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    World War 3? Russia is Firing Across Border Into Ukraine, United States Says
    Jul26

    World War 3? Russia is Firing Across Border Into Ukraine, United States Says

    Saturday, July 26 , 2014 - 5:32 (EEST) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    KIEV, Ukraine—Russia is launching artillery attacks from its soil on Ukrainian troops and preparing to move heavier weaponry across the border, the U.S. and Ukraine charged Friday in what appeared to be an ominous escalation of the crisis. Russia accused Washington of lying and charged Ukraine with firing across the border on a Russian...

    IMF Urges Ukraine to Honor Bailout Obligations
    Jul26

    IMF Urges Ukraine to Honor Bailout Obligations

    Saturday, July 26 , 2014 - 1:02 (EEST) Section: The Wall Street Journal (USA)

    The International Monetary Fund has urged Ukraine’s fragile government to honor its bailout obligations, a sign the fund is concerned that a breakdown in the country’s coalition could jeopardize its emergency financing package. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    AP Journalists Saw Rebels With BUK Missiles Hours Before MH17 Crashed
    Jul26

    AP Journalists Saw Rebels With BUK Missiles Hours Before MH17 Crashed

    Saturday, July 26 , 2014 - 1:02 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    SNIZHNE, Ukraine (AP) — It was lunchtime when a tracked launcher with four SA-11 surface-to-air missiles rolled into town and parked on Karapetyan Street. Fifteen hundred miles (2,400 kilometers) to the west, passengers were checking in for Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. It had been a noisy day in this eastern Ukrainian town, residents...

    Malaysia Air Flight 17: Let Grief, Not Anger, Guide Us
    Jul26

    Malaysia Air Flight 17: Let Grief, Not Anger, Guide Us

    Saturday, July 26 , 2014 - 1:02 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    The downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 by a missile over rebel held territory in the eastern Ukraine is a tragedy that senselessly ended 298 lives. But to avoid more such catastrophes, we need to let grief, not anger, guide our response. Anger clouds sound judgment; it allows the current tragedy to become a seed for new ones. We need to...

    Weekend Roundup: Queen Rania vs. Shimon Peres
    Jul26

    Weekend Roundup: Queen Rania vs. Shimon Peres

    Saturday, July 26 , 2014 - 1:02 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    Two icons of peace and conciliation in the Middle East, Queen Rania of Jordan and Israel’s outgoing president, Shimon Peres, are at bitter loggerheads in this week’s WorldPost. While Peres speaks of Israel’s “moral heritage” and the undisputed right to defend itself against Hamas missiles, Queen Rania pleads for a...

    Haunting Photos From The Site Of The Malaysian Airlines Crash 8 Days Later
    Jul26

    Haunting Photos From The Site Of The Malaysian Airlines Crash 8 Days Later

    Saturday, July 26 , 2014 - 1:02 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    After the literal and figurative dust from the downed Malaysian flight MH17 has settled, officials and crews are left to make sense of it all. In a field outside the town of Hrabove, in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, workers are still sifting through the wreckage, searching for more bodies and clues as to what happened. The photos from...

    Russia: McDonald’s food has ‘too many calories’
    Jul26

    Russia: McDonald’s food has ‘too many calories’

    Saturday, July 26 , 2014 - 0:01 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    Last year, as tensions heated up over Ukraine’s desire to sign a trade pact with the European Union, Russia banned imports of chocolates made by the company of Petro Poroshenko, a tycoon who supported the EU deal and is now Ukraine’s president. According to the statement, some food was found with microbial contamination and several...

    Russia finds friend in China as world focuses on blame for Ukraine crash
    Jul26

    Russia finds friend in China as world focuses on blame for Ukraine crash

    Saturday, July 26 , 2014 - 0:01 (EEST) Section: Miami Herald (USA)

    Russian President Vladimir Putin may feel increasingly isolated after the downing last week of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17, but on the world stage he knows he has at least one reliable friend: China’s leader, Xi Jinping. …read more Source: Miami...

    Russian support gives rebels in Ukraine critical edge
    Jul26

    Russian support gives rebels in Ukraine critical edge

    Saturday, July 26 , 2014 - 0:01 (EEST) Section: USA TODAY (USA)

    The U.S. policy of providing Ukraine only non-lethal aid is being tested. …read more Source: USA...

    Ukrainian president: Confidence vote Thursday
    Jul25

    Ukrainian president: Confidence vote Thursday

    Friday, July 25 , 2014 - 23:51 (EEST) Section: Miami Herald (USA)

    Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko says the government of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk will face a vote of confidence in a special session of Parliament next week. …read more Source: Miami...