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Weekend Roundup: Subversive Pope Takes Aim at Global Consumer Society
Following in the footsteps of Jesus Christ who overturned the money-changer’s table in Biblical times, Pope Francis has regularly hurled the gospel against the “idolatrous economies” of contemporary global capitalism “that sacrifice man at the feet of the idol of money.” This week in South Korea, he took aim at the...
NATO: Russian Forces Provide Artillery Support To Rebels In Ukraine
LUHANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Frustrated by a week of delays, Russia sent over 130 aid trucks rolling into rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Friday without the approval of the government in Kiev. Ukraine called the move a “direct invasion” that aimed to provoke an international incident. Russia said it had lost patience with Ukraine’s...
Merkel Slams Russia Over Ukraine Convoy
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has accused Russia of risking a further escalation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine by sending an aid convoy into the region without Kiev’s permission.Merkel’s office says she called Putin on Friday afternoon to express her “deep concern” about the fact that the convoy had...
U.S. Urges Russia To Withdraw Convoy From Ukraine
WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (Reuters) – The United States is very concerned about the movement of a Russian convoy into Ukraine in violation of its territorial integrity and is calling on Moscow to withdraw its equipment and personnel immediately, the Pentagon said on Friday. “This is a violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial...
Russia Moves Artillery Units Into Ukraine, NATO Says
The Russian military has moved artillery units manned by Russian personnel inside Ukrainian territory in recent days and is using them to fire at Ukrainian forces, NATO officials said on Friday. …read more Source: The Huffington...
Malaysia Holds A Day Of Mourning As MH17 Bodies Return Home
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Carried by soldiers and draped in the national flag, coffins carrying Malaysian victims of Flight MH17 returned home Friday to a country still searching for those onboard another doomed jet and a government battling the political fallout of both tragedies. The bodies and ashes of 20 victims from the Malaysia Airlines...
These Are The World’s Least Visited Countries
If you’re constantly searching for an undiscovered, crowd-free getaway, you’re in luck — some of the least-visited countries on earth are calling your name. These countries are totally beautiful and completely underrated, which means few crowds and pristine, untouched nature. Many of them are small or tropical (or both) and...
Ukraine: Russian Aid Convoy Is ‘Direct Invasion’
URALO-KAVKAZ, Ukraine (AP) — Russia sent dozens of aid trucks into rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Friday without Kiev’s approval, saying its patience had worn out with the Ukrainian government’s stalling tactics. Ukraine called the move a “direct invasion.” The white-tarped semis carrying food, water, generators and...
Russian Aid Convoy Drives Into Ukraine Seemingly Without Kiev’s Approval
URALO-KAVKAZ, Ukraine (AP) — Russia sent dozens of aid trucks into rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Friday without Kiev’s approval, saying its patience had worn out with the Ukrainian government’s stalling tactics. Ukraine called the move a “direct invasion.” The white-tarped semis carrying food, water, generators and...
Bodies Of Malaysians Aboard MH17 Crash Return Home
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The bodies and ashes of 20 Malaysians killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine in July have arrived in Kuala Lumpur, the first repatriation of victims from the flight to the country. The victims were carried aboard a specially chartered Malaysian Airlines jet and were to be received in a...
