Section: South America
Ukraine: Local Elections Cancelled in Strategic Port City
Voting materials did not arrive to the city of Mariupol, which has seen heavy fighting between Independence forces and militias. …read more Source:...
Polls Opening in Ukraine’s Local Elections
The turnout is expected to be at 60 percent of the more than 25 million registered voters. …read more Source:...
14 Die in Sinking of Ferry Boat off Ukraine
At least 14 people died and eight others are missing following the sinking of a ferry in the Black Sea off Odessa, Ukrainian officials said Sunday. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Ukraine Demands $1tn from Russia over Crimea and Donbass
The Ukrainian prime minister said his country was ready to go to court if Russia does not join Kiev’s debt reconstruction plan with Western creditors. …read more Source:...
Flight MH17 shot down by Russian-built Buk missile, Dutch report says
GILZE-RIJEN, Netherlands, (Reuters) – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian-made Buk missile, the Dutch Safety Board concluded on Tuesday in its final report on the crash in July 2014 that killed all 298 people on board, most of them Dutch. …read more Source: Stabroek...
Russian Report Alleges Ukraine Shot Down Malaysian Airliner
The Dutch-led inquiry into the downing of MH17 released Tuesday revealed that the aircraft was struck by a Russian-made BUK missile. …read more Source:...
Flight MH17 shot down in Ukraine by Russian-built missile, report concludes
GILZE-RIJEN, Netherlands, (Reuters) – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian-made Buk missile, the Dutch Safety Board concluded today in its final report on the crash in July 2014 that killed all 298 people on board, most of them Dutch. …read more Source: Stabroek...
Spain Tops Ukraine 1-0 to Win Group in Euro 2016 Qualifiers
Spain, which punched its ticket for the 2016 European Cup finals last week, beat Ukraine 1-0 on Monday to assure itself of first place in Group C. …read more Source: Latin American Herald...
Belarussian writer wins Nobel prize, denounces Russia over Ukraine
STOCKHOLM/MINSK, (Reuters) – Belarussian author Svetlana Alexievich won the Nobel Prize for Literature yesterday for her portrayal of the harshness of life in the Soviet Union and in her first public response denounced Russia’s intervention in Ukraine as an “invasion”. …read more Source: Stabroek...
President Poroshenko Blames Russia for Ukraine’s Woes at UN
Petro Poroshenko, a president popular with Western leaders, told the U.N. Russia is behind the country’s violence. …read more Source:...
