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Posted by Mandy Nagy on March 15, 2014 12 Comments
Tensions are mounting ahead of a planned referendum Sunday to determine whether or not Crimea will break from Ukraine and join Russia. A few updates on the situation… From AFP via Yahoo News: Ukraine accused Russia on Saturday of invading a region bordering Crimea and...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on March 11, 2014 12 Comments
UPDATE: Republican David Jolly wins. Current results here. BREAKING: Republican David Jolly wins Fla. congressional special election in test race over health care. — The Associated Press (@AP) March 11, 2014 You can spin #fl13 all you want, but result will mean hundreds of millions...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on March 05, 2014 8 Comments
A United Nations special envoy to Ukraine abruptly ended his mission Wednesday after a group of unidentified armed men reportedly threatened him. From the NY Times: A senior United Nations diplomat who was sent to the Crimea region of southern Ukraine to assess the Russian...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on March 02, 2014 18 Comments
At least 29 people were killed Saturday after assailants wielding knives stormed a train station in southwestern China, in what has been described as “an organized, premeditated violent terrorist attack.” From the Associated Press via ABC News: More than 10 assailants slashed scores of people...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on February 27, 2014 10 Comments
There have been some developments in Ukraine since late yesterday. In Crimea, armed gunmen seized the regional government headquarters and parliament buildings and raised the Russian flag, according to Reuters. Armed men seized the regional government headquarters and parliament in Ukraine’s Crimea on Thursday and...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on February 23, 2014 7 Comments
After voting Saturday to remove President Viktor Yanukovich from office, Ukraine’s Parliament on Sunday named its speaker to serve as acting President. From Reuters: The speaker of the Ukrainian parliament, the closest confidante of freed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, was temporarily handed the role of...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on February 22, 2014 3 Comments
Both opponents and supporters of President Nicolas Maduro took to the streets in Venezuela on Saturday to participate in competing rallies, after days of unrest. From the Associated Press via ABC News: Venezuelans on both sides of the nation’s political divide took to the streets...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 22, 2014 11 Comments
Fears that Russian-speaking parts of Ukraine may secede as Ukraine's chief rabbi tells Kiev's Jews to flee city

Posted by Mandy Nagy on February 20, 2014 10 Comments
A Ukrainian skier has dropped out of the Sochi Winter Olympics as an act of solidarity with protesters in Ukraine, amid escalated violence in Kiev this week. From the Associated Press via ABC News: A Ukrainian skier has withdrawn from the Olympics in response to...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on January 31, 2014 5 Comments
The press office of Viktor Yanukovych announced Thursday that the President of Ukraine would take a sick leave for an indefinite period of time, prompting uncertainty amid continuing tensions in Ukraine. From the Wall Street Journal: Ukraine’s president and his opponents accused one another of...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on January 25, 2014 6 Comments
Just a brief update for LI readers who have been following the situation in Ukraine. From the Associated Press: Ukraine’s embattled president is offering the country’s premiership to one of the leaders of the opposition that has conducted two months of intensifying protests. A statement...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on January 22, 2014 6 Comments
Several deaths have been reported after ongoing clashes between protesters and police continued in the capital of Ukraine.  The number of deaths seems to differ among various outlets and the circumstances around some of the deaths appear to remain under investigation. From CNN: At least...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on January 06, 2014 9 Comments
A man who went missing shortly after New Year’s Day has been located after his family saw a photo of him in a recent news story about the cold weather. From USA Today: A man missing since Wednesday was located in Washington, D.C., after his...
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