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      Ukraine says its troops make breakthrough in rebel stronghold
      Aug18

      Ukraine says its troops make breakthrough in rebel stronghold

      Ukrainian forces have raised their national flag over a police station in the city of Luhansk that was for months under rebel control, Kiev said on Sunday, in what could be a breakthrough in Ukraine’s efforts to crush pro-Moscow separatists. Russia participates in Ukraine aid missionUkraine says suspends attacks to let experts reach crash...

      Ukrainian fighter plane shot down by pro-Russia rebels
      Aug18

      Ukrainian fighter plane shot down by pro-Russia rebels

      Pro-Russiarebels shot down a Ukrainian fighter jet on Monday, before Kiev and Moscow’s top diplomats were due to hold urgent talks to defuse tensions over fighting in the east of the ex-Soviet nation. Ukraine’s military said its MiG-29 warplane had been shot down as it carried out “an assignment to eliminate a large group of...

      March of silence one month after MH17 passengers killed in eastern Ukraine
      Aug18

      March of silence one month after MH17 passengers killed in eastern Ukraine

      Thousands march in silence in the Netherlands to remember the victims of the downed Malaysian flight MH17, shot down over eastern Ukraine, one month ago.Family, friends mourn MH17 victimsLast plane carrying MH17 victims departs for Netherlands[GRAPHIC] Malaysia flight MH17 crash site …read more Source: Thanh Nien...

      World › Ukraine troops enter rebel-held city
      Aug18

      World › Ukraine troops enter rebel-held city

      Army troops have penetrated deep inside a rebel-controlled city in eastern Ukraine in what could prove a breakthrough development in the four-month-long conflict, the Ukrainian government said Sunday. However, the military acknowledged that another one of its fighter planes was shot down by the separatists, who have been bullish about…...

      Moscow denies weapon transfer to Ukrainian insurgents
      Aug18

      Moscow denies weapon transfer to Ukrainian insurgents

      The Kremlin said on Sunday that Russia is not sending any military equipment to militia in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: China...

      Ukraine says troops entered rebel-held city
      Aug18

      Ukraine says troops entered rebel-held city

      Army troops have penetrated deep inside a rebel-controlled city in eastern Ukraine in what could prove a breakthrough development in the four-month-long conflict, the Ukrainian government said Sunday. …read more Source: China...

      Oil prices down in Asian trade
      Aug18

      Oil prices down in Asian trade

      SINGAPORE: Oil prices eased in Asian trade Monday, but retained support from the latest round of tensions between Ukraine and Russia which sparked concerns of a full-scale military conflict, analysts said. …read more Source: New Straits...

      Filipino crewmen stranded on ship ask for ‘humanitarian parole’
      Aug18

      Filipino crewmen stranded on ship ask for ‘humanitarian parole’

      LOS ANGELES, California — Filipino crew members aboard a 700-foot freighter are asking for “humanitarian parole” from the US Customs and Border Protection after being stuck for over four months on a shop anchored in the Delaware River. The ship is manned by 17 Filipinos (not 18 as previously reportec), aged 23 to 54, two...

      Ukraine, Russia hold talks amid fears of direct clashes
      Aug18

      Ukraine, Russia hold talks amid fears of direct clashes

      Germany warned on Sunday (Aug 17) that direct military clashes between Russia and Ukraine must be avoided at all costs as Kiev and Moscow’s top diplomats joined crisis talks with only faint hope of a breakthrough. …read more Source: Channel...

      Separatists shoot down Ukrainian warplane as fighting intensifies in Donetsk
      Aug18

      Separatists shoot down Ukrainian warplane as fighting intensifies in Donetsk

      Pro-Russian separatists shot down a Ukrainian warplane in eastern Ukraine early yesterday while at least 10 civilians were killed in fighting involving artillery and mortars in the rebel-held city of Donetsk, local authorities said. …read more Source: South China Morning...