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► 1 March 2014 : Your energy is meant to be shared today -- in fact, you are better off helping others than trying to take care of your own business. See if you can get a friend to admit they need your help. That emotional mood you were in yesterday hasn't gone anywhere just yet. You want to sit down with the person you love best and tell them all about it. So what's the problem? They'll be delighted, and you know it. If you're afraid of getting hurt, try to figure out where that's coming from. Chances are it's something from the past -- not the present -- that's convinced you revealing your feelings makes you emotionally vulnerable.
► 3 March 2014 : Try something new and exciting today -- your energy is pushing you to new heights. It's a good time for you to explore new territory or to find new ways to do what you love. It's easy!
► 5 March 2014 : Your hard work finally pays off -- and this may be just the first installment. It's a good day for you to relax a bit as you prepare for the next phase of your big plan. Get back to it soon, though! Every now and then, everything just falls into place with only the slimmest effort on your part. See what happens when you go with the flow today, rather than trying to force things to happen exactly the way you want them to. If you go for it immediately, you bypass all the pleasurable anticipation. Since victory is already pretty much a foregone conclusion, you should let it linger.
► "Life is a short day; but it is a working day. Activity may lead to evil, but inactivity cannot lead to good."— Hannah More
► "The end of all knowledge should be in virtuous action." — Philip Sydney
► 3 March 2014 : Try something new and exciting today -- your energy is pushing you to new heights. It's a good time for you to explore new territory or to find new ways to do what you love. It's easy!
► 5 March 2014 : Your hard work finally pays off -- and this may be just the first installment. It's a good day for you to relax a bit as you prepare for the next phase of your big plan. Get back to it soon, though! Every now and then, everything just falls into place with only the slimmest effort on your part. See what happens when you go with the flow today, rather than trying to force things to happen exactly the way you want them to. If you go for it immediately, you bypass all the pleasurable anticipation. Since victory is already pretty much a foregone conclusion, you should let it linger.
► "Life is a short day; but it is a working day. Activity may lead to evil, but inactivity cannot lead to good."— Hannah More
► "The end of all knowledge should be in virtuous action." — Philip Sydney
► LIVE SCIENCE 27 February 2014 : Dressed for Success? Harvard Researcher Says You May Doing It Wrong
► WAPO 27 February 2014 : NASA launches game-changing satellite for tracking global precipitation
► SPACE 29 January 2014 : Chang'e 3 Photos: China's 1st Moon Lander & Rover Mission
► NEWSCIENTIST 24 February 2014 : Toilet? Planter? Urinal uses bamboo to deal with waste
► SCIENCEMAG
■ 16 February 2014 : ScienceShot: Is Social Media Souring Americans on Animal Research?
■ 19 February 2014 : ScienceShot: Jazz Music Activates Some Language Centers of Brain
■ 21 February 2014 : ScienceShot: Unlikely Ally Helps Red Squirrel Fight Invader
► NEWS SCIENTIST 24 February 2014 : Sparkling blue gem reveals origins of Earth's crust || ► LIVE SCIENCE 23 February 2014 : Confirmed: Oldest Fragment of Early Earth is 4.4 Billion Years Old
► NEWS SCIENTIST 24 February 2014 : Cancer diagnosis as simple as a pregnancy test
► SPACE 24 February 2014 : Russia's Big New Rocket May Make 1st Flight This Year || ► DISCOVERY NEWS 21 February 2014 : Russia Ready to Unveil New 'Angara' Rocket
► HUFFINGTON POST 1 March 2014
■ Obama Calls Putin To Condemn Actions, Suspends U.S. Participation In G-8 Prep
■ Sarah Palin Relishes Her Vladimir Putin 'Told-Ya-So' Moment
► CS MONITOR 1 March 2014 : Sarah Palin: 'I told you so on Ukraine'
► BLOOMBERG 2 March 2014 : Ukraine Tells Russia Invasion Means War
► GUARDIAN 1 March 2014
■ US calls for international observers as Ukraine places forces on combat alert and threatens war – as it happened || ■ Obama: violation of Ukraine 'would be deeply destabilizing' – live updates
► DAILY BEAST 2 March 2014 : Will Russia Invade Crimea?
