UKRAINE

President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russia is sending an aid convoy to eastern Ukraine despite urgent Western warnings against using humanitarian help as a pretext for an invasion.

The prison on the outskirts of Donetsk was hit in the Ukrainian offensive to take back the east. Like many other institutions in the east, it's now been directly affected by the separatist conflict in Ukraine.

A spokesman claimed Kiev's forces had now cut Donetsk off from the other main rebel-held city of Luhansk on the border with Russia.

Clinton is widely believed to be preparing for a presidential run in 2016 and distancing herself from Obama's foreign policy moves.

FIghting continued around Donetsk as Ukraine rejects a proposed cease-fire from pro-Russian separatists.

Ukrainian troops started shelling Donetsk Friday, killing one person and injuring 18, rebels claim.

The incident comes as US-Russian tensions mount because of Russian intervention in Ukraine.

Ukraine has accused Russia of trying to stir up unrest in the country by sending troops as part of a "humanitarian" convoy.

U.S. President Barack Obama said he was willing to consider broader use of military strikes in Iraq to beat back Islamist militants, but Iraqi political leaders must first figure out a way to work with each other, the New York Times reported.

Russia has proposed creating humanitarian corridors to deliver aid to pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.

As the ban rolls out, nations not affected by the prohibition have an opportunity to step in and fill the gap left behind by economic giants.

Malaysia Airlines suffered from fewer ticket sales following two tragedies, but its financial troubles were there before.

On the same day U.S. Navy jets bombed northern Iraq, the Federal Aviation Administration barred all U.S. airlines from flying over the entire country.

On Thursday, Russia imposed a ban on American, European and Australian agricultural exports into the country.

Khazanah, which owns 69.4 percent of the airline, said the company would be de-listed after it buys out the remaining stake at 8 cents a share.

Tango’s transaction would involve early investors and shareholders selling shares to Ukrainian-born billionaire Len Blavatnik.

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Etihad Airways said that it was suspending all flights to Erbil until further notice, given the escalating warfare in northern Iraq.

The Netherlands prime minister has temporarily suspended search efforts at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 as fighting between pro-Russian rebels and Ukraine forces escalated.

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Russians are mourning their favorite imported food products after Russia announced a ban on food and agricultural imports from the EU and U.S.