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    Russian-backed Ukraine rebels overrun another town in east
    Jan29

    Russian-backed Ukraine rebels overrun another town in east

    Thursday, January 29 , 2015 - 23:37 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    Military spokesman Vladislav Seleznyov said the separatist forces, backed by tanks, attacked the town of Vuhlehirsk on Thursday and government troops were fighting to push them out. September’s cease-fire deal signed in the Bealarusian capital, Minsk, envisaged a pullback of heavy weapons and other steps to end hostilities in eastern...

    Ukraine: Russia-backed rebels overrun another town in east
    Jan29

    Ukraine: Russia-backed rebels overrun another town in east

    Thursday, January 29 , 2015 - 23:37 (EEST) Section: The Washington Times (USA)

    ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s military conceded Thursday that its forces had been overrun by Russian-backed separatist forces in another town in their battle to hold onto a strategically valuable railway hub. A soldier wounded in combat for the town, Vuhlehirsk, said armored vehicles and tanks were used in the …...

    Greece Is Quickly Turning Into Europe’s Worst Nightmare
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    Greece Is Quickly Turning Into Europe’s Worst Nightmare

    Thursday, January 29 , 2015 - 23:22 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Greece is quickly turning into a nightmare for Europe. Syriza, the radical left-wing political party which won the Greek parliamentary elections over the weekend, surprised the EU by challenging economic reforms as well as the sanctions imposed on Russia. Berlin and its European partners insist on reforms as a condition for receiving more aid...

    Ukraine: Russia-backed rebels overrun another town in east
    Jan29

    Ukraine: Russia-backed rebels overrun another town in east

    Thursday, January 29 , 2015 - 23:22 (EEST) Section: U.S. News (USA)

    ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military has acknowledged that Russia-backed separatists have overrun another town in their onslaught against government troops in the east of the country. …read more Source: U.S....

    The Global Order Can Only Be Saved If New Powers Are Let In
    Jan29

    The Global Order Can Only Be Saved If New Powers Are Let In

    Thursday, January 29 , 2015 - 23:07 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    GENEVA — As 2015 begins, the values enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are under threat. Around the world, personal liberty, human rights, and democracy are at risk — even in countries that have embraced democratic ideals. The international community is deeply divided, blocking...

    Georgian FM Says South Ossetia Could Be Annexed Like Crimea
    Jan29

    Georgian FM Says South Ossetia Could Be Annexed Like Crimea

    Thursday, January 29 , 2015 - 22:37 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Georgian Foreign Minister Tamar Beruchashvili has warned that Russia could annex the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia as it did Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    HRW: Security Measures Erode Human Rights Worldwide
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    HRW: Security Measures Erode Human Rights Worldwide

    Thursday, January 29 , 2015 - 22:37 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    The international organization Human Rights Watch says world governments make a serious mistake when they sacrifice human rights in the name of tightening security measures. In its annual review of global human rights released Thursday, the group said Nigeria, Iraq, Syria, Israel and the United States are among the nations using security concerns...

    EU expands Russia sanctions as new Ukraine talks loom
    Jan29

    EU expands Russia sanctions as new Ukraine talks loom

    Thursday, January 29 , 2015 - 22:07 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Brussels (AFP) – The EU agreed Thursday to expand its sanctions against Russia as Ukraine’s warring parties announced fresh truce talks to end a surge in fighting between Kiev and Kremlin-backed rebels.Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned meanwhile that the threat of further sanctions risked turning the new Cold War...

    Rebels Press Assault in Eastern Ukraine
    Jan29

    Rebels Press Assault in Eastern Ukraine

    Thursday, January 29 , 2015 - 22:07 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Fighting continued Thursday in the northern sector of the former cease-fire line in eastern Ukraine as Russian-backed rebels pressed their offensive aimed at moving the line farther west. The battle has left Popasna, and many other towns in the Luhansk region, on edge. The mayor says about a quarter of the population of 22,000 has fled, including...

    Hungary’s Experience Suggests Greece Will Follow E.U. on Russia – For a Price
    Jan29

    Hungary’s Experience Suggests Greece Will Follow E.U. on Russia – For a Price

    Thursday, January 29 , 2015 - 21:52 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    If there is one government in the European Union where the new leftist leader of Greece might look for a sympathetic ear, it is probably among his counterparts in Hungary. Both of them have a clear interest in breaking ranks with the E.U. over Russia — as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras did on his first day in office this week, to the outrage...