► People with the name easier to pronounce deemed more trustworthy than those who have confusing names
► WIRE 26 February 2014 : Federal Court Orders YouTube to Remove all Copies of 'Innocence of Muslims' || ► WIRED 28 February 2014 : Google Fights to Restore Anti-Muslim YouTube Video
■ N.Y. TIMES 2 March 2014 : In Crimea’s Phantom War, Armed Men Face Unseen Foe
■ CNN 3 March 2014 : A strange scene -- a somewhat polite standoff in Crimea
■ FORBES 1 March 2014 : 5 Things You Should Know About Putin's Incursion Into Crimea
■ GUARDIAN 3 March 2014 : US concedes Russia has control of Crimea and seeks to contain Putin
■ SYDNEY MORNING HERALD 3 March 2014 : Ukraine crisis: Why Crimea matters
■ SLATE 1 March 2014 : Crimea and Punishment - Vladimir Putin is miscalculating how easy it will be to control a Crimean mini-state.
■ WAPO 1 March 2014 : Russian forces seize Crimea; Ukraine’s interim president decries 'aggression'
■ N.Y. TIMES 1 March 2014 : Ukraine Finds Its Forces Are Ill Equipped to Take Crimea Back From Russia
■ REUTERS 1 March 2014 : Putin ready to invade Ukraine; Kiev warns of war
■ WAPO 27 February 2014 : To understand Crimea, take a look back at its complicated history
■ WAPO 1 March 2014 : Russian forces seize Crimea; Ukraine's interim president decries 'aggression'
■ BBC 3 March 2014 : Ukraine crisis: Russia tightens military grip on Crimea
■ RUSSIA TODAY 2 March 2014 : Ukrainian troops dispatched in Crimea switch to region's side – sources
■ TIME 2 March 2014 : A Tense Standoff in a Crimean Village
■ HINDUSTAN TIMES 3 March 2014 : Putin builds up armour near Crimea, Russian assets plummet
■ N.Y. TIMES 2 March 2014 : Ukrainian Government Rushes to Dampen Secessionist Sentiment
■ N.Y. TIMES 1 March 2014 : Amid More Signs of Russian Force in Crimea, Delight Mixes With Dismay
■ N.Y. TIMES 1 March 2014 : Ukraine Mobilizes Reserve Troops, Threatening War
■ TIME 28 February 2014 : Russia Ups the Ante in Crimea by Sending in the 'Night Wolves'
■ L.A. TIMES 2 March 2014 : Head of Ukraine's navy defects to pro-Russian Crimea
■ GUARDIAN 2 March 2014 : The crisis in Crimea could lead the world into a second cold war
■ RFERL 3 March 2014 : Fear Is In The Air Among Crimean Tatars
■ RFERL 3 March 2014 : Crimean Tatar Leader Tells People To Stay At Home, Avoid Confrontations
■ NEW REPUBLIC 2 March 2014 : The Crimean Tatars: A Primer - The peninsula's oldest residents are also the ones least keen on Russian rule. Here's why.
■ EURONEWS 25 February 2014 : Tension in Crimea as Ukraine acting president Turchynov warns of separatist danger
■ COMPLEX FOREIGN POLICY 3 March 2014 : The Complex - Ukraine's Military: Undermanned, Underfunded, and in TroubleSummary of media coverage :
What is now happening in Ukraine is a form of war for influence between the EU and Russian / Eurasian Union to Ukraine. Both have strategic interests in Ukraine. For Russia, Ukraine is a former old brother, as a former member of the Soviet Union in addition to its position as a crucial buffer state of Russia.
Russian Federation under the command of Vladimir Putin aggressively rebuild its superpowers. One among them is to embrace the whole ex Soviet countries in new power dressing which called the Eurasian Union, the EU counter block.
Meanwhile, for the EU, both political and military, joining of Ukraine can help to stem and weaken Russian influence in continental Europe. In the economic sector, the EU wants to leverage the potential of Ukraine in restoring the economic crisis in the EU.
