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2 Ukrainian military jets shot down
Two Ukrainian military fighter jets have been shot down in the east, according to the country’s Defense Ministry. …read more Source: New York Daily...
2 Ukrainian military fighter jets shot down
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Two Ukrainian military fighter jets have been shot down in the east, according to the country’s Defense Ministry. …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Lithuania to Adopt Euro Currency in January
BRUSSELS— The European Union is giving Lithuania the green light to adopt the euro currency starting next year. Ministers from the 28-nation bloc on Wednesday cleared the final legal hurdle for Lithuania to become the 19th member of the currency zone encompassing some 330 million people. The country had been given preliminary approval in...
UK Selling Arms to Russia While Condemning Arming of Ukraine Rebels
LONDON—Britain is still authorizing the export of arms and military equipment to Russia despite the government’s call for tough sanctions over Moscow’s arming of separatist rebels in Ukraine, a group of lawmakers said Wednesday. A group of legislative committees that oversee arms export controls said there are 251 export...
Ukraine says pro-Russia rebels shoot down two fighter jets
Pro-Russian rebels shot down two Ukrainian fighter jets on Wednesday, not far from where a Malaysian airliner was brought down last week in eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 passengers on board. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Ukraine Says 2 Military Jets Shot Down Over East
Ukraine said that two of its fighter jets were shot down Wednesday over eastern Ukraine, the Associated Press reports, less than a week after a passenger jet was downed in the same region. The news came as the two black boxes from the downed MH17 jet arrived in Britain and 40 of the recovered 200 bodies were being flown to the Netherlands. The...
2 Ukrainian jet fighters shot down in rebel-held region
It is the first plane reported downed since the crash of a Malaysia Airlines jet last week. …read more Source: USA...
Two Ukraine military jets shot down, officials say
Ukrainian officials said Wednesday that two military planes have been shot down in the eastern part of the country, where the government is waging a battle against pro-Russia separatists. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Bodies of Malaysia jet victims leave for Netherlands
The first bodies of victims from the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash began their journey from Ukraine to the Netherlands, as 16 coffins were loaded into a Dutch military plane during a solemn ceremony in the northeast Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Wednesday morning. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
First MH17 victims’ bodies flown to the Netherlands | USA NOW
Two military aircraft carrying the first bodies of victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash left Ukraine Wednesday. But grieving relatives seeking consolation still want answers about who caused the disaster. …read more Source: USA...
