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      Ukraine keeps up anti-rebel offensive with nervous eye on Russia
      Aug06

      Ukraine keeps up anti-rebel offensive with nervous eye on Russia

      Ukrainian government forces, backed by warplanes, kept up a military offensive to claw back lost territory from pro-Russian separatists on Tuesday while casting a nervous eye at Russian military exercises over the border. Kiev’s military said government forces had clashed 26 times with separatists in the Russian-speaking east in the 24...

      U.S. military team in Ukraine to help airliner crash probe
      Aug06

      U.S. military team in Ukraine to help airliner crash probe

      A small U.S. military team has arrived in Kiev to help investigate the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, the United States said on Tuesday, with more direct training support for Ukraine also possible.MH17 probe moves to second Ukraine site as search goes onFighting hampers MH17 crash investigation …read more Source: Thanh Nien...

      MH17: US military personnel arrives in Kiev to advise in investigation, recovery efforts
      Aug06

      MH17: US military personnel arrives in Kiev to advise in investigation, recovery efforts

      KUALA LUMPUR: United States military personnel arrived in Kiev, Ukraine today to advise in investigation and recovery efforts of the downed Malaysia Airline flight MH17. …read more Source: New Straits...

      Faced with Western Sanctions, Moscow Resorts to Food Fight
      Aug06

      Faced with Western Sanctions, Moscow Resorts to Food Fight

      As Western countries launch each new salvo of sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis, Moscow has returned fire with bans on food imports — ostensibly for consumer protection. …read more Source:...

      UN: Humanitarian situation in Ukraine worsening
      Aug06

      UN: Humanitarian situation in Ukraine worsening

      UNITED NATIONS — A senior U.N. official warned the Security Council at an emergency meeting Tuesday that the humanitarian situation in eastern Ukraine is steadily worsening as power and water supplies are scarce, homes are destroyed and health workers flee. JohnGing, director of U.N. humanitarian operations, said that violence, especially...

      Faced with Western sanctions, Moscow resorts to food fight
      Aug06

      Faced with Western sanctions, Moscow resorts to food fight

      As Western countries launch each new salvo of sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis, Moscow has returned fire with bans on food imports — ostensibly for consumer protection. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...

      MH17: Malaysian investigation team continues search for evidence at crash site
      Aug06

      MH17: Malaysian investigation team continues search for evidence at crash site

      KUALA LUMPUR : The Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) team continued their search for retrieval of evidence in Donetsk, Ukraine, as they were unable to complete their task on Monday due to time constraint. …read more Source: New Straits...

      US stocks tumble on Ukraine tensions
      Aug06

      US stocks tumble on Ukraine tensions

      NEW YORK: US stocks ended down on Tuesday, nose-diving in the afternoon as concerns mounted over escalating tensions in Ukraine. …read more Source: New Straits...

      U.S. military team in Ukraine to advise on MH17 crash probe
      Aug06

      U.S. military team in Ukraine to advise on MH17 crash probe

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      US stocks fall on correction fears, Ukraine
      Aug06

      US stocks fall on correction fears, Ukraine

      NEW YORK–US stocks fell sharply Tuesday in a sell-off analysts attributed to anxiety about a Wall Street correction and worries that the conflict in Ukraine could worsen. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 139.81 points (0.84 percent) to 16,429.47. The broad-based S&P 500 fell 18.78 (0.97 percent) to 1,920.21, while the tech-rich...