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      Clinton’s Obama Balancing Act as 2016 Looms
      Aug14

      Clinton’s Obama Balancing Act as 2016 Looms

      Then US Senator Barack Obama, right, stands in front of former Senator Hillary Clinton as they arrive at the US Capitol in Washington, in this Jan. 23, 2007 file photo. (Reuters Photo/Larry Downing) Washington. US President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton broke bread on Wednesday, trying to defuse a bitter row over foreign policy as the former...

      Russian convoy rolls on towards Ukraine as fighting intensifies
      Aug14

      Russian convoy rolls on towards Ukraine as fighting intensifies

      A massive Russian “humanitarian” convoy closed in on Ukraine’s border Thursday despite doubts over whether the trucks would be allowed across, and as deadly fighting rocked rebel-held strongholds. …read more Source: Bangkok...

      74 civilians killed in Donetsk in three days
      Aug14

      74 civilians killed in Donetsk in three days

      At least 74 civilians were killed in clashes between government forces and independence-seeking insurgents in Ukraine’s Donetsk region over the past three days, authorities said Thursday. … …read more Source: The...

      Ukraine passes law allowing Russia sanctions
      Aug14

      Ukraine passes law allowing Russia sanctions

      Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday (Aug 14) approved a law paving the way for a string of sanctions on Russian businesses and nationals accused of backing a separatist uprising in the east of the country. …read more Source: Channel...

      Russian aid convey resumes journey to rebel-controlled areas of Ukraine
      Aug14

      Russian aid convey resumes journey to rebel-controlled areas of Ukraine

      A large Russian aid convoy resumed its journey towards Ukraine yesterday, taking a road leading directly to a border crossing controlled by pro-Russian rebels in the Luhansk region. …read more Source: South China Morning...

      Putin sounds conciliatory note on visit to annexed Ukraine region Crimea
      Aug14

      Putin sounds conciliatory note on visit to annexed Ukraine region Crimea

      August 14, 2014 9:32 PMYALTA, Crimea (REUTERS) – President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russsia would stand up for itself but not at the cost of confrontation with the outside world, a conciliatory note after months of tough rhetoric over the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...

      Russia convoy heads south
      Aug14

      Russia convoy heads south

      Russia participates in Ukraine aid missionRussia sending aid convoy to Ukraine despite Western warnings of ‘invasion pretext’ …read more Source: Thanh Nien...

      Putin says Russia should not cut itself off from West
      Aug14

      Putin says Russia should not cut itself off from West

      President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia should not “fence itself off from the outside world” despite a plunge in East-West relations over the pro-Kremlin insurgency in Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...

      U.N. says death toll in Ukraine soars
      Aug14

      U.N. says death toll in Ukraine soars

      KIEV (AFP) ― The U.N. said Wednesday the death toll in Ukraine had soared with nearly 1,000 killed in two weeks, as Kiev …read more Source: The Korea...

      Ukraine: Shells hit central Donetsk
      Aug14

      Ukraine: Shells hit central Donetsk

      Artillery shells hit close to the centre of Ukraine’s separatist-held city of Donetsk for the first time on Thursday, killing at least one person. …read more Source: The Times of...