UKRAINE

The route was shut for nearly three hours after the accident to allow easy access to teams of investigators and rescuers.

Ukraine fears that the convoy may be smuggling weapons to separatists, while Russia insists its motives are humanitarian.

The campaign was launched with an email urging recipients to view a secure message from JPMorgan, security researchers said.

Flags will fly at half-mast and the country will observe a moment of silence, in an honor usually reserved for royalty.

The eurozone economy is suffering as companies are banned by sanctions from selling certain goods to huge Russian market.

The restaurants were closed for 'sanitary violations,' but Russia has a history of banning food products from countries it has disputes with.

Fighting between pro-Russian separatists and the Ukrainian military has kept investigators away from the MH17 crash site.

Activists planted a Ukrainian flag on a Moscow skyscraper.

Ukraine estimates that more than 2,000 people have been killed in the clashes while nearly 300,000 have been displaced.

The Kiev military blamed the attack on the rebels, but they have denied responsibility.

Reactions to the shooting death of Mike Brown are sharply divided along racial lines.

President Obama decided to cut short his vacation in Martha's Vineyard amid growing domestic and national problems.

Meanwhile, a convoy of Russian trucks carrying aid is currently parked at the Donetsk border crossing awaiting Ukrainian inspection.

U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove says military force would be used to keep Russia from pulling another Crimea.

Pro-Russian separatists have controlled much of the Luhansk region for months.

Neither Russia nor the pro-Russian separatists have confirmed the exact origins of the reinforcements.

Per usual, Ukraine and Russia are squabbling over the facts, this time over what appears to be the first claimed Russian incursion into Ukrainian territory.

Venezuela's state-backed TeleSUR English site has a solid Chavista bias, but its U.S. coverage is surprisingly relevant.

City shelled heavily as Russia dismisses claims of invasion pretext.

With the Ukrainian military closing in, Igor Strelkov, one of the most controversial figures in the pro-Russian movement, has resigned.

Though the euro area economy flatlined in the second quarter, forecasts point to growth in coming quarters.