BRUSSELS— The European Union is giving Lithuania the green light to adopt the euro currency starting next year. Ministers from the 28-nation bloc on Wednesday cleared the final legal hurdle for Lithuania to become the 19th member of the currency zone encompassing some 330 million people. The country had been given preliminary approval in...

Jul23

UK Selling Arms to Russia While Condemning Arming of Ukraine Rebels

Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 16:14 (EEST) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

LONDON—Britain is still authorizing the export of arms and military equipment to Russia despite the government’s call for tough sanctions over Moscow’s arming of separatist rebels in Ukraine, a group of lawmakers said Wednesday. A group of legislative committees that oversee arms export controls said there are 251 export...

Jul23

Ukraine Says 2 Military Jets Shot Down Over East

Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 16:14 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

Ukraine said that two of its fighter jets were shot down Wednesday over eastern Ukraine, the Associated Press reports, less than a week after a passenger jet was downed in the same region. The news came as the two black boxes from the downed MH17 jet arrived in Britain and 40 of the recovered 200 bodies were being flown to the Netherlands. The...

Jul23

2 Ukrainian jet fighters shot down in rebel-held region

Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 16:14 (EEST) Section: USA TODAY (USA)

It is the first plane reported downed since the crash of a Malaysia Airlines jet last week. …read more Source: USA...

Jul23

Two Ukraine military jets shot down, officials say

Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 16:14 (EEST) Section: Los Angeles Times (USA)

Ukrainian officials said Wednesday that two military planes have been shot down in the eastern part of the country, where the government is waging a battle against pro-Russia separatists. …read more Source: Los Angeles...

Jul23

Bodies of Malaysia jet victims leave for Netherlands

Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 16:14 (EEST) Section: Los Angeles Times (USA)

The first bodies of victims from the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash began their journey from Ukraine to the Netherlands, as 16 coffins were loaded into a Dutch military plane during a solemn ceremony in the northeast Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Wednesday morning. …read more Source: Los Angeles...

Jul23

Bodies of Malaysia jet victims leave Ukraine

Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 14:57 (EEST) Section: KXAN (USA)

KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two military aircraft carrying the first bodies of victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash left the embattled plains of eastern Ukraine Wednesday, while British investigators began work on a pair of “black boxes” to retrieve data on the flight’s last minutes. Pro-Russian rebels shot down two...

Jul23

Bodies of Malaysia Jet Victims Leave Ukraine

Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 14:57 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

(KHARKIV, Ukraine) — Two military aircraft carrying the first bodies of victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash left the embattled plains of eastern Ukraine Wednesday, while British investigators began work on a pair of “black boxes” to retrieve data on the flight’s last minutes. MorePutin’s Power: Why Russians Adore...