seize EU nationals
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- 12 years ago
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- Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk continue to detain international mediators they seized on Friday.
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- Russia Facing New Ukraine Sanctions: G7 and EU plan to punish Kremlin for East Ukraine escalation
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- 12 years ago
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- The United States the G7 and the EU are expected to initiate new sanctions against Russia on Monday as the Ukraine crisis escalates . World leaders including Angela Merkel have expressed exasperation with Moscow for having failed to have delivered on its promises to implement the deal and a joint G7 statement said that Russia had taken "no concrete actions in support of the Geneva accord".
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- East Ukraine Separatist Crisis: OSCE observers taken hostage by pro-Russian militants in Slovyansk
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- 12 years ago
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- Kremlin-backed rebels who have taken control of the city of Slovyansk in eastern Ukraine have taken captive a group of military observers reportedly sent to monitor the implementation of last week's Geneva deal between Russia and the West.
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- East Ukraine residents caught in middle of anti-terror operation against Kremlin-backed separatists
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- 12 years ago
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- Schools in the eastern-Ukrainian, rebel-held city of Slovyansk lie largely deserted as parents keep their children at home fearing an assault on the city by Ukrainian troops. Ukrainian special forces launched a second phase of their operation in the east of the country on Friday by mounting a full blockade of the city which has been over-run by Kremlin-backed militants who aim to create a pretext for Russian annexation. Ukrainian interior minister Arsen Avakov insisted every care was being taken to avoid non-combatant casualties, after Moscow warned it may act if Kyiv used the army against civilians. A helicopter was seen dropping leaflets over the city to warn residents to stay at home.
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- International Criminal Court begins probe into Yanukovych regime's alleged crimes against humanity
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- 12 years ago
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- The International Criminal Court has begun investigating allegations of crimes against humanity in Ukraine. Ukraine is not a member of the world's permanent war crimes court, but it has granted the ICC jurisdiction over crimes on its territory from Nov. 21, 2013, to Feb. 22, 2014, the period leading up to the fall of former president Viktor Yanukovych. The new government of Ukraine referred the cases to the ICC, alleging that Yanukovych's troops killed over 100 protesters in Kiev and other cities. The referral runs up to the day before Russia annexed Crimea, so the investigation will not cover any crimes that might have been committed by Russian-backed troops during that period. Ukraine, a former Soviet republic, slid into unrest late last year after Yanukovych rejected a pact to build closer ties with Europe. Protesters took over central Kiev and Yanukovych fled in February a day after snipers and riflemen gunned down protesters in the capital. Dozens more protesters are have not been...
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- Merkel Blames Putin for Ukraine Separatist Unrest: German leader warns Kremlin of new EU sanctions
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- 12 years ago
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- German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia had not done enough to implement the Geneva accord and that further sanctions against Russia must be contemplated. Merkel said Russia has the means to convince the pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine to take a peaceful route but had evidently failed to do so. Kremlin-backed militants continue to hold several towns in Eastern Ukraine hostage to their demands, despite a series of polls which show feeble support for joining the Russian Federation. In March, Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula. This followed a widely ridiculed referendum in the region that backed joining the Russian Federation but which Kyiv the US and its allies in Europe have declared a sham.
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- Russian Economy Nosedives: S&P cuts Russia rating to near 'junk' status amid Ukraine invasion fears
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- 12 years ago
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- Standard & Poor's has cut Russia's sovereign debt rating to just one level above 'junk' status and warned of further downgrades if economic growth continues to deteriorate and the conflict in Ukraine sparks wider sanctions.
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- Kremlin wants WWIII: Ukrainian PM says Russia aims to occupy Ukraine 'militarily and politically'
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- 12 years ago
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- Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk has accused Russia of aiming to start World War Three by occupying Ukraine "militarily and politically". With both countries deploying troops close to their frontier, Yatseniuk accused Moscow of acting like a "gangster" supporting "terrorists". Ukraine plans to hold an election to replace former president Viktor Yanukovich on May 25, but the Russian-speaking east of the country has been invaded by Kremlin-backed insurgents, who have taken over the city of Slavyansk and public buildings in other eastern cities. They demand to follow Crimea into being annexed by Russia. The seizure of Slavyansk was spearheaded by elite Russian troops marshalled by scores of undercover intelligence operatives. Kyiv says it will continue its anti-terror operation against the Slavyansk militants but is proceeding cautiously to avoid injuring civilians who it says are being used as human shields by the Russia-backed militants.
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- Wladimir Klitschko Championship Bout: Ukraine's world heavyweight champ to face Australia's Leapai
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- 12 years ago
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- Wladimir Klitschko defends his WBA and IBF heavyweight belts, plus the minor WBO and IBO versions, against Alex Leapai of Australia in Oberhausen, Germany, on 26 April.
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- Tense scenes at Ukraine's border with Russia: Kharkiv Oblast residents praying for peace
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- 12 years ago
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- East Ukrainian border with Russia close to the city of Kharkiv is closed to vehicles because of the security threat posed by Russians entering the country to join armed separatist groups which have seized government buildings in East Ukraine. However, the mood at the Kharkiv Oblast border is calm.
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- John Kerry blames Russia for Ukraine separatist insurgency: US warns Kremlin of fresh sanctions
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- 12 years ago
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- US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned that the United States is drawing closer to imposing more sanctions on Russia forbacking separatists in Ukraine's eastern and southern provinces.
Speaking in Washington, D.C. America's top diplomat said Russia had chosen an illegitimate course of armed violence to create enough chaos in the east to force Ukraine to overreact and create an excuse for military intervention. Kerry said US leaders know that Russian intelligence services have been involved in backing pro-Russian militias, who have seized more than a dozen buildings, most of them in Donetsk province, the home of ousted former President Viktor Yanukovych. Russia has repeatedly denied the presence of special forces' troops into eastern Ukraine, although independent reports indicate that Russian troop units and special forces have funded, equipped and recruited pro-Russian insurgents in the region.
