Two Ukrainian military fighter jets have been shot down in the east, according to the country’s Defense Ministry. …read more Source: New York Daily...

Jul23

2 Ukrainian military fighter jets shot down

Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 16:14 (EEST) Section: The Bismarck Tribune

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Two Ukrainian military fighter jets have been shot down in the east, according to the country’s Defense Ministry. …read more Source: The Bismarck...

Jul23

Lithuania to Adopt Euro Currency in January

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

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

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...