Under President Viktor Yanukovych (who is more inclined to Russia), Ukraine has chosen to join the arms of Russia, after Russia promised Ukraine with economic aid, cheap gas and so on. EU who do not want to be embarrassed by the Russian move quickly in any way to thwart the decision of Yanukovych. Not long after, there was a large scale demonstrations and unrest in Ukraine, especially the West and North (pro-EU). European Strike Back succeed. Yanukovych overthrown and government controlled by the faction backed by the West. Putin reacted quickly. It seemed, on the face of the West, he no longer wanted to appear to fail.
Half of the Russian military forces deployed along the borders of Ukraine: 150 thousand troops, 90 combat aircraft, 880 tanks, 80 warships and thousands of artilery. A fantastic show of force. President Putin is really serious.
Besides the military, Russia also launched a counterattack by supporting pro-Russian demonstrations in the region of Eastern Ukraine and the autonomous region of Crimea peninsula. Special to Crimea, Russian is very protective because there is Sevastopol which becomes the base of Russia's Black Sea Fleet. Russian forces moved quickly to occupy strategic locations in Crimea, such as airport and Ukraine Air Force Anti - missile bases.
Crimea peninsula is an autonomous region of Ukraine which is located on the north side of the Black Sea coast, inhabited by 2 million people, ethnic Russians accounted for 60 % of the total population, the remaining 25 % of ethnic Ukrainians and 12 % ethnic Crimean Tatars.
The leader of the Crimea and much of the population to provide support in Russia and potentially stands to be its own country, separated from the Ukraine. What happened in the Ukrainian - Russian border, the Crimean Peninsula, support in the Eastern and Southern regions of Ukraine quite made temporary leader of Ukraine -- Oleksandr Turchynov -- finally asked Russia to stop this provocation. If this action was continued, then it would be considered as an aggression.
There is a potential Civil War between Western Ukraine and Eastern Ukraine. The next concern is, "Can the pro-Western Ukrainian declare war on Russia? Will the European Union or NATO intervene and help Ukraine politically and direct military?"
If the first option is done by Ukraine, it is certain: there will be a conventional war.
Ukraine's internal conditions after riot is not stable, very prone to win the war with Russia. Clash with Pro Russia Ukraine can split Ukraine, as experienced by Georgia.
If the EU / NATO directly come into play, then the head to head between the two great powers is inevitable. Cold War can turn into World War III.
EU which is slumped and highly dependent on Russian gas supplies can more quickly toward the brink of collapse, and Russia can disrupt its entire big plans.
Ukraine tempest is an asymmetric war, a war to overthrow a legitimate government. Can Asymmetric War in Ukraine be a Symmetrical War (Conventional)? Let's monitor it. But I am very sure, to deal with Russia, the EU and the U.S. certainly will not dare to act rashly by directly sending their military forces.
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■ GLOBAL POST 4 March 2014 : Khodorkovsky ready to go to Ukraine 'to help prevent bloodshed'
■ KYIV POST 4 March 2014 : Khodorkovsky says is ready to go to Ukraine to prevent escalation of conflict
■ WALL STREET JOURNAL 4 March 2014 : Khodorkovsky Offers to Mediate in UkraineFormer Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who spent a decade in prison in Russia, offered Monday to travel to Ukraine to try to help resolve the spiralling conflict there. "I declare that I am ready to travel to any location in Ukraine at any time at the invitation of any responsible actor in order to help prevent bloodshed," Khodorkovsky said in a statement.
The 50-year-old, who currently lives at a Zurich hotel after he was pardoned and released from prison last December, said he believed "the presence of independent and internationally-known individuals in Ukraine at this time could help prevent the escalation of the conflict."
His comments came as the former Soviet state accused Russia of pouring more troops into Crimea -- a strategic Black Sea peninsula with a majority ethnic Russian population -- and as world leaders grappled with Europe's worst standoff since the Cold War.
Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man, was jailed in 2003 for fraud and tax evasion in what his supporters say was Russian President Vladimir Putin's revenge against him for financing the political opposition and openly criticising the Russian leader.
"As a result of the incompetent actions of politicians, we find ourselves on the brink of being involved in a civil war in Ukraine," Khodorkovsky said. He also warned of "many tragedies, including for millions of Russian-Ukrainian families, and extremely grave consequences for our nation's domestic situation and international standing."
