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      European Crisis: 28 July 1914 & 28 July 2014 – Marking the Centennial of World War I
      Jul28

      European Crisis: 28 July 1914 & 28 July 2014 – Marking the Centennial of World War I

      “Against the vast majority of my countrymen… in the name of humanity and civilisation, I protest against our share in the destruction of Germany. A month ago Europe was a peaceful comity of nations: if an Englishman killed a German, he was hanged. Now, if an Englishman kills a German, or if a German kills an Englishman, he is a...

      MH17 crash: Shooting down the Malaysia Airlines flight ‘may amount to a war crime’, says UN
      Jul28

      MH17 crash: Shooting down the Malaysia Airlines flight ‘may amount to a war crime’, says UN

      The UN condemns the ‘horrendous shooting down’ of the plane as it says more than 1,000 people have been killed in fighting in east Ukraine …read more Source: The...

      Ukraine troops advance as experts renew attempt to reach crash site
      Jul28

      Ukraine troops advance as experts renew attempt to reach crash site

      KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – At least three civilians were killed in overnight fighting in eastern Ukraine and government troops pressed ahead with their campaign against pro-Russian rebels, taking a strategic point close to where Malaysian flight MH17 crashed, officials said on Monday. …read more Source:...

      U.N. says 1,100 killed in Ukraine since mid-April
      Jul28

      U.N. says 1,100 killed in Ukraine since mid-April

      GENEVA (Reuters) – At least 1,129 people have been killed and 3,442 wounded in the Ukraine conflict since mid-April, U.N. monitors in the country said in their fourth monthly report on Monday. …read more Source:...

      UN says MH17 crash ‘may amount to a war crime’
      Jul28

      UN says MH17 crash ‘may amount to a war crime’

      The UN’s human rights chief has said that the downing of flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine could constitute a “war crime.” This came as new figures showed the Ukraine conflict has killed at least 1,100 since April. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      MH17: Dutch and Australian experts in fresh attempt to reach crash site
      Jul28

      MH17: Dutch and Australian experts in fresh attempt to reach crash site

      Dutch authorities decide against armed mission to secure site amid fears they could be dragged into Ukraine’s civil warDutch and Australian police will make a fresh attempt to reach the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in insurgent-held east Ukraine on Monday, after heavy fighting nearby scuppered their previous efforts. …...

      Flight MH17: victims remains might not all be found, AFP warns
      Jul28

      Flight MH17: victims remains might not all be found, AFP warns

      Intense fighting between pro-Russia rebels and Ukrainian forces has reduced the chance of a successful recovery Australians must prepare for the possibility that not all remains will be recovered from the site of the downed Malaysia Airlines plane in eastern Ukraine, a federal police chief has warned.Andrew Colvin, the deputy commissioner of the...

      In Ukraine’s east, Soviet-style economy withers under onslaught
      Jul28

      In Ukraine’s east, Soviet-style economy withers under onslaught

      DONETSK/KIEV (Reuters) – After pro-Russian rebels took 720 kg of explosives, 360 detonators and almost 1 km of wiring, the Skochinskiy coal mine, an ageing stalwart of the economy in Ukraine’s Donbass region, was put out of action. …read more Source:...

      ‘Proof’ Russia is firing at Ukrainian troops
      Jul28

      ‘Proof’ Russia is firing at Ukrainian troops

      The grainy images seem to show rocket launchers and heavy artillery being used against Ukrainian forces both from Russia’s side of the border and within Ukraine itself. …read more Source: Daily...

      EU sanctions Russia’s intelligence chiefs
      Jul28

      EU sanctions Russia’s intelligence chiefs

      The European Union has imposed sanctions on some of Russia’s top intelligence officials in a prelude to possible sanctions against strategic sectors of the Russian economy. Among 15 individuals added to the blacklist on Saturday were: the director of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Mikhail Fradkov; the director of the Federal...