Seperatists

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  Rocket Strike on Town of Kramatorsk Kills Three, Says Regional Administration

  15 wounded in the rocket strike on the town of Kramatorsk today, the government-controlled regional administration said in a statement.

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  Joe Biden to Meet Angela Merkel, Petro Poroshenko on Ukraine

  US Vice-President Joe Biden will huddle with leaders from Germany and Ukraine on an upcoming visit to Europe, as allies plot a response to increased violence in Ukraine.

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  Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko Hails First Full Overnight Truce in Rebel East

  Ukraine's separatist east passed the night into Tuesday without any shooting, President Petro Poroshenko said, hailing the first such stretch of calm as a positive signal for the next steps in a peace plan.

• Ukraine Accuses Russia of "Open Aggression" as Rebels Advance

  Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko accused Russia on Monday of "direct and open aggression" in which he said had radically changed the battlefield balance as Kiev's forces suffer major reverses in the war with pro-Moscow separatists.

• Rebels Shoot Down Ukrainian Fighter Jet : Kiev

  Pro-Russian separatists on Sunday shot down a Ukrainian fighter jet over the war-torn east of the country, a military spokesman told AFP.

• Five Separatists Shot Dead in Indonesia's Papua

  Five separatist rebels were shot dead in an exchange of gunfire with the Indonesian military, earlier today in the country's easternmost province of Papua, a commander said.

• UN Presses for Mali Peace Talks Starting August 17th

  The UN Security Council on Monday welcomed agreement on a roadmap for negotiations between the Malian government and Tuareg separatists and called on both sides to engage in follow-up peace talks starting August 17.

• Securing MH17 Site a 'Dangerous Tightrope Act': Experts

  Sending Western forces to secure the MH17 crash site in rebel-held Ukraine and protect investigators will be a perilous balancing act involving unpredictable separatists and Russian pride.

• Ukraine Rebel Commander Acknowledges Fighters had BUK Missile

  A powerful Ukrainian rebel leader has confirmed that pro-Russian separatists had anti-aircraft missiles of the type Washington says were used to shoot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.

• Will Impose Sanctions on Russian Individuals, Firms: Ukraine PM

  Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk has said Kiev would impose sanctions on Russian individuals and companies who directly or indirectly support "terrorists" fighting against government troops in the country's east.

• MH17 Crash Puts Russia's Support of Rebels Under Scrutiny

  The downing of the MH17 flight over rebel territory in Ukraine has put Moscow's support of the separatists under more scrutiny than ever amid allegations the plane was blasted out of the sky with a Russian-supplied missile system.

• Barack Obama Calls for Immediate Access to Crash Site

  President Barack Obama is calling for international investigators to have "immediate and full access" to the site in eastern Ukraine, where a passenger jet was shot down last week.

• Dutch Tell Rebels: Train Full of Bodies Must Leave

  Dutch forensic investigators told armed separatists guarding train cars full of bodies from the downed Malaysia Airlines jet on Monday that the train must be allowed to leave within hours.

• We Didn't Shoot Down Ukraine Warplane, Says Russia UN Envoy

  Russia did not shoot down a Ukrainian SU-25 fighter plane that was on military operations over eastern Ukraine, said Russia's U.N. ambassador on Thursday, where government forces are fighting to quell a pro-Russian separatist rebellion.

• Russia Providing Military Support to Ukraine Separatists: US

  The United States on Monday accused Moscow of providing pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine with military equipment such as tanks and rocket launchers. Washington also claimed Moscow was redeploying forces to the volatile border between the ex-Soviet states.