"I have family and friends who are Ukrainians. Just as it is for others, for me this is a family affair," he said.
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I like your closing sentence, Mr. Pointy Nose. Family affair. So, it should be addressed by means of kinship, right?
► USA TODAY 3 March 2014 : Obama has limited leverage over Putin in Ukraine crisis
► WASHINGTON POST 3 March 2014 : What is to be done? Putin's aggression in Ukraine needs a response
► MEDICAL NEWS TODAY 28 February 2014 : Dark chocolate 'good for the heart,' study suggests
► CBS NEWS
■ 3 March 2014 : Oscars 2014: "12 Years a Slave" wins best picture
■ 28 February 2014 : Oscars' gift bag has $80,000 worth of swag
► MARKET WATCH 4 March 2014 : Putin: U.S. treats foreigners like lab rats
► SKY NEWS 5 March 2014 : Markets Tumble As Ukraine Tensions Escalate
Ah, it's just the market act. They exploit the escalation of conditions in Ukraine. This condition is the same as the tension in Hormuz strait, but the volatility of crude oil prices in the international market is only going for a while.
► FORBES 1 March 2014 : As Ukraine Battle Boils, Russia's Gazprom Reconsiders Gas Deal
► RIA NOVOSTI
■ 4 March 2014 : China Calls for Peaceful Resolution to Ukraine Crisis
■ 2 March 2014 : Some 675,000 Ukrainians Fled to Russia Amid Crisis – Report
► NATIONAL GEOGRPAHIC
■ 28 February 2014 : Inside Crimea: A Jewel in Two Crowns - Crimea has been a flashpoint between Russia and Ukraine for decades. Here's why.
■ 28 February 2014 : Photos: With Ukraine in Disarray, Crimea Heats Up
■ 3 March 2014 : Is Putin Reassembling Soviet Union? Q&A With Nina Khrushcheva, Nikita Khrushchev's Granddaughter
► CS MONITOR 3 March 2014 : Valeria Lukyanova: 'Human Barbie' distracts from Ukraine news || ► INDEPENDENT 1 March 2014 : 'Human Barbie' Valeria Lukyanova says she wants to 'subsist on air and light alone' || ► DAILY BEAST 2 March 2014 : Introducing 'Breatharianism', The Dumbest Diet of All Time
Ahahaa ...humans often behave strangely. Once they were created to be human, then they were not grateful, but they made themselves just as the dolls of human creation. And they feel proud because they look like the dolls. Ahahaha...
► DAILY MAIL 3 March 2014 : The epic selfie that broke Twitter: Ellen DeGeneres's snap with Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Meryl Streep gets retweeted by millions || ► GUARDIAN 3 March 2014 : Ellen DeGeneres' Oscars selfie beats Obama retweet record on Twitter
► HEALTH
■ Tiny Northwest Biotherapeutics aims to dominate brain cancer
■ Simple blood test could revolutionize schizophrenia diagnosis
► Kiev braces as Putin threatens Ukraine war - By Peter Graff and Alissa de Carbonnel
KIEV/BALACLAVA, Ukraine - The West faced its biggest confrontation with Russia since the Cold War and Ukraine marshaled its forces for defense after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the right to invade his neighbor. | Video
► Obama's dilemma: boosting domestic initiatives without adding to deficit
► Russian markets take fright on Putin threat to Ukraine
► Global stocks hit by Ukraine war threat, gold, oil jump
► Russia fortifies in Crimea - By Natalia Zinets and Alissa de Carbonnel
KIEV/BALACLAVA, Ukraine - Ukraine said Russia was building up armored vehicles on its side of a narrow stretch of water near Crimea. | Live Coverage
* Video: Crisis jolts Asia's already fragile emerging markets
* Russian assets plummet on Ukraine tensions
* Russia decision on Crimea financial aid by day-end
► German foreign minister against excluding Russia from G8
► Britain's FTSE slips to two-week low on Ukraine tensions
► Russia raises military clout with reforms after Georgian war. "There is a sense in the broader U.S. political discussion that Russia is still the basket case military of the Yeltsin era, but that is wrong," says Elbridge Colby, a former Pentagon official and now fellow at the Washington-based Centre for a New American Security. "(It) is not the Red Army of the 1970s but it has made considerable strides."
