Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Wednesday 29 April 2015

SPIEGEL ONLINEINTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER 

Compiled on April 29, 2015, 07:14 PM CET

DONETSK SEPARATIST LEADER

'We Are Not Citizens of Ukraine'

Alexander Zakharchenko is the leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, which is not recognized by the international community. In a rare interview, he says his greatest hope is that Moscow will annex his territory just as it did Crimea.

THE BEGINNING OF THE END

Case Could Halt Lethal Injections in US

Following a string of horrific botched executions, the US Supreme Court is considering a case that could lead to a ban on lethal injections. The alternatives are so cruel that they might bring the country closer to abolishing capital punishment.