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    Satellite Images Show Russia Fired Rockets Into Ukraine
    Jul27

    Satellite Images Show Russia Fired Rockets Into Ukraine

    WASHINGTON—The United States released satellite images Sunday that it says back up its claims that rockets have been fired from Russia into eastern Ukraine and heavy artillery for separatists has also crossed the border. A four-page document released from the State Department seems to show blast marks from where rockets were launched and...

    Putin Stays on Offense in Ukraine
    Jul27

    Putin Stays on Offense in Ukraine

    MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin might be expected to hunker down into defense mode as he is besieged by accusations of Russian involvement in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. Instead he has stayed on offense and appears to positioning for the long game. In his televised appearances since last Thursday’s crash,...

    Ukraine mounts onslaught to secure Flight 17 crash site
    Jul27

    Ukraine mounts onslaught to secure Flight 17 crash site

    As U.S. officials claim evidence of Russia firing artillery into Ukraine, Ukrainian army attempts to cut off rebel supply lines …read more Source:...

    The Low-Tech Appeal of Little Free Libraries
    Jul27

    The Low-Tech Appeal of Little Free Libraries

    When a 36-year-old bibliophile in Daegu, South Korea, sat down at his computer and googled the word “library,” he didn’t expect to find anything particularly noteworthy. But as DooSun You scrolled through the results, an appealingly anti-tech concept popped up. The Internet led him to Little Free Libraries—hand-built boxes...

    Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs: My Fear Is That Putin Is Lighting A Fire He Cannot Control
    Jul27

    Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs: My Fear Is That Putin Is Lighting A Fire He Cannot Control

    In a sign of just how rapidly American and Russian tensions are rising in the wake of the downing of Malaysian Flight 17 over Ukraine, the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army General Martin E. Dempsey, publicly expressed concern over the chain of events Russian President Vladimir Putin was unleashing in Eastern Europe “that many...

    Fighting intensifies near MH17 disaster site
    Jul27

    Fighting intensifies near MH17 disaster site

    DONETSK, Ukraine — Ukrainian armed forces mounted a major onslaught against pro-Russian separatist fighters Sunday in an attempt to gain control over the area where a Malaysia Airlines plane was downed earlier this month.Reports of the intensifying unrest prompted a postponement of a trip to the site by a team of Dutch and Australian police...

    US: Here’s Proof Russian Troops Are Shelling Ukrainians From Inside Russia
    Jul27

    US: Here’s Proof Russian Troops Are Shelling Ukrainians From Inside Russia

    Someone has been firing grad rockets from Russian territory at Ukrainian troops, and the U.S. government says the culprits are Russian troops. On Sunday, the State Department released images showing what it says are Russian positions that are firing on Ukraine. Russia is already training separatists on Russian soil and sending them heavy weapons,...

    EU, US seek Putin Achilles’ heel on Ukraine
    Jul27

    EU, US seek Putin Achilles’ heel on Ukraine

    Months after Russia annexed Crimea and stepped up support for separatists in eastern Ukraine, Europe and the United States are still searching for a way to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to change course. …read more Source: Miami...

    US, Europe seek elusive pressure points on Putin over Ukraine
    Jul27

    US, Europe seek elusive pressure points on Putin over Ukraine

    Months after Russia annexed Crimea and stepped up support for separatists in eastern Ukraine, Europe and the United States are still searching for an effective way to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to change course. …read more Source: FOX...

    Deal to secure Malaysia Air crash site founders as fighting continues
    Jul27

    Deal to secure Malaysia Air crash site founders as fighting continues

    An apparent agreement between the Malaysian government and pro-Russia separatists to secure the crash zone of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 has come to naught as fighting continued in the area of eastern Ukraine where the jet went down. …read more Source: Los Angeles...