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    Ukraine to Call Up More Reservists
    Jul22

    Ukraine to Call Up More Reservists

    Ukraine’s parliament approved a presidential decree on Tuesday to call up more military reserves and men under 50 to fight rebels in eastern Ukraine and defend the border against a concentration of troops in Russia. Some 45 days after the latest call-up of additional reserves, which has now expired, Kyiv repeated the decree to...

    Ukrainian rebels release crash bodies, black boxes
    Jul22

    Ukrainian rebels release crash bodies, black boxes

    HRABOVE, Ukraine — Bowing to international pressure yesterday, pro-Moscow separatists released a train packed with bodies and handed over the black boxes from the downed Malaysia Airlines plane, four days after it plunged into rebel-held eastern Ukraine.With body parts decaying in sweltering heat and signs that evidence at the crash site...

    Bodies of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 victims to return home
    Jul22

    Bodies of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 victims to return home

    A train carried the bodies of 282 victims to Ukrainian government-controlled Kharkiv on the way to the Netherlands. Elizabeth Palmer reports from Amsterdam. …read more Source:...

    Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 black box handed over to Malaysian authorities with a price
    Jul22

    Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 black box handed over to Malaysian authorities with a price

    Victims’ bodies have arrived in Ukrainian government territory, and the local pro-Russian rebels handed over the plane’s black box, but none of this has been a smooth or easy process. Mark Phillips reports from Grabovo, Ukraine. …read more Source:...

    Amid sanctions, France in warship sale to Russia
    Jul22

    Amid sanctions, France in warship sale to Russia

    PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande is defending plans to deliver a warship to Russia, despite calls for a European arms embargo against Moscow over the fighting in Ukraine. European Union foreign ministers are meeting Tuesday in Brussels, with some calling for tougher sanctions against Russia. …read more Source: San...

    France sticks to warship sale to Russia despite calls for European arms embargo, sanctions
    Jul22

    France sticks to warship sale to Russia despite calls for European arms embargo, sanctions

    French President Francois Hollande is defending plans to deliver a warship to Russia, despite calls for a European arms embargo against Moscow over the fighting in Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...

    Train moving MH17 dead heads west
    Jul22

    Train moving MH17 dead heads west

    A train carrying the bodies of MH17 crash victims arrives in Kharkiv after rebels in eastern Ukraine surrender the plane’s black boxes to officials. …read more Source:...

    Train Moves Bodies From Conflict Zone
    Jul22

    Train Moves Bodies From Conflict Zone

    The refrigerated train carrying the bodies and remains of those killed aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 has left the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine and arrived in the government-controlled city of Kharkiv. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    Australian PM Alleges ‘Coverup’ At MH17 Crash Site
    Jul22

    Australian PM Alleges ‘Coverup’ At MH17 Crash Site

    Australia’s prime minister is alleging a “cover-up” amid tampering of evidence at the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash site in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russia’s ambassador to Malaysia denies the crashed plane’s black boxes were opened before they were handed over to Malaysian officials. Prime minister Abbott says...

    Crash victims’ remains reach Ukraine-held city
    Jul22

    Crash victims’ remains reach Ukraine-held city

    KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — The remains of the victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash arrived in territory held by the Ukrainian government on Tuesday on their way to the Netherlands, after delays and haphazard treatment of the bodies that put pressure on European foreign ministers meeting in Brussels to impose tougher economic sanctions on...