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    Ferguson Police Look Like Forces In These Conflict-Filled Countries
    Aug15

    Ferguson Police Look Like Forces In These Conflict-Filled Countries

    One of the most striking realizations to come from the tense standoff in Ferguson, Missouri is just how closely the scene resembles images of crackdowns on protests in conflict-filled countries around the world. Seeing police officers in full military gear, firing teargas and rubber bullets at crowds of protesters, is something that western...

    Putin Puts Wall Street in Buying Mood
    Aug15

    Putin Puts Wall Street in Buying Mood

    Russian President Vladimir Putin takes a softer stance towards Ukraine and the bulls on Wall Street stand firm. Gains were modest across the board with strength in utilities, health and consumer discretionary stocks leading the way. …read more Source: The Boston...

    Reports: Russian Military Convoy Enters Ukraine
    Aug15

    Reports: Russian Military Convoy Enters Ukraine

    Two British newspapers are reporting that a column of Russian military vehicles has crossed into Ukraine separately from a convoy of some 250 Russian trucks that Moscow says is carrying humanitarian aid. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Shelling in Eastern Ukraine Impacts Civilians
    Aug15

    Shelling in Eastern Ukraine Impacts Civilians

    Lena, 62, clutches one of the pigeons that survived Wednesday’s attack on her inner-city district — a late-night barrage of rockets that killed 10 of her birds — as she condemns the damage to her one-story home. “There aren’t separatist fighters in the neighborhood,” she said, adding that the only people who live in the...

    Malaysia sets day of mourning as first Flight 17 remains due home
    Aug15

    Malaysia sets day of mourning as first Flight 17 remains due home

    Still far from closure or clarity in its national tragedy, Malaysia on Thursday declared a day of mourning on Aug. 22 for the victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight shot out of the sky over Ukraine nearly a month ago. …read more Source: Los Angeles...

    Ukraine Army Recaptures Town Near Rebel Stronghold
    Aug15

    Ukraine Army Recaptures Town Near Rebel Stronghold

    Ukrainian Army tanks in the eastern city of Uglegorsk; the national flag waving high. The army recaptured the town on Tuesday from pro-Russian separatists, and began to close in on the rebel stronghold of Dontesk, only a half hour’s drive away. Residents of Uglegorsk say at least five civilians were killed in the operation. …read more...

    Putin: Russia doesn’t want war or confrontation
    Aug15

    Putin: Russia doesn’t want war or confrontation

    Speaking in annexed Crimea, Putin says Russia would do its utmost to stop the bloodshed in Ukraine. …read more Source:...

    Ukraine, Russia Parry Over Russian Aid Convoy
    Aug14

    Ukraine, Russia Parry Over Russian Aid Convoy

    KAMENSK-SHAKHTINSKY, Russia—Raising the stakes in Ukraine’s conflict, a Russian aid convoy of more than 200 trucks pushed up to the border on Thursday but then stopped, provocatively poised to cross into rebel-held territory. The Ukrainian government threatened to use all means available to block the convoy if the Red Cross was not allowed...

    Igor Strelkov Quits: Leader Of Pro-Russian Separatists Steps Down In Ukraine
    Aug14

    Igor Strelkov Quits: Leader Of Pro-Russian Separatists Steps Down In Ukraine

    The Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) defense minister and de facto leader Igor Strelkov quit his position Thursday amid rumors that he was severely wounded. Ukrainian officials accuse him of being the direct link between pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine and the Russian government, although Russia denies any direct connection with...

    Putin tones down rhetoric on Ukraine
    Aug14

    Putin tones down rhetoric on Ukraine

    YALTA, Crimea (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to a much-hyped meeting in Crimea amid expectations of more saber-rattling over Ukraine, but he instead struck a conciliatory note and called for peace in a speech Thursday that received surprisingly brief coverage on Russian television…. …read more Source:...