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Fighting in east Ukraine kills 11, including six soldiers
Jan16

Fighting in east Ukraine kills 11, including six soldiers

Fierce fighting in east Ukraine has killed at least 11 people over the past 24 hours, officials said on Friday, as government forces and pro-Russian rebels battled for control of an airport. …read more Source: The Times of...

Russia Says Ukraine Troop Rotation Won’t Help Peace
Jan16

Russia Says Ukraine Troop Rotation Won’t Help Peace

Russian is concerned that a rotation by Kiev of front-line forces in eastern Ukraine could undermine peace efforts, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today. …read more Source:...

Ukraine Troop Rotation Won’t Help Peace: Russia
Jan16

Ukraine Troop Rotation Won’t Help Peace: Russia

Russian is concerned that a rotation by Kiev of front-line forces in eastern Ukraine could undermine peace efforts, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today. …read more Source:...

Ukraine separatists claim victory in battle for airport
Jan16

Ukraine separatists claim victory in battle for airport

Russian-backed separatists announced on Thursday that they had captured the shattered remains of the Donetsk airport terminal in eastern Ukraine and plan to claw back more territory, further dashing hopes for a lasting peace agreement. …read more Source: The Times of...

Barack Obama, Angela Merkel Express Concern About Ukraine in Call
Jan16

Barack Obama, Angela Merkel Express Concern About Ukraine in Call

President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed concerns over an increase in violence in Ukraine during a call on Thursday, the White House said. …read more Source:...

With funds, hotels and sex, China takes root in Chad
Jan14

With funds, hotels and sex, China takes root in Chad

Guangzhou Hotel in N’Djamena, Chad. (Source: IE photo Praveen Swami) It’s Saturday night, and the Piccolo, the most notorious nightclub in Chad’s capital, is packed with the flotsam dragged in by the tide of war: French military crew trying to get drunk enough to imagine they’re in the suburbs of Paris, Ukrainian...

Eleven Ukraine Civilians Killed After Rocket Hits Bus
Jan14

Eleven Ukraine Civilians Killed After Rocket Hits Bus

Eleven Ukrainian civilians were killed and nearly 20 injured on Tuesday when a long-range Grad rocket apparently fired by pro-Russian insurgents hit an intercity bus in the separatist east. …read more Source:...

12 dead in bus attack that could doom Ukraine’s shaky truce
Jan14

12 dead in bus attack that could doom Ukraine’s shaky truce

An attack on a passenger bus in eastern Ukraine killed 12 people on Tuesday, likely dealing the final blow to hopes that a short-lived and shaky cease-fire could take hold. …read more Source: The Times of...

11 Dead in Bus Attack That Could Doom Ukraine’s Shaky Truce
Jan13

11 Dead in Bus Attack That Could Doom Ukraine’s Shaky Truce

An attack on a passenger bus in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday killed 11 people, likely dealing the final blow to hopes that a short-lived and shaky cease-fire could take hold. …read more Source:...

Interpol Lists Ousted Ukraine President Yanukovich as Wanted Person
Jan12

Interpol Lists Ousted Ukraine President Yanukovich as Wanted Person

Interpol has put ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich on the international wanted list on Ukrainian charges of embezzlement and financial wrong-doing, according to a notice on the internationa… …read more Source:...