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World › Ukraine rebels claim key victory is within grasp
Separatist forces in eastern Ukraine said Wednesday they have almost fully encircled government forces in a town that hosts a strategic railway hub, putting them within grasp of a decisive new victory. Eduard Basurin, the deputy commander of the separatist forces, said the highway linking the town, Debaltseve, to other… …read more Source:...
Obama Merkel Discuss Rising Ukraine Violence
U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have spoken about the “significant increase in violence” in eastern Ukraine. The White House said the two leaders spoke by phone on … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Obama Merkel discuss increased violence in Ukraine
US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed a significant rise of violence in eastern Ukraine during a call, the White House said. The two leaders Tuesday expressed … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
More than 1,000 children living rough in Donetsk
About 1,100 children are living rough in underground shelters in Ukraine’s rebel-held eastern city of Donetsk, the U.N. children’s agency said Tuesday. “We were able to assess 12 bomb shelters where there are adults and parents with the children,” UNICEF’s representative in Ukraine Giovanna Barberis said. “They are not going...
World › Ukraine moves to shut Russia-backed rebels out of talks
The Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday declared the Russia-backed separatist republics in the east to be terrorist organizations, formally eliminating the possibility of holding peace talks with their representatives, as fighting escalated. The move came after Russian President Vladimir Putin pushed the Ukrainian government to speak directly to the...
Rocket attack in Ukraine ‘targeted civilians’: U.N.
The U.N. said Monday that a rocket attack that killed 30 people in a city in eastern Ukraine deliberately targeted civilians, as Russian President Vladimir Putin spurned Western calls to rein in a pro-Moscow insurgency. A senior U.N. official told an emergency Security Council meeting that the deadly rocket barrage on the port city of […] The...
World › Russia defiant after more threats from West over Ukraine
A defiant President Vladimir Putin on Monday called the Ukrainian army a “NATO foreign legion,” reflecting his readiness to stand up to the West regardless of rising economic costs, as Standard & Poor’s rating agency downgraded Russia’s credit rating to junk. While the Russian ruble tumbled further on the news…...
Miss Colombia crowned Miss Universe; Miss USA runner-up
Miss Colombia Paulina Vega has been crowned Miss Universe, beating out contestants from 87 other countries. Miss USA Nia Sanchez and Miss Ukraine Diana Harkusha were the runners-up during Sunday’s competition. Miss Jamaica Kaci Fennell and Miss Netherlands Yasmin Verheijen were also among the top five. Vega said the contests leading to Miss...
World › Miss Colombia crowned Miss Universe; Miss USA runner-up
Miss Colombia Paulina Vega was crowned Miss Universe Sunday, beating out contestants from 87 other countries. Miss USA Nia Sanchez and Miss Ukraine Diana Harkusha were the runners-up during Sunday’s competition. Vega said the contests leading to Miss Universe were the first she’d participated in and will be her last,… …read more...
World › Obama ramps up pressure on Russia after deadly Ukraine blitz
U.S. President Barack Obama vowed Sunday to ramp up pressure on Russia after a rocket barrage blamed on Kremlin-backed Ukrainian rebels killed 30 and threatened to open new front in the war. Saturday’s assault on Mariupol — the main city standing between separatist territory near the Russian border and the… …read more Source:...
