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    Social Media Posts Belie Russian Denials About Ukraine Involvement
    Jul31

    Social Media Posts Belie Russian Denials About Ukraine Involvement

    Moscow has called the war in Ukraine’s east a domestic fight. Photos posted by soldiers near the border or in Ukraine seem to contradict these claims. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukrainian Soldier’s Mother Receives Letter From Son’s Killers
    Jul31

    Ukrainian Soldier’s Mother Receives Letter From Son’s Killers

    Volodymyr Yakobchuk died on June 17 in a rebel ambush outside the town of Metalist in eastern Ukraine. A separatist fighter then posted social media messages taunting at the deaths of Ukrainian soldiers caught in the ambush. Days later, the rebels sent Volodymyr’s mother a letter saying they killed the soldier for invading their land....

    Ukraine’s Parliament Refuses PM Resignation
    Jul31

    Ukraine’s Parliament Refuses PM Resignation

    Ukraine’s parliament has rejected the resignation of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, who announced last week his intention to step down after the two parties supporting him left the ruling coalition. The legislature voted Thursday not to accept Yatsenyuk’s resignation, despite his loss of political backing. The lawmakers also...

    ‘Mythical Creatures’ Is An Animated Holocaust Film Unlike Anything You’ve Ever Seen
    Jul31

    ‘Mythical Creatures’ Is An Animated Holocaust Film Unlike Anything You’ve Ever Seen

    Los Angeles artist Gary Baseman is currently raising funds for his upcoming film project, “Mythical Creatures,” based on the heartbreaking story of his father’s narrow escape from Poland during the Holocaust. Yet Baseman is plotting a film experience like no other, combining his father’s narrative with animation, theater...

    European Court: Russia Must Pay Yukos Shareholders 1.9 Billion Euros
    Jul31

    European Court: Russia Must Pay Yukos Shareholders 1.9 Billion Euros

    Europe’s top human rights court awarded shareholders in Yukos 1.9 billion euros [$2.6 billion] in damages on Thursday, a new blow to Russia days after some of the former oil company’s shareholders won $50 billion in The Hague. The Strasbourg-based court found that Russia had failed to “strike a fair balance” in its...

    Ukraine government battles pro-Russia rebels
    Jul31

    Ukraine government battles pro-Russia rebels

    …read more Source: USA...

    Monitors Reach Flight 17 Crash Site in Ukraine After Days of Delays
    Jul31

    Monitors Reach Flight 17 Crash Site in Ukraine After Days of Delays

    The Ukrainian government said it had suspended operations against pro-Russia rebels in the area to allow the monitors safe passage, Reuters reported. …read more Source: The New York...

    Send More Help to the Hot Zone
    Jul31

    Send More Help to the Hot Zone

    The lives of both local and international health care workers, as well as the lives of thousands of people in West Africa and possibly beyond, are at stake in the world’s largest Ebola epidemic to date. Organizations such as Samaritan’s Purse and Doctors Without Borders have taken the lead in combatting the disease, which has seen...

    Indonesia’s Moment
    Jul31

    Indonesia’s Moment

    Indonesia’s President Suharto reigned for over three decades based on an implicit compact with his citizenry. The former general would ensure the world’s fourth most populous nation prospered so its people could climb out of poverty, and in return they consented to his autocratic rule and turned a blind eye when his family and cronies...

    International Experts Reach MH17 Crash Site in Ukraine
    Jul31

    International Experts Reach MH17 Crash Site in Ukraine

    An international team of experts has reached the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine for the first time, after days of attempts foiled by violence in the separatist-controlled area. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe announced the development Thursday, saying a small team of its monitors, accompanied...