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    Austin woman remembers friend and victim on MH 17
    Jul25

    Austin woman remembers friend and victim on MH 17

    Friday, July 25 , 2014 - 1:23 (EEST) Section: KXAN (USA)

    AUSTIN (KXAN) – Thursday marks one week since 298 people died when a Malaysia Airlines jet crashed after a missile shot it down over Eastern Ukraine. It was an international tragedy that has left families and friends heartbroken. “She so embraced our culture and she loved American pancakes, she didn’t understand making peanut...

    Dutch sending unarmed police to Ukraine crash site
    Jul25

    Dutch sending unarmed police to Ukraine crash site

    Friday, July 25 , 2014 - 1:23 (EEST) Section: The Bismarck Tribune

    A convoy of hearses bearing the remains of passengers and crew killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 makes its way along a highway near Boxtel, Netherlands, Thursday, July 24, 2… …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    Passenger Jets Are Sitting Ducks
    Jul25

    Passenger Jets Are Sitting Ducks

    Friday, July 25 , 2014 - 1:08 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down at over 30,000 feet by a sophisticated missile system, but even a cheap shoulder-fired weapon of the kind that has proliferated since the wars in Libya and Syria could easily bring down a plane, especially in the vulnerable minutes around takeoff and landing. Airlines and governments have rushed to...

    Quadruple Threat: Soldier, Sailor, Airman and Marine, All Rolled into One
    Jul25

    Quadruple Threat: Soldier, Sailor, Airman and Marine, All Rolled into One

    Friday, July 25 , 2014 - 1:08 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    Despite the Pentagon’s nonstop jawboning about joint operations—where the military’s four sister services cooperate to prevail on the battlefield—those with time in uniform will tell you that each service is like a foreign land to the other three. MoreRussian Television Under Spotlight After Malaysia Airlines Crash in...

    “Give Peace a Chance”: A Naïve But Heartfelt Playlist
    Jul25

    “Give Peace a Chance”: A Naïve But Heartfelt Playlist

    Friday, July 25 , 2014 - 1:08 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    “War is hell,” said General Sherman. My late great father Stanley Wild — a Naval officer and World War II vet — put it a little differently to me growing up. “David, you should stay the hell away from war,” Dad told me. “You would NOT do well in it.” Dad knew what he was talking about. In truth, my...

    IMF Reports Cuts Growth Forecast
    Jul25

    IMF Reports Cuts Growth Forecast

    Friday, July 25 , 2014 - 1:08 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    The International Monetary Fund has trimmed its global economic growth projection for 2014, projecting a slower advance in the United States and a less optimistic outlook for several emerging markets. The Washington-based IMF cut its world forecast Thursday to a 3.4 percent advance this year, down three-tenths of a percentage point from its...

    U.S.: Russia firing artillery at Ukraine military
    Jul25

    U.S.: Russia firing artillery at Ukraine military

    Friday, July 25 , 2014 - 0:11 (EEST) Section: CBS (USA)

    State Department also cites evidence that Russia intends to deliver “more powerful multiple rocket launchers” to pro-Russian separatists …read more Source:...

    U.S. Says Russia Firing Into Ukraine
    Jul25

    U.S. Says Russia Firing Into Ukraine

    Friday, July 25 , 2014 - 0:11 (EEST) Section: The Wall Street Journal (USA)

    The U.S. believes Russia is firing artillery across its border at Ukrainian military positions, the State Department said, an assertion that Moscow is playing a more direct role in the conflict. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    Ukraine Crisis Is Testing E.U.’s Resolve
    Jul25

    Ukraine Crisis Is Testing E.U.’s Resolve

    Friday, July 25 , 2014 - 0:11 (EEST) Section: The New York Times (USA)

    As it considers sanctions against Russia, the European Union faces a question: Can it reconcile competing interests, confront a conflict on its borders and play a meaningful role in foreign policy? …read more Source: The New York...

    Dutch sending unarmed police to Ukraine crash site
    Jul25

    Dutch sending unarmed police to Ukraine crash site

    Friday, July 25 , 2014 - 0:11 (EEST) Section: Miami Herald (USA)

    The Dutch prime minister says he is sending 40 unarmed military police to eastern Ukraine as part of a ramped-up effort to find the last victims of the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 still at the wreckage site. …read more Source: Miami...