Kiev faces dilemma in battle for Donetsk |
- Kiev faces dilemma in battle for Donetsk
- Photos and roses for GRU’s ‘spetsnaz’ casualties
- Outrage over S Korean conscript’s death
- Threat to Kurds spurs US action
- Gaza ceasefire ends with exchange of fire
- China court sentences GSK investigator
- Erdogan takes aim at goal of presidency
- WHO declares Ebola global emergency
- Law student tackles Facebook over privacy
- Afghan presidential rivals sign unity deal
| Kiev faces dilemma in battle for Donetsk Posted: 08 Aug 2014 11:23 AM PDT Storming the city risks huge damage to infrastructure and large-scale bloodshed, which could further alienate a population already wary of Kiev |
| Photos and roses for GRU’s ‘spetsnaz’ casualties Posted: 08 Aug 2014 09:54 AM PDT Compelling, if circumstantial, fragments of evidence back up claims made by Kiev that Russian special forces are involved in Ukraine |
| Outrage over S Korean conscript’s death Posted: 08 Aug 2014 09:27 AM PDT Claims of abuse hit close to home for families in a country where all able-bodied men are obliged to serve in the armed forces for up to two years |
| Threat to Kurds spurs US action Posted: 08 Aug 2014 08:29 AM PDT Autonomous region has enjoyed close links with Washington since aftermath of the 1991 Gulf war and has blossomed into relatively safe and prosperous pro-western haven |
| Gaza ceasefire ends with exchange of fire Posted: 08 Aug 2014 08:43 AM PDT Renewed fighting came after Hamas rejected an extension of a 72-hour truce, and Israel sent its delegation home from Cairo, where Egypt and the US had been leading talks |
| China court sentences GSK investigator Posted: 08 Aug 2014 10:14 AM PDT UK corporate investigator Peter Humphrey given 2½ years after working for GlaxoSmithKline, a pharmaceutical company embroiled in a broader scandal |
| Erdogan takes aim at goal of presidency Posted: 08 Aug 2014 09:19 AM PDT Recep Tayyip Erdogan has scored a hat-trick in a football game and revived a fainting woman, but he could cap his career with election victory on Sunday |
| WHO declares Ebola global emergency Posted: 08 Aug 2014 02:47 AM PDT Advice stops short of recommending ban on travel to affected countries, but WHO says the real death toll is significantly higher than official figures |
| Law student tackles Facebook over privacy Posted: 08 Aug 2014 06:19 AM PDT Max Schrems has launched a class-action lawsuit against the social media giant, gathering 25,000 participants in the space of a week |
| Afghan presidential rivals sign unity deal Posted: 08 Aug 2014 07:04 AM PDT The power-sharing deal is intended to pull the country back from war along ethnic lines after both candidates claimed election victory |
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