Russians raise flag above town close to Pokrovsk A short time ago, we reported on Russian claims that it had captured Kurakhove, 32km south of the key logistics town of Pokrovsk (see 12.26pm post).

Six days of funeral observances for former President Jimmy Carter are set to take place in Georgia, where he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100.

Jimmy Carter 's extended public farewell began Saturday in Georgia, with the 39th U.S. president’s flag-draped casket tracing ...