► Putin softens his rhetoric on Ukraine - By Vladimir Soldatkin and Alexei Anischuk
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin delivered a robust defense of Russia's actions in Crimea and said he would use force in Ukraine only as a last resort, easing market fears that East-West tension over the former Soviet republic could lead to war.
* Video: Standoff between Russian, Ukrainian soldiers in Crimea ends
► Los Angeles City Council OKs e-cigarette ban
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to ban the use of electronic cigarettes, popularly known as "vaping," from restaurants, bars, nightclubs and other public spaces within the nation's second-largest city.
* Video: Grateful Dead drummer helps explore the science of rhythm
► Crimean leader sees Moscow's hand behind local events
► Pro-Russian Ukrainians rally outside Crimean parliament
► Obama, Biden take part in exercise video at White House
► Ukrainians in disbelief as Yanukovych speaks from Russia
► Russia's Putin to send troops into Ukraine
► Putin prepares to send more troops into Ukraine
► Injured Ukrainian protesters treated in Romania
► NATO chief says Russia threatens Europe's 'peace and security'
► UN chief urges Russia not to escalate Ukraine crisis
Russia does not invade the Ukraine, you know! Funny if Western nations ignore the aggression of fascist elements, neo-Nazi and extremist in Ukraine but then they accuse Russia invades the Crimean peninsula. I doubt the status of the group that can be called "The new leadership of Ukraine" in terms of legitimacy and law. The cause of the situation in Ukraine is the result of domestic developments initiated by the extremists. Whatever they say, we can see: Putin has not given a sign on his finger to exert Russian military forces in the Crimea, including Russian navy. Although the Russian parliament has agreed to deploy the armed forces in the Crimea, but the decision to use military force has not been taken. Putin is not Obama, you know! And I do not see any war in Vladimir Putin's eyes this year.
► Sevastopol coastguard HQ surrounded by pro-Russia demonstrators
► Ukrainians confront Russian troops at Crimean bases
► Putin says Russian intervention in Ukraine is legitimate
► Kerry: Russia seeking 'pretext to invade' Ukraine
► NATO: Russia continues to 'violate' Ukraine's sovereignty
► Russian Forces Patrol Crimea Airports
► Ukraine's Fugitive President 'Did Not Flee'
► Raw: Northern Lights Put on Show in UK, Ireland
► Obama Warns Russia of 'Costs' in Ukraine
► Raw: Pro-Russian Demonstrations in Ukraine
► Crisis Deepens in Ukraine
► Raw: Pro-Russia Protest in Ukraine Turns Bloody
► Raw: Russian Soldiers Move Toward Ukraine Base
► McCain Slams Obama Over Ukraine
► Obama: 'Russia on the Wrong Side of History'
Blah! What about you and your history's plan when you want the U.S. to invade Syria in August last year, hm? You're wrong if you think you can steal back the Putin's charm this year.
Moreover, talk about the history, I was reminded of this story : 29 December 1890: The slaughter of the Sioux Indian tribe in the U.S.
► Russia Uses Diplomacy, Threats on Ukraine
► NEWS
■ Dressed for Success? Harvard Researcher Says You May Doing It Wrong
■ West scrambles, Kiev braces as Putin threatens Ukraine war
■ Saudi hits back at Russia criticism on Syria arms
■ Rouhani: Beliefs stop Iran from pursuing nukes
■ New Egypt Cabinet sworn in ahead presidential vote
■ U.S., Russian defense chiefs talk amid Russian moves on Crimea
■ Conciliatory words hide Putin's anger over UkraineI do not understand fully what is perceived by Russia as this ridiculousness, but it seems this is not about a desire for flicking the ears of a naughty boy who consistently blocking all his mother's romantic date with her lover, because he prefers another man to be his prospective father. And in this case -- for Russia -- another man to Ukraine is ye, European Union! Argh! This is very uncomfortable. Dahling, do you want to feel a bit like what is perceived by Russia, hm?
