Russian aid trucks depart Donetsk amid broader Ukraine tension
Russian aid convoys returned home from rebel-held eastern Ukraine after delivering hundreds of trucks. The move coincides with Merkel talks in Kiev ahead of a Russia Ukraine presidential meeting. At least 2,000 lives lost in the conflict and growing humanitarian needs persist.
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Donetsk
Russia
Ukraine
Angela Merkel
Kiev
Paul Picard
Organization For Security and Cooperation In Europe
Icelands Bardarbunga eruption prompts red alert flights wary
The Bardarbunga volcano under Vatnajokull erupted small volumes of magma melting glacier ice. Iceland declares a no fly zone 100 by 140 nautical miles though most airspace stays open as aviation agencies monitor ash and weather.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Bardarbunga
Europe
Vatnajokull
Icelandic Meteorological Office
Melissa Pfeffer
Civil Protection Department
Met Office
North Atlantic
Olof Baldursdottir
Eyjafjallajokul
Pfeffer
Atlantic
Thousands march in Staten Island over Garner death
Thousands gathered peacefully in Staten Island to protest the chokehold death of Eric Garner, driven by grief and calls for reform. Police reported no arrests after the Saturday rally and march that drew over 2,500 people, as Rev. Sharpton urged nonviolence and federal probes, while Garner’s widow attended a makeshift memorial.
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Eric Garner
New York
Staten Island
Birmingham
Alabama
Herbert Daughtry
al Sharpton
Garner
Sharpton
David Paterson
Esaw
Michael Brown
Ferguson
NYPD
Debate in Scotland referendum looms large on minds and streets
In Glasgow a nation watches as Salmond and Darling prepare a final televised debate before the September 18 vote. The campaign has spurred a bumper sticker boom and widespread grassroots activity across Scotland with undecided voters a key battleground.
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Scotland
Yes
Alex Salmond
Alistair Darling
BBC
Britain
C-Span
United States
European Union
Mairi Campbell
Robin McAlpine
Common Weal
Labour
U.K
Independence Party
England
United Kingdom
Nighet Nasim Riaz
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Mark Hunt
Yangon
Myanmar
Channel 2
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Nicholas Wyke
Continental Air
Eurocontrol
Associated Press
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