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    Education System Failed to Unite Ukraine, but There Is Still Hope if Diversity Is Embraced
    Jul17

    Education System Failed to Unite Ukraine, but There Is Still Hope if Diversity Is Embraced

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 0:18 (EEST) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    Ukraine’s recent political crisis, a pro-Russian separatist movement and violence in the East has yet again drawn attention to the competing loyalties of Ukrainian citizens. Ukraine gained statehood in 1991 after the break-up of the Soviet Union, but the nation-building process for a new generation has been difficult. The country is...

    Obama Widens Sanctions Against Russia in Ukraine Face-Off
    Jul17

    Obama Widens Sanctions Against Russia in Ukraine Face-Off

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 0:18 (EEST) Section: The New York Times (USA)

    The new penalties, targeting a series of large banks and energy and defense firms, go significantly further than the financial and travel limits imposed so far. …read more Source: The New York...

    Ukrainian female pilot faces murder charges in Russia
    Jul17

    Ukrainian female pilot faces murder charges in Russia

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 0:18 (EEST) Section: USA TODAY (USA)

    Trial of a Ukraine pilot is creating a flash point between Moscow and Kiev. …read more Source: USA...

    U.S. Sees Russian Buildup Near Ukraine
    Jul16

    U.S. Sees Russian Buildup Near Ukraine

    Wednesday, July 16 , 2014 - 23:18 (EEST) Section: The Wall Street Journal (USA)

    Russia has a resumed a buildup of combat troops along its border with Ukraine, U.S. officials said, confirming an earlier assessment from NATO. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    Gaza: Put the Ground Invasion on Hold
    Jul16

    Gaza: Put the Ground Invasion on Hold

    Wednesday, July 16 , 2014 - 22:31 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    Tel Aviv — Today is the ninth day of the war between Hamas and Israel. It’s the ninth day that missiles were fired at Tel Aviv and the ninth day that all of those missiles were downed by Iron Dome. Other parts of Israel were not as lucky. However, thankfully, today no Israeli was wounded, due to the fact that Israelis (in an...

    Urban warfare feared in Ukraine fighting
    Jul16

    Urban warfare feared in Ukraine fighting

    Wednesday, July 16 , 2014 - 22:05 (EEST) Section: Boston Herald (USA)

    KIEV, Ukraine — Insurgents bade tearful farewells Wednesday as they loaded their families onto Russia-bound buses and began hunkering down for what could be the next phase in Ukraine’s conflict: bloody urban warfare.While the pro-Russian rebels in the east have lost much ground in recent weeks and were driven from their stronghold of...

    Obama Is Facing A Stifling Dilemma On Russian Sanctions
    Jul16

    Obama Is Facing A Stifling Dilemma On Russian Sanctions

    Wednesday, July 16 , 2014 - 21:25 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    The Obama administration, frustrated with the lack of willingness from the European Union to implement new, harsh sanctions on Russia, reportedly is considering going it alone and implementing unilateral sanctions. But as border tensions build up again between Russia and Ukraine, President Barack Obama may find himself forced to choose between...

    Ukraine rebels reclaim village on Russian border
    Jul16

    Ukraine rebels reclaim village on Russian border

    Wednesday, July 16 , 2014 - 21:25 (EEST) Section: The Washington Times (USA)

    DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Separatist rebels said they retook a village near the Russian border from government forces Wednesday as both sides pressed to claim territory in eastern Ukraine. Sergei Kavtaradze, a spokesman for separatists in Donetsk, said one rebel militiaman was killed and 15 others injured in fighting in … …read...

    For Its Nuclear Program, Time Is on Iran’s Side
    Jul16

    For Its Nuclear Program, Time Is on Iran’s Side

    Wednesday, July 16 , 2014 - 21:25 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    Negotiators in Vienna trying to persuade Iran to give up its nuclear arms program are at an impasse and seem about to end with nothing resolved. That raises an important question for the West and for Iran’s neighbors: Will a delay in the diplomacy advance Iran’s mad dash to make a nuclear bomb? The world’s top powers seem set to...

    Pentagon: More Russian troops on Ukraine border
    Jul16

    Pentagon: More Russian troops on Ukraine border

    Wednesday, July 16 , 2014 - 20:27 (EEST) Section: Boston Herald (USA)

    WASHINGTON — Russian combat troops are again building up along the border with Ukraine, and U.S. officials believe Moscow may be sending heavy weapons into the country to aid the separatists, the Pentagon said Wednesday.Army Col. Steve Warren told reporters the U.S. believes there are now up to 12,000 Russia troops on the border, reflecting...