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    Pro-Russia rebels confident after making gains
    Aug30

    Pro-Russia rebels confident after making gains

    As the survivor of a tank attack on a Ukrainian army truck was being carried into an ambulance, he was showered with verbal abuse by a rebel fighter. …read more Source: Miami...

    Pro-Russia rebels confident after making gains
    Aug30

    Pro-Russia rebels confident after making gains

    STAROBESHEVE, Ukraine (AP) — As the survivor of a tank attack on a Ukrainian army truck was being carried into an ambulance, he was showered with verbal abuse by a rebel fighter. Lysenko said that regular units of the military had also been ordered to retreat from Novosvitlivka and Khryashchuvate, two towns on the main road between the Russian...

    Resurgent pro-Russia rebels brim with confidence in Ukraine after gaining ground
    Aug30

    Resurgent pro-Russia rebels brim with confidence in Ukraine after gaining ground

    As the survivor of a tank attack on a Ukrainian army truck was being carried into an ambulance, he was showered with verbal abuse by a rebel fighter. …read more Source: FOX...

    EU inches toward new sanctions on Russia
    Aug30

    EU inches toward new sanctions on Russia

    A captured Ukrainian border guard sits in a garage at the Novoazovsk border crossing point, in eastern Ukraine, Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. In Novoazovsk, pro Russian rebel fighters looked to be in… …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    EU inches toward new sanctions on Russia
    Aug30

    EU inches toward new sanctions on Russia

    BRUSSELS — The European Union on Saturday warned that the apparent incursion of Russian troops on Ukrainian soil pushes the conflict closer to a point of no return, with new economic sanctions being drawn up to make Moscow reconsider its position.Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who briefed a summit of the 28-nation EU’s leaders in...

    Ukraine reaching ‘point of no return,’ says E.U. Commission head
    Aug30

    Ukraine reaching ‘point of no return,’ says E.U. Commission head

    The situation in Ukraine is approaching the point of no return, European Union Commission head Jose Manual Barroso said Saturday, as the EU prepared to pass a new round of sanctions against Russia over the escalating violence there. “We are in a very serious, I would say, dramatic situation… where … …read more Source: The...

    Russia to get hit with new EU sanctions over Ukraine
    Aug30

    Russia to get hit with new EU sanctions over Ukraine

    The European Union on Saturday warned that the apparent incursion of Russian troops on Ukrainian soil pushes the conflict closer to a point of no return, with new economic sanctions being drawn up to make Moscow reconsider its position. …read more Source: FOX...

    Russia Pushing Ukraine Conflict to ‘Point of No Return,’ E.U. Leader Says
    Aug30

    Russia Pushing Ukraine Conflict to ‘Point of No Return,’ E.U. Leader Says

    As evidence of Russia’s direct intervention in Ukraine mounted, the president of the European Commission said European leaders meeting in Brussels were likely to endorse new, tougher sanctions. …read more Source: The New York...

    Lesotho Military Says It Has Disarmed Police
    Aug30

    Lesotho Military Says It Has Disarmed Police

    (JOHANNESBURG) — Lesotho’s military seized two police stations Saturday as gunfire rang out in the capital of the mountainous kingdom. The country’s prime minister said the actions amounted to a coup, though an army spokesman said the soldiers were only securing the country. MoreCut Day: What If Michael Sam Doesn’t Make the...

    Live Updates: EU Threatens More Sanctions Against Russia Over Ukraine Escalation
    Aug30

    Live Updates: EU Threatens More Sanctions Against Russia Over Ukraine Escalation

    The European Union has threatened to launch a fresh round of sanctions against Russia in response to ongoing aggressive military action in eastern Ukraine. The group of nations is prepared to ramp up sanctions against Russia, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso told Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko at a summit in Brussels...