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    Reporters Tour Devastated Donetsk Airport
    Feb16

    Reporters Tour Devastated Donetsk Airport

    Ukrainian separatists showed journalists the remains of the battle-scarred Donetsk airport on February 16. Shelling could be heard in the distance despite a cease-fire with Ukrainian government forces that began a day earlier. (Reuters) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine cease-fire not holding around Debaltseve
    Feb16

    Ukraine cease-fire not holding around Debaltseve

    Fight over strategic town could escalate fighting again. …read more Source: USA...

    Next Door to Russia, Poland Boosts Defense Spending By $42 Billion Over Ten Years
    Feb16

    Next Door to Russia, Poland Boosts Defense Spending By $42 Billion Over Ten Years

    With an eye on the evolving conflict in Ukraine, Poland has begun an ambitious 10-year, $42 billion overhaul of its military, as it grows increasingly wary of Russia next door. …read more Source: International Business...

    Battle Rages for Town Where Ukraine Rebels Reject Ceasefire
    Feb16

    Battle Rages for Town Where Ukraine Rebels Reject Ceasefire

    Ukrainian government forces are encircled in the eastern town of Debaltseve, a strategic railway hub. They’re sandwiched between rebel positions and are being pounded by shelling. The fighting means a Euoropean-brokered peace deal — that included Russian-President Vladimir Putin – is on the verge of collapse, just one day after...

    France’s prime minister appeals to Jews to stay
    Feb16

    France’s prime minister appeals to Jews to stay

    (JTA) — Prime Minister Manuel Valls of France appealed to his country’s Jews to stay in the wake of a call by his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu for European Jews to move to Israel. “My message to French Jews is the following: France is wounded with you and France does not want you to leave,” Valls said Monday following a weekend...

    France, Germany, Ukraine ‘Concerned’ Over Fighting In East
    Feb16

    France, Germany, Ukraine ‘Concerned’ Over Fighting In East

    The leaders of France, Germany, and Ukraine have said they were “concerned” about post-cease-fire fighting in the encircled town of Debaltseve in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Hollande, Merkel, Poroshenko ‘concerned’ at ongoing Ukraine fighting
    Feb16

    Hollande, Merkel, Poroshenko ‘concerned’ at ongoing Ukraine fighting

    Paris (AFP) – President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Monday they were “concerned” about post-ceasefire fighting in the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve, the French president’s office said.The three leaders, who spoke by telephone, “also expressed...

    How Hackers Stole $1 Billion Dollars From Banks, ATMs Across the Globe [Video]
    Feb16

    How Hackers Stole $1 Billion Dollars From Banks, ATMs Across the Globe [Video]

    A group of cyber-criminals stole as much as $1 billion dollars from over 100 financial institutions over 2 years via a phishing campaign targeting bank employees, according to a report Kaspersky Labs produced with help from law enforcement agencies. Banks from the United States, Germany, and China were all targeted, but a majority of the victims...

    Despite cease-fire, five Ukraine soldiers killed in fight for rail hub
    Feb16

    Despite cease-fire, five Ukraine soldiers killed in fight for rail hub

    Ukraine accused pro-Russian separatists of launching 112 attacks on government positions during the first day of a cease-fire as both sides cast doubt on their likelihood to comply with the next stage of the peace plan — withdrawing heavy weaponry from the war zone. …read more Source: Los Angeles...

    Cyber Gang Hitting Banks for Big Bucks
    Feb16

    Cyber Gang Hitting Banks for Big Bucks

    You won’t be able to see it, but in the dark corners of the internet, hundreds of millions of dollars are being stolen from banks all over the world. Cybercriminals in Russia, Ukraine and China are at the heart. And the attacks are still happening right now says Russian computer security firm Kaspersky. It’s released a report...