Boxer turned politican Vitaly Klitschko, who led the opposition party in Ukraine during months of protests which eventually resulted in the ouster of the former president, announced his candidacy for the Ukrainian presidency.
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon visits Greenland to assess climate change
United Nations Secretary General visited the World Heritage Site Ice Fjord in Greenland.
Chinese family members demand more answers from Malaysian officials
The prolonged and so far fruitless search and investigation has taken its toll, with Chinese family members clashing with the police and accusing Malaysia of deception and delays. <iframe width=”640″ height=”480″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/tT4NNW3Q4L4?wmode=opaque” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>
Obama applauds IMF Preliminary Agreement with Ukraine
Ukraine received a lifeline from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), winning a 27 billion dollar support fund, in the wake of the Russian annexation of Crimea. The IMF announced a 14 to 18 billion dollar standby credit for Kiev in return for tough economic reforms. The United States Congress also passed legislation on Thursday backing a one billion dollar loan guarantee for Ukraine. US president Barack Obama lauded the announcement.
Indicted For Gun-Running, California State Senator Ends Secretary Of State Campaign
(Reuters) –A prominent state senator withdrew from a race for California secretary of state on Thursday (March 27), a day after he was arrested by FBI agents and charged with corruption and conspiring to import and traffic firearms, his attorney said. Democratic State Senator Leland Yee said he would end his campaign to become California’s chief elections officer in a letter submitted to Secretary of State Debra Bowen’s office on Thursday, his attorney Paul DeMeester told reporters. A former San Francisco supervisor […]
UN issued resolution against Russian referendum in Crimea
The United Nation General Assembly passed a non-binding resolution declaring that the Russian-held referendum in Crimea as illegal.
California senator charged with corruption and gun smuggling
A senator in California was arrested for gun smuggling for his activities the United States and the Philippines. The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Democratic State Senator Leland Yee. He was also charged with corruption and conspiring to import and traffic firearms. Prosecutors criminally charged Yee, a child psychologist, in federal court in San Francisco on Wednesday (March 26) with two felony counts of conspiring to import and traffic in firearms and six corruption counts. […]
Australia looks into new site in locating MH370
Australia focused its search operations for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight on a new site, abandoning the former area, based on the information received from Malaysia.
Japanese and Australian search planes join the hunt for MH370
Japanese and Australian planes join the hunt for the missing Malaysia Airline Flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean.
Afghanistan’s Presidential Candidates prepare for april 5 poll
Afghanistan goes to the polls on April 5th to choose their new president in the first democratic transfer of power in the country.
25 confirmed dead, 90 missing also feared dead in Washington mudslide
(Reuters) — At least 25 people were confirmed dead almost a week after landslide sent mud crashing into dozens of rural Washington state homes, searchers said, as locals faced up to the prospect that some of the 90 still missing might never be found. A rain-soaked hillside collapsed near the tiny town of Oso, about 55 miles (90 km) northeast of Seattle last Saturday, cascading over a river and a road into homes, blanketing about a square mile in […]
South Korea Returns Remains Of 437 Chinese Korean War Soldiers
(Reuters)– South Korea on Friday handed over to China the remains of 437 Chinese volunteer soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War. The handover ceremony was held at the Incheon International Airport of South Korea. Head of the Chinese handover delegation and official from the Civil Affairs Ministry Zou Ming andMoon Sang-gyun, an official from the South Korean Defense Ministry, signed a handover protocol. Then Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Qiu Guohong covered coffins containing remains of soldiers of the Chinese People’s Volunteers with Chinese […]
