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      Obama Heading Back To DC In Rare Break From Vacation
      Aug17

      Obama Heading Back To DC In Rare Break From Vacation

      EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama is getting off the island.In a rare move for him, the president planned a break in the middle of his Martha’s Vineyard vacation to return to Washington on Sunday night for unspecified meetings with Vice President Joe Biden and other advisers.The White House has been cagey about why the...

      Ukraine says troops entered rebel-held city
      Aug17

      Ukraine says troops entered rebel-held city

      Entrance could prove a breakthrough development in the four-month long conflict …read more Source: USA...

      Ukraine Troops Deep in Rebel-Controlled City of Luhansk, Could Be Breakthrough
      Aug17

      Ukraine Troops Deep in Rebel-Controlled City of Luhansk, Could Be Breakthrough

      KIEV, Ukraine—Ukraine’s government said Sunday that separatists shot down a Ukrainian fighter plane after army troops entered deep inside a rebel-controlled city in the east in what could prove a breakthrough development in the four-month long conflict. Ukraine’s national security council said government forces captured a district...

      Ukraine says gov’t troops have entered rebel-held city, captured police station
      Aug17

      Ukraine says gov’t troops have entered rebel-held city, captured police station

      Ukraine’s government said Sunday that separatists shot down a Ukrainian fighter plane after army troops entered deep inside a rebel-controlled city in the east in what could prove a breakthrough development in the four-month long conflict. …read more Source: CTV...

      Kiev says separatists shoot down Ukrainian warplane
      Aug17

      Kiev says separatists shoot down Ukrainian warplane

      Pilot of Mig-29 jet ejected and is safe: Ukrainian official …read more Source: The Globe and...

      Separatists Shoot Down Ukrainian Fighter Jet
      Aug17

      Separatists Shoot Down Ukrainian Fighter Jet

      Pro-Russian separatists shot down a Ukrainian Mig-29 fighter jet Sunday in the war-torn eastern region of the country. A military spokesman said the pilot ejected from the plane and was rescued from the Luhansk area. Meanwhile, the French news agency reports officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross have arrived in Russia near...

      Pro-Russian rebels shoot down fighter jet, Ukraine says
      Aug17

      Pro-Russian rebels shoot down fighter jet, Ukraine says

      Separatists have shot down a Ukrainian fighter plane amid fighting between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian government forces in the eastern part of the country, a Ukrainian military spokesman said Sunday. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine Rebels Down Fighter Jet
      Aug17

      Ukraine Rebels Down Fighter Jet

      Separatist rebels in the east have shot down a Ukrainian fighter plane, a Ukrainian military spokesman said. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

      Rebels Shoot Down Military Plane: Ukraine
      Aug17

      Rebels Shoot Down Military Plane: Ukraine

      A Ukrainian military spokesman said the plane was shot down over the Luhansk region. …read more Source:...

      Ukraine says rebels shoot down fighter jet
      Aug17

      Ukraine says rebels shoot down fighter jet

      KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Separatist rebels in the east have shot down a Ukrainian fighter plane, a Ukrainian military spokesman said Sunday. …read more Source: The Bismarck...