Ukraine rebels call for Russian troops after deadly gunfight
SLAVYANSK, Ukraine: Pro-Kremlin rebels in east Ukraine appealed Sunday for help from Russian ‘peacekeepers’ after a deadly gunfight killed at…
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Lavrov says Ukraine ‘crudely violating’ Geneva deal
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Ukraine yesterday of violating an accord reached in Geneva last week aimed at…
Ukraine business card ‘proof’ derided on Internet
KIEV: A business card brandished by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine as proof that a deadly attack on their checkpoint…
Labor great Neville Wran dies
SYDNEY, Australia: Former Australian state premier Neville Wran has died at the age of 87, prompting tributes from both sides…
Palestinians mull handing territory ‘keys’ back to Israel
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Palestinian negotiators have warned they may pass responsiblity for their territory back to occupying power Israel if…
Suicide bomber kills 10
KUT, Iraq: A suicide bomber detonated a vehicle rigged with explosives at a police checkpoint in central Iraq yesterday, killing…
Somali lawmaker killed in car bomb in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU: A Somali lawmaker was assassinated and another wounded yesterday by a car bomb in Mogadishu, the prime minister said,…
Stars turn out for Peaches Geldof funeral
Supermodel Kate Moss was among a host of celebrities who attended the funeral on Monday of Bob Geldof’s daughter Peaches,…