USAID Announces New Subsidies for Ukraine Media
• http://news.antiwar.com, by Jason DitzFunds Will Push for 'Ukrainian Unity' and EU Integration
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Ukraine crisis: Gunfire and explosions outside rebel-held town of Slavyansk
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk, AFPInsurgents claim "full-scale attack" has been launched by Ukrainian military as helicopter is shot down and the skies are filled with acrid smoke
German government warns against inviting Snowden to testify in parliamentary inquiry
• news.yahoo.comThe German government advised against calling former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden to Berlin as a witness in a parliamentary inquiry into U.S. spying, saying this would cause damage to relations with Washington.
US Sanctions Against Russia an Act of War, Ron Paul Says
• http://www.lewrockwell.com,Former GOP congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul says US sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis are an act of war, adding that the American people are tired of US-imposed wars.
Explosion at China Xinjiang railway station
• youtubeAn explosion has hit a railway station in China's western Xinjiang region, injuring a number of people, state media report.
Killing the Putin-Obama ‘Trust’
• antiwar.comLast year, Russian President Putin and U.S. President Obama became a geopolitical odd couple as they worked to cool off hotspots such as Syria and Iran. But U.S. hawks succeeded in killing that collaboration via the crisis in Ukraine, ex-CIA analyst
The West Prepares: These Are All NATO Aircraft Deployments...
• http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenThe West Prepares: These Are All NATO Aircraft Deployments In Response To The Ukraine Crisis
Donetsk Riots Break Out In "Scenes Of Absolute Brutality"
• zerohedge.comIt seems the US and EU sanctions escalation has done nothing to calm the tensions between Ukrainians and pro-Russian forces in Donetsk, where according to report ultranationalists from Kiev are involved in a skirmish with local riot police.
MERS outbreak hits 30% death rate as pandemic spreads in Saudi Arabia
• naturalnews.comThe MERS outbreak sweeping through Saudi Arabia and Egypt has accelerated yet again with 26 new confirmed cases today. Infections have exploded by 73 percent in just one month, reports Reuters.
Which passports are most accepted around the world?
• straitstimes.comThe Singapore passport remains one of the most welcomed by countries around in the world. As of last year, holders of the passport got visa-free access to 167 of 219 countries surveyed for the latest Visa Restrictions Index.
RT demands apology from Kerry: Take a number please!
• voiceofrussia.comThe recent comments by US Secretary of State John Kerry against Russian Broadcaster RT, which has been doing its utmost to try to present the truth about what is really happening in Ukraine against the onslaught of the unprecedented lock-step eschewi
Obama Plays with Fire in Ukraine
• fff.org“The U.S. is sending about 600 ground troops to Eastern Europe … to ‘reassure’ allies there as Washington resumes its campaign of pressure on Russia over the Ukraine standoff.” — POLITICO
Ukraine: Out of Control
• antiwar.comThe road to war is paved with dangerous delusions
Brazil's internet gets groundbreaking bill of rights
• newscientist.comBrazil's internet now has its own bill of rights. On 23 April, the country's president, Dima Rousseff, signed the Marco Civil da Internet, a bill that sets out new guidelines for freedom of expression, net neutrality and data privacy for the country'
Putin Has Taken Control Of Russian Facebook
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Jim EdwardsRussian president Vladimir Putin has essentially taken control of VKontakte, the home-grown Russian social network which is that country's version of Facebook.
Tactical advantage: Russian military shows off impressive new gear
• washingtontimes.comElite Russian troops are displaying a new arsenal of body armor, individual weapons, armor-piercing ammunition and collar radios — a menu of essential gear that gives them a big tactical advantage against a lesser-equipped Ukrainian army.
US troops arrive in Poland for exercises across Eastern Europe amid Ukraine crisis
• Fox NewsU.S. Army paratroopers are arriving in Poland to begin a series of military exercises in four countries across Eastern Europe to bolster allies in the wake of Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula last month.
Vkontakte Founder Flees Russia, Claims Persecution
• themoscowtimes.com, By Yekaterina KravtsovaPavel Durov, the founder of Russia’s largest social networking website, fled the country on Tuesday, a day after he said he was forced out as the company’s CEO for refusing to share users’ personal data with Russian law enforcement agencies.
Here Come The Boots On The Ground: US Troops Heading To Eastern Europe
• http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenIt seems the truce "deal" is well and truly dead...
South Korea May Try To Curb Smartphone Use With Mobile Gaming Curfew
• http://www.popsci.com, By Ina YangIt's already in place for online computer gaming. Can the government successfully impose a curfew on the one gadget people can’t live without?
Amateur Hour in Ukraine
• http://www.unz.com, By Eric MargolisMarbella, Spain – Here in Spain’s sunny south, you wouldn’t know that a new world war over Eastern Europe threatens. In fact, rumor has it that none other than Vlad Putin is house-shopping in this glamorous resort.
This Means War: US To Target Putin's Personal $40 Billion Stash
• http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenWhile the White House has continually threatened further sanctions against Russia for non-de-escalation (even as it un-de-escalates itself), the specifics of the additional sanctions have been sparse.
Saudi Arabia Prepares To Build The World's Tallest Building
• http://www.businessinsider.com, ADAM CHANDLERConstruction on Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Tower, which will be one whopping, expense kilometer tall, is set to commence next week, according to local reports.
Iran Is Outraged After The US Seized This Manhattan Skyscraper
• http://www.businessinsider.com,Iran on Saturday criticized a U.S. government move to seize a Manhattan skyscraper owned largely by a foundation that promotes its language and Islamic culture, saying this violated the right to religious freedom in the United States.
Scottish independence poll:Yes on brink of victory
• scotsman.comALEX Salmond is on the brink of securing a historic victory in the referendum, according to an exclusive poll suggesting Yes Scotland needs a swing of just over 2 per cent to win independence.
Ukraine Combatants Aim to Bring US, Russia Into Their War
• antiwar.comBoth Sides Pressing Hard for 'Real Support' in Military Action
Boston and Baghdad
• antiwar.comGreater Boston and its citizens are the focus of media attention in recognition of the first anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings that took three innocent lives and injured over 264 people, some of them severely.
Glenn Greenwald Reacts To Pulitzer Prize
• huffingtonpost.comGlenn Greenwald told CNN's Brian Stelter on Sunday that receiving the Pulitzer Prize for public service was "really gratifying."
Meet Europe’s likely new leaders
• http://www.globalpost.com, Paul AmesCandidates line up in the race for EU’s top jobs.
Have No Fear, Joe Biden Is Here (Or Rather, In Kiev)
• http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenJohn Kerry (and more secretly, John Brennan) came, saw, and failed miserably, and repeatedly, to "de-escalate" (or, re-escalate in the case of the CIA visit) the Ukraine situation.
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