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    Ukrainian activists clash with city workers in Kiev
    Aug08

    Ukrainian activists clash with city workers in Kiev

    Activists clashed with city workers and volunteer fighters in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev on Thursday after the workers tried to remove tents from the city’s central Independence Square. …read more Source: New York Daily...

    Fears Growing of Russian Invasion of Ukraine
    Aug08

    Fears Growing of Russian Invasion of Ukraine

    Fears are growing that Moscow may be ready to invade Ukraine. The top U.S. defense official this week said the action is “absolutely” a possibility. VOA’s Jeff Seldin reports from the Pentagon. …read more Source: Voice of...

    After Losing 2 Passenger Jets, Malaysia Airlines Suspends Trading And Plans To Become State-Owned
    Aug08

    After Losing 2 Passenger Jets, Malaysia Airlines Suspends Trading And Plans To Become State-Owned

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s state investment company says it wants to remove struggling Malaysia Airlines from the stock exchange, making it fully state-owned before a far-reaching overhaul of its business. Khazanah Nasional, which owns a majority stake in the carrier, says Friday it plans to buy out minority shareholders...

    Terrific opportunity to invest in Russia: Pro
    Aug08

    Terrific opportunity to invest in Russia: Pro

    The crisis in the Ukraine has provided a buying opportunity, particularly in Russian names, Leader Capital CIO John Lekas said. …read more Source:...

    Expert: Russia will use ‘humanitarian crisis’ as excuse to invade Ukraine
    Aug08

    Expert: Russia will use ‘humanitarian crisis’ as excuse to invade Ukraine

    Cut off from the Russian border and under increasing pressure from Ukrainian military forces, the pro-Russian separatists’ stronghold of Donetsk could become the flashpoint for a Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine, an expert on U.S. and Russian national security predicted.. …read more Source: FOX...

    NATO Chief to Russia: ‘Step Back from the Brink’
    Aug08

    NATO Chief to Russia: ‘Step Back from the Brink’

    NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is calling on Russia to “step back from the brink” of war in Ukraine by withdrawing thousands of combat troops massed on its border. “Step back from the brink, step back from the border and [do] not use peacekeeping as an excuse for war-making,” said Rasmussen during a visit to...

    ‘We’re at war’: Lone American joins Ukrainian forces, battles pro-Russian separatists
    Aug08

    ‘We’re at war’: Lone American joins Ukrainian forces, battles pro-Russian separatists

    The Ukrainian military finally has American boots on the ground in its fight against pro-Russian separatists. Unfortunately for the Ukrainians, it’s just one man. “Franko” is an American citizen of Ukrainian decent who joined the Donbas volunteer battalion and has fought in the region since April. “I’m of Ukrainian...

    ‘It’d Be Better To Die’ — Ukrainian Journalist Talks About Ordeals In Captivity
    Aug08

    ‘It’d Be Better To Die’ — Ukrainian Journalist Talks About Ordeals In Captivity

    In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL’s Russian Service, Ukrainian journalist and Maidan activist Irma Krat speaks about her ordeal in captivity after being detained and held for 77 days by pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Snowden’s Revelations Bring Changes to US Intelligence Gathering
    Aug08

    Snowden’s Revelations Bring Changes to US Intelligence Gathering

    For more than a year, former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has been living in Russia, having been granted asylum. He is wanted in the United States on espionage charges after making public key intelligence documents dealing with the U.S. National Security Agency’s secret surveillance programs. And amid frosty U.S.-Russia...

    Russian Foodies React To Import Ban With Patriotism, Some Gloom
    Aug08

    Russian Foodies React To Import Ban With Patriotism, Some Gloom

    Russia has banned food imports from the West in tit-for-tat sanctions — and many Muscovites appear resigned to eating domestic, though sophisticates are not pleased. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...