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    Russia: 1 killed near Ukraine border by shell fire
    Jul13

    Russia: 1 killed near Ukraine border by shell fire

    A local citizen speaks to a Ukrainian government soldier guarding a checkpoint outside the city of Siversk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, July 12, 2014. Pro-Russian insurgents las… …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    Russia: 1 killed near Ukraine border by shell fire
    Jul13

    Russia: 1 killed near Ukraine border by shell fire

    MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s foreign ministry said Sunday that a Ukrainian shell hit a Russian border town, killing one person and seriously injuring two others. Ukraine denied firing a shell into Russian territory. President Vladimir Putin expressed “grave concern” over the incident, Russian news agencies quoted his spokesman...

    ‘Irreversible Consequences’: Putin Warns Ukraine
    Jul13

    ‘Irreversible Consequences’: Putin Warns Ukraine

    But Ukraine denies their forces were responsible for firing the shell that crossed border and killed a man in Russia. …read more Source:...

    Russia Warns Ukraine Of ‘Irreversible’ Consequences After Shelling
    Jul13

    Russia Warns Ukraine Of ‘Irreversible’ Consequences After Shelling

    Russia says a cross-border shell fired from Ukraine that hit two houses in Russia, reportedly killing a Russian man, may have “irreversible” consequences. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Interview: I Was A Separatist Fighter In Ukraine
    Jul13

    Interview: I Was A Separatist Fighter In Ukraine

    Artur Gasparyan, a 24-year-old native of Spitak, Armenia, was recruited in Moscow in May to fight in eastern Ukraine. Now back in the Russian capital, he spoke with RFE/RL in detail about his experiences. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Shell From Ukraine Kills Man in Russia, Raising Tensions
    Jul13

    Shell From Ukraine Kills Man in Russia, Raising Tensions

    DONETSK Ukraine/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia threatened Ukraine on Sunday with “irreversible consequences” after a man was killed by a shell fired across the border from Ukraine, an incident Moscow described in warlike terms as aggression that must be met with a response. Although both sides have reported cross-border shootings in...

    War and Peace in the Age of the Smartphone
    Jul13

    War and Peace in the Age of the Smartphone

    2014 is witnessing a proliferation of violence, or at least its threat. That’s clear from the dissolving borders of Syria and Iraq to the ongoing genocide in the Central African Republic, and from East Ukraine to the South China Sea. Exactly 100 years on, the temptation, perhaps, is to explain this expansion in international violence...

    Ukraine govt denies president will be at Cup final
    Jul13

    Ukraine govt denies president will be at Cup final

    KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko won’t be attending the World Cup final in Brazil on Sunday, a government statement said, denying assertions by Brazilian officials tha… …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    Russia Says Ukrainian Shell Crosses Border, Kills 1
    Jul13

    Russia Says Ukrainian Shell Crosses Border, Kills 1

    Russian media say a shell fired in Ukraine has struck a Russian border town, killing one person and wounding another. The reports say the shell landed in the town of Donetsk Sunday. The Associated Press quotes a Russian official as saying the incident would be met with “an appropriate response,” but gave no further explanation. On...

    Soccer diplomacy? Putin, Poroshenko at WCup final
    Jul13

    Soccer diplomacy? Putin, Poroshenko at WCup final

    RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It just might be a case of soccer diplomacy…. …read more Source: Associated...