■ Russia, West trade accusations over Ukraine crisis at U.N
■ Putin's war, not Obama's
■ Kiev's protesters ready for another fight... against Russia
■ Russia executes de facto takeover of Crimea region
■ Obama national security team meets on Ukraine options
■ McCain: Here's How to Punish Putin
■ Obama in 'direct' confrontation with Putin over Ukraine
■ Obama expresses deep concern to Putin on Ukraine
■ Fugitive Yanukovich urges Russia's Putin to take firm line over Ukraine
■ Ukraine says Russia has sent in troops, Obama appeals to Putin
■ Putin brings down Crimea tensions; Kerry in Kiev
■ Japan's embrace of Russia under threat with Ukraine crisis
■ 4 Reasons Putin Is Already Losing in Ukraine
■ Russia sets Ukraine agenda with diplomacy, threats
■ Putin may pay dearly for Crimea gambit
■ Russia seeks pretext to invade more of Ukraine: Kerry
► Ukraine calls up military reservists
Ukraine announces it is calling up military reservists, following Russia's decision to allow deployment of troops.
* Ukraine crisis - LIVE
* Moscow's Ukraine gamble
* Obama calls Putin - VIDEO
* 'Russian troops' in government HQ - VIDEO
* Pro-Russia protests in Ukraine - VIDEO
* Hague to visit Ukraine over crisis
* Ukraine crisis in maps
* Crimean voices
► VIDEOS
■ Sir Tony Brenton: Crimea 'taken hostage' by Putin
■ Ukraine: The far-right groups patrolling Kiev
■ Ukraine: Diplomatic intervention could end stand offt
■ Crimean leader appeals to Putin to help 'secure peace'
■ Ukraine crisis: Obama 'concerned' over military moves
■ Ukraine crisis: Crimea sites controlled by armed troops
■ Ousted Ukraine President Yanukovych: 'I was shot at in Kiev'
■ Ukraine conflict: Turchynov appeals to Putin
► TECHNOLOGY : UK spies 'intercepted webcam images of Yahoo users'
► HEALTH : Childhood nightmares may point to looming health issues
► Copy of Mein Kampf signed by Hitler sells for $65,000
► Ukraine crisis: What next for both sides?
► Russian troops 'to stay in Ukraine'
Russia vows its troops will remain in Ukraine to protect Russian interests and citizens, despite Western demands for a withdrawal.
* Latest updates- Live
* John Simpson: Russia digs in - VIDEO
* Russian rouble at all-time low
* PJ Crowley: Putin's mission
* In pictures: Tension escalates
* Europe's 'biggest crisis'
* Ukraine navy in unity plea - VIDEO
* Russian TV ratchets up rhetoric
► MAGAZINE
■ World War One: Germany's forgotten war
■ Is it good for people to fail occasionally?
► Ukraine crisis: Why punishing Putin is testing Obama
► TECHNOLOGY : Boeing makes 'self-destruct' top secret smartphone
► HEALTH : Smoke at home 'harms kids' arteries' - Exposure to passive smoking in childhood causes lasting damage to the structure of children’s arteries, say researchers.
* Adverts warn of passive smoking risk
* In-car smoke 'breaks toxic limit'"Destroy all cigarette manufacturers in the world! Turn off the vicious business! They are making a lot of profit over human health collapse. Cigarette business is not a good business. Cigarettes businessmen are terrorists in the health world. By buying their products, they got your money, but they do not care at all if you die because of cigarettes. What is more damn other than their business, hm? They damage the health of the younger generation, because they know if the younger generation has been attenuated, then a nation's resilience will be easy to be destroyed." I heard my voice echoing in my dreams all the time.
► ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT : Rare book offers clues to China's musical past
► Today's African Proverb
■ "A baby goat's tail sweeps where it sleeps" - A Swahili proverb sent by Kusiima Bagoes Julius Atenyious in Wakiso, Uganda
■ "A flea can trouble a lion more than the lion can harm a flea" - A Kamba proverb sent by John Mbiti in Kenya
■ "If there are no cracks in the wall, the lizard won't be able to get in" - A Yoruba proverb sent by Bolaji in Nigeria and Oti Oteri in Chestermere, Canada
► Up to 143,000 Ukrainians requested asylum in Russia in two weeks
► Ukrainian Navy flagship takes Russia's side – report
► 'Kiev interim players expected quick power grab, desperately need money'
► Russian senators vote to use stabilizing military forces on Ukrainian territory
► Ukrainian military resigning en masse in Crimea - reports
► Radical forces destabilising Ukraine must be stopped – Russia's UN envoy
► Crimean republic's parliament speaker news conference - LIVE
► Will be a war crime to use force against Ukraine civilians, Russia warns self-proclaimed president
► Leftist lawmaker promises bill granting Russian citizenship to any willing Ukrainian
► Kiev interim players expected quick power grab, desperately need money
► Ukrainian troops dispatched in Crimea switch to region's side – sources
► Rule by oligarchs: Kiev appoints billionaires to govern east
► Five top military, security commanders take oath to Crimea
► Seriously, what?! Kerry tells Russia 'you don't invade a country on completely phony pretexts'
► 'Major overhaul needed': Britain's Labour urges total revamp of surveillance policy
► Hundreds arrested at Keystone XL White House sit-in protest
► US 'sabotages' visit by Russian experts for talks on WTO
► Putin: Deploying military force is last resort, but we reserve right
► Russia allowed to have 25,000 troops in Crimea since 1999...and other facts you didn’t know
► OSCE military observer mission en route to Crimea
► Crimean self-defense squads in stand off with Ukrainian soldiers at Belbek airport
► Russia slams Ukraine's UN envoy for publicly justifying Nazi collaborators
► Russia fires intercontinental ballistic missile in scheduled test
► Legalizing cannabis poses grave danger - UN
► OP-ED
■ US hypocrisy over 'Russian aggression' in Ukraine
■ President Putin moves towards reconciliation with West over Ukraine
► VIDEOS
■ Media warmongering hype links Russia regular drill to Ukraine, Crimea tension
■ 'Like an animal': Video goes viral of Ukraine nationalist activist attacking prosecutor
■ 'No ultranationalist or anti-Semitic actions occurring in Ukraine' - ex-US ambassador
■ Controlled Collapse: Demolition of 20-story apartment block in Colombia
■ CrossTalk: Did West's 'regime change op' in Ukraine go 'according to plan'?
■ Crimea troubled as Russian language loses official status
■ Juice News: Energy crisis spells the end of civilization
■ Ousted Yanukovich talks to press in Russia (FULL CONFERENCE)
■ Drilling Deeper: West slams Russian exercises, glossing over NATO's war games
■ Ukraine to go nuclear? New govt rep threatens rearmament, US silent. In power for barely a week, representatives of the new Ukrainian government are already threatening to literally go nuclear if they don't get their way. A deputy from the Svoboda party warns that Kiev could go back on its own constitution, and restock its nuclear arsenals within 6 months.
■ Kiev gunmen attempt to seize Crimea's Interior Ministry overnight
■ Ukraine ultranationalist leader vows to hang new interior minister 'like a dog'. Some of those who helped the current Kiev government into power, are already vowing to turn against the new authorities. Radical militant leader Aleksadndr Muzychko is seen in the video reacting to the Interior Minister's pledge to investigate his recent actions. Muzyuchko is known for his anti-semitic and neo-nazi views, as well as for fighting against Russian troops in the Chechen campaign in the 1990s.
■ Putin requests senators' approval to send troops to Crimea || ■ Putin's proposal to deploy forces in Ukraine approved by Russian senators
■ Anti-Maidan rally in Crimea: Hundreds protest in Simferopol || ■ Pro-Russian rallies in Ukraine: Eastern cities march with flags, chant 'Russia! Russia!' || ■ Ukraine's Odessa joins massive pro-Russian rallies across Southeast
■ Ukraine nationalists call on 'most wanted' terrorist Umarov 'to fight Russia'
■ 'Radicals destabilizing Ukraine must be stopped' - Russia's UN envoy. The efforts of radical forces and the self-imposed government in Kiev to forcefully overthrow local authorities in the East are unacceptable and endanger the lives of Ukrainians and Russians, Russia's UN envoy Vitaly Churkin told the Security Council.
