Red Cross led aid mission OK'd for eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian forces pressed rebel positions as the ICRC-led relief effort for eastern Ukraine moved toward implementation with Russia the US and the EU backing. Details of deliveries remained unclear and the operation required clarifying practical steps before progress.
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Ukraine
Russia
United States
European Union
International Committee of the Red Cross
Laurent Corbaz
ICRC
Europe
Central Asia
Moscow
Kiev
West
Iraqi president backs Ibadi to form new government
President Fouad Massoum selected Haider al Ibadi from al Maliki's Dawa party as the new prime minister with a 30 day window to assemble a government. The move sparks a power struggle as al Maliki rejects the nomination and U S air strikes continue against Islamic State militants near Irbil.
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Iraq
Nouri al-Maliki
United States
Islamic State
U.S
Washington
Autonomous Zone
Irbil
Pentagon
Haider al-Ibadi
al- Maliki
Dawa Party
Fouad Massoum
Barack Obama
al-Ibadi
al-Maliki
Massoum
Mayville
Islamic State Group
Obama welcomes new leaders as step forward in Iraq crisis
President Obama praised Iraq’s new leadership as a hopeful sign amid a security crisis and calls for an inclusive government. He noted difficult days ahead as U S airstrikes slow Islamic State advances while Iraqi politics face a potential constitutional clash over leadership.
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Mass
Barack Obama
Iraq
Baghdad
Obama
Nouri al-Maliki
Martha’s Vineyard
U.S
Washington
William Mayville
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Witnesses say teen raised hands before Ferguson shooting
Two witnesses described Michael Brown raising hands as the officer fired repeatedly, sparking unrest in Ferguson. The FBI opened a civil rights probe while officials withheld details of the confrontation and the officer's identity.
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Brown
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Walker
Associated Press
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Benjamin Crump
Trayvon Martin
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Crump
Martin
Lesley McSpadden
Cheryl Mimura
Eric Holder
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Vivian Salama
Sameer N. Yacoub
Shikhan
Dahuk
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