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Israeli flag burned at Kiev Holocaust memorial on Yom Hashoah
The flag burning near the Babi Yar ravine, where 30,000 Jews were murdered over the course of two days in September 1941. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Ukraine: Tatars launch campaign for anniversary of exile
Campaign marks commemorations for 72nd anniversary marking forceful deportations of Crimean Tatars during Soviet era …read more Source: Anadolu...
Klopp chases lost spark in Villarreal reunion
LONDON — Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has vowed that his team will rediscover its mojo in time for Thursday’s Europa League semifinal second leg at home to slick Spanish opponents Villarreal. After a 1-0 first-leg defeat, Klopp saw a much-changed side beaten 3-1 by Swansea City Sunday and goes into the biggest game of his seven-month...
At least 1 dead, 9 missing after Ukraine coal mine blast
Four in hospital getting treatment for burns, authorities say …read more Source: Gulf...
1 dead, 9 missing after Ukraine coal mine blast
One Ukrainian coal miner was killed and nine others were reported missing, feared dead, Wednesday after a methane gas explosion in a mine shaft in the war-scarred pro-Russian separatist east …read more Source: The Daily...
NATO weighs four battalions in Eastern states to deter Russia: US
The NATO alliance is weighing rotating four battalions of troops through Eastern member states, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Monday, in the latest proposal by allies to guard against aggressive behavior by Russia.The Baltic states — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — which joined NATO in 2004, have requested greater presence of the...
Villarreal secures Champs berth
BARCELONA — Villarreal warmed up for its decisive Europa League semifinal at Liverpool by clinching a berth in Europe’s top competition Sunday. Villarreal’s comfortable 2-0 win at regional rival Valencia guaranteed it will finish in fourth place in the Spanish league, giving the club a Champions League playoff spot next season. The...
‘Holy Fire,’ fireworks: Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter
With “Holy Fire,” fireworks and solemn Masses, Orthodox Christians around the world celebrated Easter on Sunday, commemorating the day followers believe that Jesus was resurrected more than 2,000 years ago.Roman Catholics and Protestants marked Easter in March, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Eastern Orthodox churches...
Ukraine’s tense Odessa marks two years since clashes killed 48
More than 500 people bearing flowers and banners with pictures of the victims massed on Monday …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s tense Odessa marks two years since clashes killed 48
Ukrainian police in the tense southern city of Odessa Monday discovered three grenades near the site of commemorations to mark two years since clashes between Moscow and Kiev supporters killed 48 …read more Source: The Daily...
