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Police Visit to MH17 Disaster Site Canceled
DONETSK, Ukraine — A team of international police officers that had been due to visit the site of the Malaysian plane disaster in eastern Ukraine canceled the trip Sunday after receiving reports of fighting in the area. MoreExperts: MH17 Victims Could Have Remained Conscious During FallFive Best Ideas of the Day: July 25Fast-Moving Blazes...
Police visit to MH17 disaster site cancelled over reports of fighting
By Dmitry Lovetsky DONETSK, Ukraine — A team of international police officers that had been due to visit the site of the Malaysian plane disaster in eastern Ukraine cancelled the trip Sunday after receiving reports of fighting in the area. Alexander Hug, the deputy head of a monitoring team from the Organization for Security and Cooperation...
Russia should lose 2018 World Cup over Ukraine crisis, U.K. deputy PM says
Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister wants Russia stripped of the right to host the 2018 World Cup to punish President Vladimir Putin for “belligerent behaviour” in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...
Putin’s MH17 Lies Have Grave Consequences For Russia And The Whole World
IN 1991, when Soviet Communism collapsed, it seemed as if the Russian people might at last have the chance to become citizens of a normal Western democracy. Vladimir Putin’s disastrous contribution to Russia’s history has been to set his country on a different path. And yet many around the world, through self-interest or...
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Ukraine fighting prevents Malaysia Airlines crash site visit despite deal [Photos]
Fighting around the site of the Malaysian airliner downed in Ukraine prevented a visit by international experts on Sunday, although Malaysia said separatists had agreed to allow in international police and investigators. …read more Source: The Toronto...
A Sad, Pointless War
If you think the human race is a bunch of idiots now, consider what happened a century ago. A Martian might have gazed down upon Europe in 1914 and seen a peaceful, prosperous continent with a shared culture. Pretty much everyone had enough to eat. The English listened to Wagner, Germans savored Shakespeare, Russian aristocrats mimicked the...
In Ukraine Crisis, War Of Words Hits Wikipedia
A new Twitter trend shows how Russian, U.S., and Ukrainian government computers are being used to edit Wikipedia entries in an online tussle over the facts in the Ukraine standoff. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine prepares offensive in hopes of retaking rebel stronghold of Donetsk
Ukrainian officials said their forces advanced to the outskirts of a key town north of Donetsk on Saturday as they try to retake the stronghold held for months by pro-Russia rebels. […] …read more Source: Calgary...
Police visit to MH17 disaster site canceled
DONETSK, Ukraine — A team of international police officers that had been due to visit the site of the Malaysian plane disaster in eastern Ukraine canceled the trip Sunday after receiving reports of fighting in the area.Alexander Hug, the deputy head of a monitoring team from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, said it...
Ukraine fighting prevents crash site visit despite international deal
Monitors call off crash site visit due to fighting …read more Source: The Globe and...
