With Talks Uncertain, Ukrainian Rebels Cling to Hope in Strongholds
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on July 8th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
With Talks Uncertain, Ukrainian Rebels Cling to Hope in Strongholds
In Donetsk, the eastern regional capital, fighters say they expect a final showdown with government troops soon.
World Briefing: Somalia: Troops Repel Attack on Presidential Palace
Somalia’s government said its troops had retaken the presidential palace in the capital, Mogadishu, on Tuesday after Islamic militants forced their way in and exchanged heavy gunfire with troops and guards.
Spying Case Left Obama in Dark, U.S. Officials Say
When President Obama placed a call to Chancellor Angela Merkel last Thursday, he did not know that a German intelligence operative had been arrested a day earlier, and had admitted to passing secrets to the C.I.A.