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South Sudan’s army has burned people alive, raped and shot girls, and forced tens of thousands from their homes, according to interviews with survivors corroborated by human rights groups. The scorched-earth campaign is apparently aimed at driving civilians out of the rebel-controlled parts of an oil-rich state, according to Human Rights...
Ukraine To Start Debt Restructuring Talks Next Week
Ukraine and its creditors agreed July 1 to start negotiations next week on restructuring the country’s debt, after weeks of arguing in public. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Militia Claim to Discover of Russian Military Camp in Separatist-Controlled Area
A Ukrainian volunteer battalion claims to have spotted what they say is a Russian military camp housing Russian-made vehicles, tanks and equipment in a separatist-controlled area situated between Mariupol and Donetsk in the east of the country. Two drone surveillance missions conducted by the Dnipro-1 volunteer battalion, which was set up by the...
Drone Captures Video of Russian Base Inside Ukraine
Newly released drone footage appears to show a large military buildup at a Russian base inside Ukraine. Dnipro-1, a pro-government volunteer regiment in Ukraine, released two sets of drone footage on Tuesday that was filmed two weeks apart. Over the two-week span, construction at the Russian base accelerated, the Daily Beast reports: When...
Who’s Behind A String Of Bombings In Ukraine’s Black Sea ‘Pearl’?
Local journalists and volunteers in Odessa are working to make sense of dozens of recent bombings — and prevent future attacks. They say that Russians have infiltrated the security services.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
One Soldier Killed, 10 Hurt In Eastern Ukraine
The Ukrainian military says one of its servicemen has been killed and 10 others wounded in fighting in the country’s east. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia Halts Gas Supply to Ukraine Amid Pricing Dispute
MOSCOW—The Russian gas company Gazprom halted supplies to neighboring Ukraine on Wednesday after the collapse of pricing talks, a company official said — but an EU official said the dispute would not affect the flow of Russian gas to Europe. Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said Russia stopped deliveries at 10 a.m. because Ukraine didn’t make an...
Russian Gas Deal Failure Leaves Ukraine Facing Huge Shortfall Going Into Winter Months
Russia shut off natural gas supplies to Ukraine on Wednesday after talks in Vienna to extend a deal between the two rival countries broke down over a disagreement on price. While Ukraine can turn to its European neighbors for assistance during the rest of the summer and fall, it has no supplier with enough gas for the harsh winter months, and...
Dutch Safety Board has draft report into MH17 crash
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The team investigating last year’s crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine has prepared a draft final report and given it to countries involved in the probe for their comments. …read more Source: CNS...
The World’s 8 Most Beautiful Abandoned Cities
By: Joe McGauleyCredit: Flickr/Wayne Stadler If you’ve seen any zombie movies, you know how haunting an abandoned, once-thriving city can be. But despite the ruin and overgrowth, there’s also a flicker of beauty that shines through the silent emptiness. Over the course of the past few hundreds years, these 16 metropolitan areas have...
