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      Germany scraps major arms deal with Russia due to Ukraine crisis: Report
      Aug04

      Germany scraps major arms deal with Russia due to Ukraine crisis: Report

      August 04, 2014 8:49 AMBERLIN (AFP) – Germany has decided to scrap a major deal to provide a fully-equipped training camp to Russian forces due to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, according to a newspaper report on Monday. …read more Source: The Straits...

      Low-cost Russia airline to suspend services due to EU sanctions
      Aug04

      Low-cost Russia airline to suspend services due to EU sanctions

      August 04, 2014 4:03 AMMOSCOW (REUTERS) – A low-cost airline run by Russian national carrier Aeroflot said on Sunday it will suspend all flights after its plane lease agreement was cancelled when the European Union slapped sanctions on Moscow over its role in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The Straits...

      Ukrainian army steps up attacks on rebel-held Donetsk
      Aug03

      Ukrainian army steps up attacks on rebel-held Donetsk

      Pro-Russian separatists battled Sunday to keep advancing Ukrainian government forces at bay in heavy fighting on the outskirts of Donetsk, the rebels’ main stronghold in eastern Ukraine. Shelling by Ukrainian troops, some of them in sunflower fields outside the large industrial city, killed six people over the weekend, city officials said,...

      Ukrainian army steps up attacks on rebel-held Donetsk
      Aug03

      Ukrainian army steps up attacks on rebel-held Donetsk

      August 04, 2014 1:24 AMDONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists battled on Sunday to keep advancing Ukrainian government forces at bay in heavy fighting on the outskirts of Donetsk, the rebels’ main stronghold in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...

      Newcastle sign Argentine striker Ferreyra
      Aug03

      Newcastle sign Argentine striker Ferreyra

      LONDON – Argentine striker Facundo Ferreyra on Sunday completed a move to Newcastle United after joining foreign stars who refused to play with Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk because of the country’s conflict. …read more Source: Bangkok...

      Ukraine fighting rages as MH17 probe gathers pace
      Aug03

      Ukraine fighting rages as MH17 probe gathers pace

      Fighting between government forces and pro-Russian rebels left at least 10 civilians dead in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, as international experts pushed on with their grim hunt for remains at the crash site of downed flight MH17. …read more Source: Bangkok...

      Civilians hit in Ukraine fighting as MH17 probe gathers pace
      Aug03

      Civilians hit in Ukraine fighting as MH17 probe gathers pace

      Fighting between government forces and pro-Russian rebels left at least 10 civilians dead in eastern Ukraine Sunday (Aug 3), as international experts pushed on with their grim hunt for remains at the crash site of downed flight MH17. …read more Source: Channel...

      Fighting kills six civilians in Ukraine’s Donetsk
      Aug03

      Fighting kills six civilians in Ukraine’s Donetsk

      DONETSK (UKRAINE) – Clashes between government troops and pro-Russian insurgents in eastern Ukraine’s main rebel-held stronghold of Donetsk have killed six civilians over the past 24 hours, the city’s deputy mayor said Sunday. …read more Source: Bangkok Post...

      Ukraine’s army on outskirts of rebel stronghold
      Aug03

      Ukraine’s army on outskirts of rebel stronghold

      Fighting is raging on the western outskirts of Donetsk as the advancing Ukrainian army tries to seize control of the pro-Russian separatists’ stronghold. …read more Source: The Times of...

      Civilian toll mounts in Ukraine fighting as MH17 probe goes on
      Aug03

      Civilian toll mounts in Ukraine fighting as MH17 probe goes on

      DONETSK, Ukraine (AFP) — Brutal fighting between government forces and pro-Russian rebels continued to take a deadly to …read more Source: The Korea...