Section: The Epoch Times (USA)
Born Without Arms, Woman Draws With Her Feet
LESNOVKA, Crimea—Marina Khodiy, 21, learned to draw early in childhood like most children. The only difference was that she had to do it with her toes, since she was born without arms. She also learned to use her feet to work on a computer and even to tap out text messages on her cell phone. With her dexterous feet, she can drink a cup of tea and...
Rebels Claim to Capture Key Ukraine Rail Hub of Debaltseve
LUHANSKE, Ukraine— Russia-backed separatists say they have gained control of a key rail hub in eastern Ukraine. The Donetsk News Agency, a rebel mouthpiece, quoted the rebel’s so-called defense ministry as saying Tuesday that their forces have pushed government troops out of Debaltseve and are now controlling a large part of it. Fierce...
Ukraine Army, Rebels Face Deadline to Start Weapons Pullback
LUHANSKE, Ukraine— Ukrainian government troops and Russia-backed rebels faced a deadline Tuesday to start pulling back heavy weapons from the front line in eastern Ukraine, but Associated Press reporters saw no signs of it on the ground. Ukrainian military spokesman Anatoliy Stelmakh said in televised comments Tuesday that the separatists...
How Hackers Stole $1 Billion Dollars From Banks, ATMs Across the Globe [Video]
A group of cyber-criminals stole as much as $1 billion dollars from over 100 financial institutions over 2 years via a phishing campaign targeting bank employees, according to a report Kaspersky Labs produced with help from law enforcement agencies. Banks from the United States, Germany, and China were all targeted, but a majority of the victims...
After Attacks, Europe Fights Call for Mass Migration of Jews
PARIS— Despite desecrated Jewish graves in France and a deadly attack at a synagogue in Copenhagen, European leaders on Monday rejected calls from the Israeli prime minister for a mass immigration of the continent’s Jews, urging unity instead. Hundreds of Jewish tombstones were found vandalized in eastern France on Sunday, hours after a...
Battle Persists for Ukraine Railway Hub, Despite Peace Deal
LUHANSKE, Ukraine— Intense artillery exchanges between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists persisted Monday around a strategic town in eastern Ukraine — fighting that threatens to dash a cease-fire deal brokered by European leaders last week. Under a cease-fire agreement negotiated by the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany...
Battles Persist for Ukraine Railway Hub, Despite Peace Deal
LUHANSKE, Ukraine—Intense artillery exchanges between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists around a strategic town in the east persisted Monday in fighting that threatens to dash a cease-fire deal brokered last week. The warring sides are under an agreement negotiated by the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France to...
Ukraine Cease-Fire Largely Holding, Debaltseve Still Tense
LUHANSKE, Ukraine— A cease-fire that went into effect Sunday in eastern Ukraine appeared largely to be holding, officials said, except for around the strategic railway hub of Debaltseve. Heavy fog shrouding sodden fields muffled the sound of artillery, but regular shelling could still be heard Sunday from Luhanske, a town about 15 kilometers (9...
Polish Presidential Candidate Vows Better Ties With Russia
OZAROW MAZOWIECKI, Poland—The presidential candidate for Poland’s main left-wing party on Saturday criticized what she called the Polish government’s antagonistic attitude to Russia, saying she would be willing to speak directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Magdalena Ogorek told a convention of the Democratic Left Alliance...
Ukraine Fighting Persists as Cease-Fire Time Approaches
KIEV, Ukraine— Officials in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol say an array of artillery attacks hit areas near the city during the morning, as the deadline for a cease-fire creeps closer. The city’s press service reported a half-dozen rocket and mortar attacks on outlying areas Saturday morning. There was no immediate information on...
