Ukrainian paratroppers take part in military exercises as armed pro-Russian separatists seized more buildings in eastern Ukraine.
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Seoul rejects Pyonyang’s offer to conduct joint investigation on the crashed drones
South Korea rejects North Korea’s offer to conduct a joint investigation into the drones that crashed in South Korean soil.
Death toll in Nigeria blast in bus station hits 71, injured now at 124
(Reuters) — At least 71 people were killed and 124 injured in an explosion which rocked Nyanyan Motor Park in the outskirts of Abuja, capital of the Nigeria early Monday morning, according to local authorities. Eyewitnesses said that a suicide bomber drove a red station wagon into Nyanyan Motor Park and detonated a bomb which hit luxury buses and other vehicles. Many residents living in the outskirts of Abuja usually take small buses or motorcycles to neighboring bus terminals, such […]
Submarine used in the search of missing Malaysia Airline Flight MH370
A Bluefin 21 robotic submarine, capable of creating a 3D sonar map of the sea floor was launched to help in the search of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.
Reuters, Guardian US, Washington Post, Boston Globe Win Pulitzer Prizes
Reuters won a Pulitzer Prize on Monday (April 14) for international reporting on the violent persecution of a Muslim minority in Myanmar, the Pulitzer Prize Board at Columbia University announced. The board commended Jason Szep and Andrew R.C. Marshall of Reuters for their “courageous reports” on the Rohingya, who in their efforts to flee the Southeast Asian country, “often falls victim to predatory human-trafficking networks.” Szep, celebrating with colleagues in Washington, said: “Disbelief, disbelief, I mean I heard one of our […]
Ukraine President threatens military operation as unrest grows
(Reuters) – Ukraine’s president on Monday threatened military action after pro-Russian separatists occupying government buildings in the east ignored an ultimatum to leave and another group of rebels attacked a police headquarters in the troubled region. Acting president Oleksander Turchinov also held out the possibility of a referendum on the future shape of the Ukrainian state, partly addressing demands made in the largely Russian-speaking east for more control over their local affairs. As the 9 […]
Utah Woman Arrested After Police Find The Bodies Of 7 Infants At Home
(Reuters)–A Utah woman was arrested and booked on suspicion of murder on Sunday (April 13) after police found the decomposing bodies of seven infants stuffed in separate cardboard boxes in her former home, authorities said. The current owners of the home in Pleasant Grove, Utah, called police on Saturday after finding an infant’s remains while cleaning out their garage, Pleasant Grove Police CaptainMichael Roberts said. Police found six other newborns, all wrapped in separate cardboard boxes, Roberts said. Six of the […]
Bus Station Blast Near Nigerian Capital Kills At Least 35
(Reuters) — A bomb explosion at a crowded bus station on the outskirts of Abuja killed at least 35 people during rush hour on Monday (April 14) morning, witnesses said, the first such attack near the Nigerian capital in two years. Body parts and blood were strewn across the station and an unruly crowd of several hundred onlookers was roaming around with security forces unable to keep them away. “This morning, some set of individuals they’re trying […]
UN holds emergency meeting on escalating crisis in Easthern Ukraine
The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting regarding the rising prices in eastern Ukraine.
North Korea denies connection to drones recovered in South
denied any connection to drones or unmanned aerial vehicles recovered by South Korea in recent weeks.
Ukraine’s east braces for anti-rebel operation as deadline passes
(Reuters) – Towns in eastern Ukraine on Monday braced for military action from government forces as a deadline passed for pro-Russian separatists to disarm and end their occupation of state buildings or face a major “anti-terrorist” operation. As the 9 a.m. (2 a.m. EDT)) deadline issued by authorities in Kiev expired, a Reuters reporter in the flashpoint city of Slaviansk, where armed men had seized two government buildings, said there was no outward sign the […]
Ukraine, Russia And The United States Trade Accusations At Emergency U.N. Meeting
(Reuters) — The United Nations Security Council held an emergency session on Sunday night (April 13) to discuss the escalating crisis in Ukraine, just hours before a deadline by Kiev for pro-Russian separatists to disarm by Monday morning or face a “full-scale anti-terrorist operation” by its armed forces. The Council began meeting at 8 p.m. (0000 GMT on Monday) at Russia’s request afterMoscow called Kiev’s plans to mobilize the army to put down a rebellion by pro-Russian militants in eastern Ukraine “criminal.” Ukraine along with […]
