UN Security Council meets as investigation launched into Malaysia Airlines disaster
The United Nations Security Council is holding an emergency meeting to discuss the downing on July 18 of a Malaysia
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Bulgarian President joins calls for ‘immediate and full’ international investigation into downing of MH17 over Ukraine
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has joined calls for an immediate and full international investigation to determine the causes and those
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Poroshenko: ‘This is a wake-up call for the whole world’
The following is an English-language transcript of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko after a surface-to-air missile fired from Russian-backed insurgent territory
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International demands for clarity on responsibility for downing of Malaysian aircraft over eastern Ukraine
The European Union is among those demanding clarity on the facts of the downing of Malasyian Airlines Flight MH17 in
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White House toughens sanctions on Russia over Ukraine, EU also to widen restrictive measures
A special meeting of European Union leaders on July 16 agreed on expanding restrictive measures against Russia in response to
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Airstrike in eastern Ukraine hits apartment building; 11 dead
An airstrike destroyed an apartment building in eastern Ukraine Tuesday, killing at least 11 people and triggering new accusations of
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Ukraine prepares for disappointment ahead of EU talks on Russia sanctions
A summit of European Union leaders in Brussels on July 16 is being touted as a major opportunity for the
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Romania expects to be energy independent despite Ukraine crisis
Romania is expected to achieve energy independence by the end of the decade, due to shale gas and alternative energy
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Russia says Ukrainian shell crosses border, kills one
Russian media say a shell fired in Ukraine has struck a Russian border town, killing one person and wounding another.
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