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    Ukraine accused of targeting civilians in east
    Jul24

    Ukraine accused of targeting civilians in east

    Thursday, July 24 , 2014 - 17:01 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — War literally came to Alexander Litvinenko’s living room, when a missile punched a gaping hole into the wall of his ninth-floor apartment. Five civilians were killed and 12 injured in fighting between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian rebels on Monday, according to the mayor’s office. While the...

    Poland cancels plans to make 2015 a year of cultural celebrations with Russia
    Jul24

    Poland cancels plans to make 2015 a year of cultural celebrations with Russia

    Thursday, July 24 , 2014 - 16:20 (EEST) Section: FOX News (USA)

    The Polish government has canceled plans for a year of cultural celebrations with Russia out of anger with Russian actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...

    MH17: Eyewitness Accounts of Horror and Confusion at Crash Site
    Jul24

    MH17: Eyewitness Accounts of Horror and Confusion at Crash Site

    Thursday, July 24 , 2014 - 16:20 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    Last Thursday, a flowered wheat field in eastern Ukraine became the scene of an unconceivable tragedy when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was brought down by a surface-to-air missile. A week after the disaster, TIME reporter Simon Shuster and Getty photographer Brendan Hoffman – both on site within hours of the disaster – give an...

    Air Algerie plane disappears from radar
    Jul24

    Air Algerie plane disappears from radar

    Thursday, July 24 , 2014 - 16:20 (EEST) Section: KXAN (USA)

    ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — An Air Algerie flight carrying 116 people from Burkina Faso to Algeria’s capital disappeared from radar early Thursday over northern Mali after heavy rains were reported, according to the plane’s owner and government officials in France and Burkina Faso. Nearly half of the passengers were French. Air...

    EU to Broaden Ukraine-Linked Sanctions
    Jul24

    EU to Broaden Ukraine-Linked Sanctions

    Thursday, July 24 , 2014 - 15:59 (EEST) Section: The Wall Street Journal (USA)

    European Union member states are set to agree to add the so-called Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk to their sanctions lists as part of the expansion of pressure on those involved in destabilizing Ukraine, three EU diplomats said. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    Planes Bring More Bodies Of MH17 Victims To The Netherlands
    Jul24

    Planes Bring More Bodies Of MH17 Victims To The Netherlands

    Thursday, July 24 , 2014 - 15:59 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two military aircraft carrying remains of victims from the Malaysian plane disaster departed for the Netherlands Thursday, while Australian and Dutch diplomats joined to promote a plan for a U.N. team to secure the crash scene which has been controlled by pro-Russian rebels. All 298 people aboard Malaysia Airlines...

    MH17: Cold War Replay?
    Jul24

    MH17: Cold War Replay?

    Thursday, July 24 , 2014 - 15:59 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    The most bizarre conspiracy theory surrounding the recent downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine comes from a leading pro-Russian separatist, Igor Girkin. Relying on second-hand information, Girkin asserted that many of the passengers from the crash had already been dead before the plane had even taken off. His underlings had reported to...

    How Putin Is Shaping The Next U.S. Free Trade Deal
    Jul24

    How Putin Is Shaping The Next U.S. Free Trade Deal

    Thursday, July 24 , 2014 - 15:59 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    WASHINGTON — Three dozen environmental groups sent a letter to the Obama administration on Thursday asking it to reject part of a proposed trade deal with the European Union that would give a major boost to fracking in the U.S. Multiple sets of documents leaked recently show the EU requesting shipments of U.S. oil and natural gas in...

    Russia Will Comply With MH17 Probe Led by Dutch
    Jul24

    Russia Will Comply With MH17 Probe Led by Dutch

    Thursday, July 24 , 2014 - 15:59 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    Russia’s ambassador to Malaysia told Reuters Wednesday that the country will cooperate with an investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 that will be led by the Dutch. Under the rules of the United Nations’ civil aviation body, the ICAO, the country where the crash occurred typically heads up the probe. But Russia...

    Congress Is Almost as Dysfunctional as Ever
    Jul24

    Congress Is Almost as Dysfunctional as Ever

    Thursday, July 24 , 2014 - 15:59 (EEST) Section: New Republic (USA)

    The foreign policy crises ongoing in Israel and Ukraine have rightfully dominated the news over the past week. But back in the United States, Congress is hurriedly trying to pass three pieces of legislation before the August recess—two to combat domestic crises and one to prevent one from happenin …read more Source: The New...