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    Putin-Backed Rebels Shoot Down Two Ukrainian Fighter Jets
    Jul23

    Putin-Backed Rebels Shoot Down Two Ukrainian Fighter Jets

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

    Pro-Russian rebels have shot down two Ukrainian fighter jets, a spokesman for Ukraine’s military operations said on Wednesday. The spokesman said the two were downed near Savur Mogila in eastern Ukraine. No details were known about the pilots. The Wall Street Journal reports that The U.S. believes Russia has continued arming and training...

    2 Ukrainian military fighter jets shot down
    Jul23

    2 Ukrainian military fighter jets shot down

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 14:57 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Two Ukrainian military fighter jets have been shot down in the east, according to the country’s Defense Ministry. The Sukhoi-25 fighters were shot down 1:30 p.m. local time Wednesday over an area called Savur Mogila. Defense Ministry spokesman Oleksiy Dmitrashkovsky says the planes may have been carrying up to two...

    Defense Ministry: 2 Ukrainian military fighter jets shot down in the east of country
    Jul23

    Defense Ministry: 2 Ukrainian military fighter jets shot down in the east of country

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

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

    Ukrainian Deputies Scuffle In Parliament
    Jul23

    Ukrainian Deputies Scuffle In Parliament

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 14:57 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Scuffles broke out in the Ukrainian parliament on July 23 as deputies from the nationalist Svoboda party attempted to physically expel Communist Party leader Petro Symonenko, who made accusations about high civilian casualty rates at the hands of government forces combating separatist rebels in Ukraine’s east. The session was also...

    Here’s Why The EU Still Won’t Approve Tough Sanctions On Russia
    Jul23

    Here’s Why The EU Still Won’t Approve Tough Sanctions On Russia

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 14:32 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    The European Union already imposed sanctions on Russia in March over its stealth invasion and annexation of Crimea, but those lacked teeth. In the week after Russian-backed separatist accidentally shot down Malaysia Flight MH17 on July 17, killing 298 people, some EU members have urged much tougher sanctions. But that is unlikely for a number of...

    Kerry Cites Progress in Gaza Cease-Fire Talks
    Jul23

    Kerry Cites Progress in Gaza Cease-Fire Talks

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 14:32 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    (JERUSALEM) — Offering the first glimmer of hope for a Gaza cease-fire, the United States on Wednesday said negotiations to broker a truce between Israel and Hamas militants are making some progress even if an end to more than two weeks of bloodshed is nowhere near. MoreSecond American ‘Lone Soldier’ Gets Hero’s Burial NBC...

    Putin Legalizes Gambling In Crimea
    Jul23

    Putin Legalizes Gambling In Crimea

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 14:21 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that allows gambling zones to be established in the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in March. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Here’s Where Russia Trains Separatists Before Sending Them Into Ukraine
    Jul23

    Here’s Where Russia Trains Separatists Before Sending Them Into Ukraine

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 14:21 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Geoffrey Pyatt, the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, tweeted satellite imagery showing a Russian training facility for separatists near the Ukraine border. The U.S. State Department asserts that over the last few months, U.S. intelligence has “detected an increasing amount of heavy weaponry to separatist fighters crossing the border from Russia...

    The Immigrant Soldiers Dying for Israel in Gaza
    Jul23

    The Immigrant Soldiers Dying for Israel in Gaza

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 14:21 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    Max Steinberg was from Los Angeles. Nissim Sean Carmeli was from South Padre Island, Texas. Jordan Bensemhoun came to Israel on his own from Lyon, France. MoreGaza’s Ghastly Calculus: 650 Palestinian Dead (77% Civilians), 30 Israeli Dead (Almost All Soldiers)Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg Flies to Israel, Dismissing Safety FearsSecond...

    Think Your Flight Delays Are Bad? Try China, Where the Military Hogs Most of the Skies
    Jul23

    Think Your Flight Delays Are Bad? Try China, Where the Military Hogs Most of the Skies

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 14:21 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    Last week, I flew in and out of Shanghai over two days. Both flights idled on the tarmac for more than one hour. I felt rather lucky. MoreBubonic-Plague Death Triggers Quarantine of Chinese CityChina Food Scandal Hits StarbucksSecond American ‘Lone Soldier’ Gets Hero’s Burial NBC NewsMoving Moment as Wrecked Concordia Makes...