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    Investigation Underway, as Victims’ Bodies Leave Ukraine
    Jul24

    Investigation Underway, as Victims’ Bodies Leave Ukraine

    Thursday, July 24 , 2014 - 21:56 (EEST) Section: The Boston Globe (USA)

    Victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash in eastern Ukraine are being brought back home. Seventy four coffins were flown to the Netherlands, Thursday. The Dutch Foreign Minister thanked Ukraine for this, while the Ukrainian Foreign Minister reiterated their priorities: …read more Source: The Boston...

    Russia Fired On Ukraine, U.S. Says
    Jul24

    Russia Fired On Ukraine, U.S. Says

    Thursday, July 24 , 2014 - 21:56 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) – The United States said on Thursday that Russia was firing artillery across the border into Ukraine to target Ukrainian military positions in the conflict against pro-Russian separatists. “We have new evidence that the Russians intend to deliver heavier and more powerful multiple rocket launchers to the...

    Russian Sanctions Spark AK-47 Buying Frenzy In U.S.
    Jul24

    Russian Sanctions Spark AK-47 Buying Frenzy In U.S.

    Thursday, July 24 , 2014 - 21:56 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    In an effort to keep arms away from Russian-backed rebels in Ukraine, the United States may have kicked off something of an arms race back home. The Obama administration last week announced a new round of sanctions against Russia that it says are intended to discourage Russia from continuing to support rebel groups in eastern Ukraine. Companies...

    Investigators Find No Evidence of MH17 Black Box Tampering
    Jul24

    Investigators Find No Evidence of MH17 Black Box Tampering

    Thursday, July 24 , 2014 - 21:56 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Air accident investigators successfully extracted data from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17’s two black boxes on Thursday, as work to recover the bodies of the 298 victims and secure the crash site in eastern Ukraine continued. The Dutch Safety Board, which is coordinating the inquiry into the causes of the...

    Ukrainian PM and Cabinet resign
    Jul24

    Ukrainian PM and Cabinet resign

    Thursday, July 24 , 2014 - 20:19 (EEST) Section: CNN (USA)

    Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and his Cabinet resigned Thursday, he told parliament. …read more Source:...

    Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk Resigns
    Jul24

    Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk Resigns

    Thursday, July 24 , 2014 - 20:19 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced his resignation Thursday, opening the way for new elections that would reflect the country’s starkly changed political scene after the ouster of pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych in February. Yatsenyuk made the announcement from the dais of Parliament...

    Air Algerie Crash? French Foreign Ministry Says Missing Plane Has ‘Probably Crashed’
    Jul24

    Air Algerie Crash? French Foreign Ministry Says Missing Plane Has ‘Probably Crashed’

    Thursday, July 24 , 2014 - 20:19 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    France’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that an Air Algerie plane that went missing over northern Mali has probably crashed. French military jets are searching the area for the wreckage. “Despite intensive search efforts no trace of the aircraft has yet been found,” French Foreign Minster Laurent Fabius told journalists in...

    Ukraine PM Quits as Stage is Set for Early Poll
    Jul24

    Ukraine PM Quits as Stage is Set for Early Poll

    Thursday, July 24 , 2014 - 20:19 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has announced he is resigning, amid the break-up of the country’s ruling coalition in parliament. Yatsenyuk made the announcement Thursday, hours after two major political parties in the ruling coalition pulled out. Usually mild-mannered and even-keeled, he expressed frustration over...

    Anton Skiba, CNN Fixer Abducted By Pro-Russian Separatists After Reporting On MH17
    Jul24

    Anton Skiba, CNN Fixer Abducted By Pro-Russian Separatists After Reporting On MH17

    Thursday, July 24 , 2014 - 20:19 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    A freelance journalist working for CNN was reportedly abducted by pro-Russian separatists in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Tuesday and has been out of contact since. Anton Skiba, a native Ukrainian journalist was working with a CNN team as a “fixer,” or a local with knowledge of the region who works as a journalist,...

    Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk Resigns, Citing Government Turmoil
    Jul24

    Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk Resigns, Citing Government Turmoil

    Thursday, July 24 , 2014 - 20:19 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

    Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk offered his resignation to Parliament on Thursday, citing the legislative body’s inability to pass laws, the Associated Press reported. The nationalist Svoboda party and the Udar party said it would form a coalition parliamentary government. Oleksandr Turchynov, the speaker of Parliament, said it...