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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...
Bodies of Malaysia jet victims leave Ukraine
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two military aircraft carrying the first bodies of victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash left the embattled plains of eastern Ukraine Wednesday, while British investigators began work on a pair of “black boxes” to retrieve data on the flight’s last minutes. Pro-Russian rebels shot down two...
Two Ukrainian fighter jets shot down, says ministry
The Sukhoi-25 fighters were shot down 1:30 p.m. local time Wednesday over an area called Savur Mogila. …read more Source: Toronto...
Plane with first coffins of MH17 victims leaves Ukraine
A Dutch air force transport plane carrying the first 16 coffins with the remains of victims of the downed Malaysian airliner took off on Wednesday from an airport in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv for the Netherlands. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Bodies of Malaysia Jet Victims Leave Ukraine
(KHARKIV, Ukraine) — Two military aircraft carrying the first bodies of victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash left the embattled plains of eastern Ukraine Wednesday, while British investigators began work on a pair of “black boxes” to retrieve data on the flight’s last minutes. MorePutin’s Power: Why Russians Adore...
2 Ukrainian military fighter 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: Miami...
