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    Obama, Merkel warn Russia against Ukraine intervention
    Aug10

    Obama, Merkel warn Russia against Ukraine intervention

    President Obama and Germany’s Angela Merkel agree that any Russian intervention in Ukraine violates international law. …read more Source:...

    Iranian Plane Crashes After Takeoff, Killing 39
    Aug10

    Iranian Plane Crashes After Takeoff, Killing 39

    TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A regional passenger plane assembled in Iran crashed Sunday while taking off from the capital, killing 39 and injuring another nine onboard, according to a senior transportation official and state media. MoreRights Group Urges Iran to Release Detained American JournalistDespite a Crackdown, Iranian Fashion Keeps Pushing...

    Ukraine demands that rebels in Donetsk surrender
    Aug10

    Ukraine demands that rebels in Donetsk surrender

    DONETSK, Ukraine — Fighting raged Sunday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk despite a request from the pro-Russian rebels for a cease-fire to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe.” Ukrainian officials demanded that the insurgents surrender instead.One person was killed and 10 injured in shelling that started early Sunday...

    1 killed, 10 injured as fighting rages in Ukraine
    Aug10

    1 killed, 10 injured as fighting rages in Ukraine

    Fighting is raging in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, one day after pro-Russian rebels there said they were ready to agree to a cease-fire in order to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe.” …read more Source: Miami...

    1 killed, 10 injured as fighting rages in Ukraine
    Aug10

    1 killed, 10 injured as fighting rages in Ukraine

    On Saturday, rebel leader Aleksandr Zakharchenko called for a cease-fire, in a move that could be aimed at increasing international pressure on Ukraine to allow in a Russian aid mission. …read more Source: San Francisco...

    Fighting rages in rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine despite rebel request for a cease-fire
    Aug10

    Fighting rages in rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine despite rebel request for a cease-fire

    Fighting is raging in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, one day after pro-Russian rebels there said they were ready to agree to a cease-fire in order to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe.” One person was killed and 10 injured in shelling that started early Sunday morning and continued into the day, city council spokesman Maxim...

    Ukraine rebels want ceasefire
    Aug10

    Ukraine rebels want ceasefire

    Ukrainian troops have surrounded the rebel-held city of Donetsk and the insurgents are willing to accept a ceasefire in order to stave off a humanitarian catastrophe, a top rebel leader announced Saturday. …read more Source: New York Daily...

    Ukraine president says he’ll consider aid mission as Obama, Merkel warn Russia not to intervene
    Aug10

    Ukraine president says he’ll consider aid mission as Obama, Merkel warn Russia not to intervene

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said he will consider allowing an international aid mission into rebel-held areas of eastern Ukraine after pro-Russian separatists called for a case-fire to avert a “humanitarian catastrophe.” …read more Source: FOX...

    Hillary Clinton: ‘Failure’ to Help Syrian Rebels Led to the Rise of ISIS
    Aug10

    Hillary Clinton: ‘Failure’ to Help Syrian Rebels Led to the Rise of ISIS

    President Obama has long-ridiculed the idea that the U.S., early in the Syrian civil war, could have shaped the forces fighting the Assad regime, thereby stopping al Qaeda-inspired groups—like the one rampaging across Syria and Iraq today—from seizing control of the rebellion. In an interview in February, the President told me that...

    Ukraine rebel leader asks for aid, cease-fire
    Aug10

    Ukraine rebel leader asks for aid, cease-fire

    Ukraine’s rebels are surrounded and ready to agree to a cease-fire to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe,” the insurgents’ new leader said Saturday as conditions deteriorated in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, artillery thundering through deserted streets. At least one person was killed and 18 wounded in shelling that...