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    Bodies of Malaysia jet victims leave Ukraine
    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...

    Bodies of Malaysia Jet Victims Leave Ukraine
    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...

    2 Ukrainian military fighter jets shot down
    Jul23

    2 Ukrainian military fighter jets shot down

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

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

    2 Ukrainian military fighter jets shot down in eastern Ukraine
    Jul23

    2 Ukrainian military fighter jets shot down in eastern Ukraine

    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...

    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...