Donetsk Battle Deepens as Peace Talks Fail
Civilians were killed in Donetsk and Debaltseve amid heavy artillery and rocket fire as rebels pressed an offensive. Rebels aborted a Minsk peace talk attempt after a five month ceasefire collapse, while Kiev and NATO accuse Russia of backing the rebels. EU ministers extended sanctions against Russia with Washington promising new measures.
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Hezbollah leader Nasrallah vows readiness for war with Israel
Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah told supporters the group is unafraid of war and prepared to fight. He framed the Wednesday missile strike that killed two Israeli soldiers as retaliation for an alleged Israeli raid in Syria and warned Israel against testing Hezbollah.
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US says it killed Islamic State chemical weapons expert
The United States says an airstrike near Mosul on January 24 killed Abu Malik also known as Salih Jasim Muhammed Falah al Sabawi a chemical weapons engineer who formerly worked at Saddam Hussein era facilities Malik reportedly joined IS and his death marks the first identified individual killed in CENTCOM reports after more than 900 air strikes against Islamic State targets since August The defense command did not disclose whether he was the target or why the announcement followed a delay.
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Second Sacramento patient tests negative for Ebola
A second Sacramento patient was found negative for Ebola after the first case tested negative at a nearby center. Officials say both were low risk and have not confirmed any link between the two cases. Kaiser South Sacramento Medical Center planned to discharge its patient.
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Kerry Fined for Slipping Snow Shoveling Duty
Secretary of State John Kerry was fined 50 for not shoveling the side street near his Boston Beacon Hill home after a blizzard that dumped over two feet of snow. A snow removal firm hired by Kerry and neighbors reported taped sidewalks, mistaking it for security measures.
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Ohio postpones all 2015 executions
Ohio will postpone six executions planned for 2015 to allow time to prepare a new execution procedure and obtain a fresh supply of drugs. The state’s Department of Rehabilitation and Correction had earlier suspended the two drug lethal injection method following a death last year.
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