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Ukraine: Russian forces in major rebel cities

Tuesday, 2 September 2014, 15:29 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Russian military forces have been spotted in both major rebel-held cities in eastern Ukraine, an official said Tuesday, prompting Ukraine to declare that it now has to fight the Russian army, not just...

Putin's '2 weeks to Kiev' out of context: aide

Tuesday, 2 September 2014, 11:52 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

A Kremlin aide on Tuesday sharply criticized EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso for breaching confidentiality when he quoted President Vladimir Putin as saying Moscow could take over Kiev in...

Clashes between Islamists, rivals in Libya kill 31

Tuesday, 2 September 2014, 10:30 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Fierce clashes in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi between Islamist militiamen and rival forces loyal to a renegade general have killed 31 fighters on both sides, a security official said...

Pro-Russian rebels lower demands in peace talks

Tuesday, 2 September 2014, 06:23 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Pro-Russian rebels softened their demand for full independence Monday, saying they would respect Ukraine's sovereignty in exchange for autonomy — a shift that reflects Moscow's desire to...

UK: Passports could be seized to fight terrorism

Monday, 1 September 2014, 20:02 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday proposed new laws that would give police the power to seize the passports of Britons suspected of having traveled abroad to fight with terrorist...

Libya parliament asks ex-premier to form Cabinet

Monday, 1 September 2014, 14:58 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Libya's official news agency says the country's elected parliament has tasked the recently resigned prime minister with forming a new government.   LANA says the parliament convening...

Moscow urges Ukraine talks to back cease-fire

Monday, 1 September 2014, 12:21 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Russia's foreign minister urged those holding a new round of talks Monday on easing Ukraine's crisis to push for a cease-fire between Ukrainian government troops and pro-Russian...

Paris suburb building blast death toll reaches 7

Monday, 1 September 2014, 11:08 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The death toll in the partial collapse of a four-story apartment building has risen to seven in a northeastern Paris suburb after emergency crews pulled the body of an elderly woman from the...

Ukraine: rebels fire on border guard vessel

Monday, 1 September 2014, 06:22 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday called on Ukraine to immediately start talks on a political solution to the crisis in eastern Ukraine.   Hours later, Ukraine said a border guard...

Partial building collapse in Paris suburb kills 2

Sunday, 31 August 2014, 18:13 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

A four-story apartment building in a northeastern Paris suburb partially collapsed after an explosion Sunday, killing a child and an elderly person, authorities said. Six more people were thought to...

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