» In Another Rebel Setback, Ukraine Says Army Controls Center of Luhansk 17/08/14 18:22 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks | Pro-Russian separatists shoot down Ukrainian fighter jet - by Associated Press Sunday August 17th, 2014 at 5:20 PM
Pro-Russian separatists shoot down Ukrainian fighter jet - by Associated Press Sunday August 17 th , 2014 at 5:20 PM In Another Rebel Setback, Ukraine Says Army Controls Center of Luhansk by By ANDREW E. KRAMER Sunday August 17 th , 2014 at 5:22 PM NYT > World 1 Share Separatists were said to still hold other parts of the key eastern city, which, along with Donetsk, has been a center of pro-Russian activity. Obama Authorizes Airstrikes in Iraq to Help Retake Dam by Nolan Feeney Sunday August 17 th , 2014 at 5:22 PM TIME » Time Sections » World 1 Share President Obama formally notified Congress on Sunday that he had authorized “limited” airstrikes in Iraq to help the Iraqi Security Force combat the expansion of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). National Security Council spokesperson Caitlin Hayden said in a statement that Obama’s authorizations, which were done at the request o