■ 'NATO countries unleashed forces of nationalism & fear in Ukraine'
■ Ukraine's Navy chief swears allegiance to Crimea
■ CrossTalk: Crimean Crucible
■ Seriously? Kerry tells Russia 'one doesn't invade country on phony pretext'
■ 'Extreme radicals among those who seized power in Ukraine' - Russia's UN envoy (FULL SPEECH)
■ Venture Capital: Ukraine on brink of bankruptcy, downgraded to junk (E30)
■ Purchasing Power? The Russia sanction ripple effect
■ We are the 1%! Kiev gives oligarchs top jobs
■ 'West ignited Ukraine's fire, now wants to pin crisis on us' - Russian Senator
■ Switching Sides: Ukraine's Air Force brigade, Navy chief pledge allegiance to Crimea
■ Video: Putin visits military drills in Russia
■ Yanukovich asks Russia to prevent unstable Ukraine 'from further deteriorating'
■ Devotion to Duty: Crimeans ready to take up arms against 'fascist' threat from Kiev
■ Ukraine Blame: US criticism of Moscow at odds with White House policies
■ Legal Suicide: Belgium child euthanasia law meets fierce opposition
■ Putin: Ukraine coup unconstitutional, an armed takeover of power
■ Putin: Yanukovich has no political future, I don't sympathize with him
■ Putin: I agree with Maidan's call for change, crooks replaced crooks for decades
■ Putin: Russia will not go to war with Ukraine, our relations are fraternal
■ Putin: Annexing of Crimea out of question
■ Putin: US wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya distorted intl law
■ FULL VIDEO : Putin speaks Ukraine, Yanukovich, Maidan, Crimea. Russia will not go to war with the people of Ukraine, but will use its troops to protect citizens, if radicals with clout in Kiev now try to use violence against Ukrainian civilians, particularly ethnic Russians, Putin told the media.
► Viewfinder - The Crossing
► Inside Story : Uganda punished over anti-gay law
► Head to Head - Have Palestinian leaders failed their people?
► Counting the Cost : Ukraine: The East-West tug of war
► Talk to Al Jazeera : Michael Lehnert: 'Close Guantanamo'
► Inside Syria : What is the best way forward for Syria?
► INSIDE STORY
■ Ukraine: Warnings of war
■ Israel and the 'war on religion'
■ Russian defence or dominance?
► UKRAINE : Bring on Russia's Invasion - By Simon Shuster
Pro-Russian citizens in Ukraine genuinely fear the new government is fascistic and will persecute them. To many, a full-scale Russian military invasion would feel like a liberation
* U.S. Slams Russia Over Ukraine
* Crisis in Crimea: Unrest in Ukraine's Russian Stronghold
* Russia Ups the Ante in Crimea
► CHINA : Terror Attack in China Blamed on Separatist Muslim Uighurs - Incident at a train station left 29 dead
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► UKRAINE : Many Ukrainians Want Russia to Invade
► FOREIGN POLICY : White House Threatens Putin Over Ukraine
Administration officials said economic and diplomatic measures are on the table, but stopped short of suggesting military involvement.
* Crisis in Crimea: Unrest in Ukraine's Russian Stronghold
* Ukraine Nears 'Brink of Disaster'
► CHINA : China Stuck After Russian Intervention - With Moscow's move into Crimea, Beijing has a tricky line to toe concerning national sovereignty
* Ukraine Crimea Troops at Belbek Air Base Confront Russian Forces
► GAY RIGHTS : Ky. AG: Pope Influenced Gay Marriage Decision - Jack Conway won't defend his state's ban on same-sex marriages because he 'knows where history is going on this,' he tells TIME
► HARRY REID : Reid: GOP 'Addicted to Koch' - Top Dem ramps up attack on billionaires
► WORLD : Russian lawmakers approve use of force in Ukraine
The vote comes after Russian troops take up positions in Crimea. In a 90-minute phone call, President Obama urges Vladimir Putin to back down.
* Any U.S. steps to punish Russia unlikely to alter course in Ukraine
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► FRAMEWORK
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