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    Chaos In Kerch: Russia Struggles Ferry Tourists To Crimea
    Aug20

    Chaos In Kerch: Russia Struggles Ferry Tourists To Crimea

    Moscow says it is eager to get Russian holidaymakers to the recently annexed Crimean peninsula. But the flood of tourists has proven too much for the Kerch ferry crossing, the only link between Crimea and Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Merkel Ukraine role mirrors rising German ambition
    Aug20

    Merkel Ukraine role mirrors rising German ambition

    Chancellor Angela Merkel’s emergence as a leader in efforts to resolve Ukraine’s crisis — showcased by a visit to Kiev this weekend — underlines Germany’s increasing ambition to transform itself from economic power to diplomatic heavyweight. …read more Source: Miami...

    Merkel Ukraine role mirrors rising German ambition
    Aug20

    Merkel Ukraine role mirrors rising German ambition

    BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s emergence as a leader in efforts to resolve Ukraine’s crisis — showcased by a visit to Kiev this weekend — underlines Germany’s increasing ambition to transform itself from economic power to diplomatic heavyweight.Merkel and her foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, have put Berlin at the...

    Heavy toll as Ukraine fights rebels for key city
    Aug20

    Heavy toll as Ukraine fights rebels for key city

    As gov’t forces try to wrest control of Donestk from pro-Russia separatists, the number of civilian casualties is mounting fast …read more Source:...

    Gold Wavers Ahead of Fed Minutes
    Aug20

    Gold Wavers Ahead of Fed Minutes

    Gold prices shuffled between losses and gains as investors weighed conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East against pending release of the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    A Former War Correspondent Explains Why The Ferguson Protests Are So Unprecedented
    Aug20

    A Former War Correspondent Explains Why The Ferguson Protests Are So Unprecedented

    Fox News correspondent Steve Harrigan has reported from multiple conflict zones in the Middle East, including in Iraq and Afghanistan. He reported from the site of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash near the Ukrainian border earlier this summer. Something about seeing the same type of anger lead to a simmering conflict at home, though, is...

    9 Killed in Eastern Ukraine Violence
    Aug20

    9 Killed in Eastern Ukraine Violence

    Ukrainian forces fought street battles with separatist rebels in the eastern town of Ilovaisk overnight into Wednesday as they sought to isolate rebel strongholds near the Russian border, an Interior Ministry official said. Nine pro-Ukrainian volunteer fighters, supporting Kyiv’s forces, were killed in the fighting in Ilovaisk, which lies...

    Fighting In Eastern Ukraine Kills 43 in 24 Hours
    Aug20

    Fighting In Eastern Ukraine Kills 43 in 24 Hours

    KIEV, Ukraine— Government troops fought to gain control of the rebel-held city of Donetsk and a key highway in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday — battles that left 34 residents and nine troops dead in just 24 hours, authorities said. The Ukrainian troops are trying to encircle Donetsk, the largest city still in rebel hands, and also drive the rebels...

    Donetsk Sees Fresh Clashes, At Least 34 Killed, 29 Wounded
    Aug20

    Donetsk Sees Fresh Clashes, At Least 34 Killed, 29 Wounded

    At least 34 people have been killed and 29 have been injured over the past 24 hours in clashes in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, the regional administration of the city reportedly said Wednesday. The exact casualty figure was not clear because the administration had earlier reported that nine people were killed in clashes in a town near Donetsk but...

    Fighting in eastern Ukraine kills 43 in 24 hours
    Aug20

    Fighting in eastern Ukraine kills 43 in 24 hours

    Government troops fought to gain control of the rebel-held city of Donetsk and a key highway in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday — battles that left 34 residents and nine troops dead in just 24 hours, authorities said. …read more Source: FOX...