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    Open the Trade Gates: U.S., India Revive Ties With Enterprise
    Jan22

    Open the Trade Gates: U.S., India Revive Ties With Enterprise

    Thursday, January 22 , 2015 - 22:53 (EEST) Section: Foreign Policy (USA)

    If U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Premier Narendra Modi had written down national resolutions for 2015, they would have a lofty one in common: “ramp up bilateral trade again between the world’s largest democracies.” America’s top diplomat John Kerry just last week finished a two-day trip to the 7th annual “Vibrant Gujarat”...

    Ukraine bus attack kills 13, dashes peace hopes for east
    Jan22

    Ukraine bus attack kills 13, dashes peace hopes for east

    Thursday, January 22 , 2015 - 22:08 (EEST) Section: The Washington Times (USA)

    SOKILNYKY, Ukraine (AP) – Hours after a new peace initiative for Ukraine began taking shape, mortar shells rained down Thursday on the center of the main rebel-held city in the east, killing at least 13 people at a bus stop. The deaths in Donetsk sparked wrath and grief … …read more Source: The Washington...

    Brzezinski: US, Allies Should Deploy Deterrent Force to Baltics
    Jan22

    Brzezinski: US, Allies Should Deploy Deterrent Force to Baltics

    Thursday, January 22 , 2015 - 21:53 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    A former top U.S. official says the United States and its allies should deploy troops to the Baltic states to deter possible Russian aggression there. Speaking Wednesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee, former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski said he feared that Russian President Vladimir Putin might try to invade the...

    Pro-Moscow rebels force Ukraine retreat in battle for key airport stronghold

    Thursday, January 22 , 2015 - 21:23 (EEST) Section: The Washington Post (USA)

    MOSCOW— The Ukrainian army retreated Thursday from key strongholds at the Donetsk airport, an epicenter of fighting in the country’s conflict-battered eastern region, handing a symbolic gain to pro-Russian rebels amid a surge of violence that threatens to further unravel peace efforts.Read full article >> …read more Source: The...

    Ukraine bus attack kills 13, dashes peace hopes for east
    Jan22

    Ukraine bus attack kills 13, dashes peace hopes for east

    Thursday, January 22 , 2015 - 21:23 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    SOKILNYKY, Ukraine (AP) — Hours after a new peace initiative for Ukraine began taking shape, mortar shells rained down Thursday on the center of the main rebel-held city in the east, killing at least 13 people at a bus stop. The deaths in Donetsk sparked wrath and grief that was swiftly exploited by pro-Russian rebel leaders, who paraded captive...

    Ukraine bus attack kills 13, dashes peace hopes for east
    Jan22

    Ukraine bus attack kills 13, dashes peace hopes for east

    Thursday, January 22 , 2015 - 21:23 (EEST) Section: U.S. News (USA)

    DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — A mortar shell hit a bus Thursday in the Ukrainian rebel stronghold of Donetsk, killing at least 13 people, the city’s leader said. It was not immediately clear which side was responsible for the attack, but angry residents punched and kicked a captured soldier dragged to the scene by the rebels. …read more...

    Ukraine Army Retreats From Destroyed Donetsk Airport, Soldiers Captured
    Jan22

    Ukraine Army Retreats From Destroyed Donetsk Airport, Soldiers Captured

    Thursday, January 22 , 2015 - 20:52 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    After months of defending Donetsk International Airport from pro-Russian separatist attacks, the Ukrainian government confirmed Thursday that the army has retreated from the now-destroyed main terminal. However, acting speaker of the General Staff of Ukraine Vladyslav Selezniov said that some of the buildings inside the airport remain “under the...

    Civilians Killed as Shell Hits Bus in Donetsk
    Jan22

    Civilians Killed as Shell Hits Bus in Donetsk

    Thursday, January 22 , 2015 - 20:38 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    The war in Ukraine continued in bloody fashion today as government forces retreated from key parts of Donetsk airport and a mortar shell hit a public bus, leaving several civilians dead. There were conflicting reports on the number of those killed on the bus, but estimates range between eight and 13. It is currently unclear who fired the shell,...

    Ukraine leader says pro-Russia rebels paid ‘high price’ for attacks
    Jan22

    Ukraine leader says pro-Russia rebels paid ‘high price’ for attacks

    Thursday, January 22 , 2015 - 20:08 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Kiev (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday that pro-Russian rebels had paid a “high price” for their escalating attacks on government forces across the separatist east.”Our enemy paid a high price for its opportunistic attacks on our armed forces,” his office quoted Poroshenko as telling an...

    These Are The Weapons That Russia Is Pouring Into Eastern Ukraine
    Jan22

    These Are The Weapons That Russia Is Pouring Into Eastern Ukraine

    Thursday, January 22 , 2015 - 19:53 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    As Russian military supplies continue to enter Ukraine, it becomes harder by the day for Putin to deny that Moscow is providing arms to the separatists. In fact Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, the US Army’s top commander in Europe, says that Russian support for separatists has “doubled” since reached a tentative ceasefire. “When you...