Section: Global TV (Canada)
Search team discovers ‘oily spots’ where AirAsia jet may have crashed
WATCH: Air-Asia airbus 320 vanished from radar off the coast of Indonesia SURABAYA, Indonesia – An Indonesian helicopter searching for the missing AirAsia jetliner saw two oily spots in the water Monday, and an Australian search plane spotted objects elsewhere in the Java Sea, but it was too early to know whether either was connected to the...
AirAsia jet lost in stormy weather over Indonesia with 162 aboard
JAKARTA, Indonesia – A massive sea search was underway for an AirAsia plane that disappeared Sunday while flying from Indonesia to Singapore with 162 people on board through airspace possibly thick with dense storm clouds, strong winds and lightning, officials said. More than 12 hours later, shocked family members huddled at the Surabaya airport...
Ukraine says closure of transport to Crimea is temporary
KIEV, Ukraine – Ukraine’s suspension of transport connections with the Russia-annexed Crimean Peninsula is expected to be only a temporary measure, a Ukrainian security official said Saturday. Ukraine blocked rail and bus travel Friday between the mainland and the peninsula, which Russia seized in March. On Saturday, the Crimean customs...
New Russian military doctrine calls NATO top military threat
MOSCOW — Russia named NATO’s military buildup near its border as the main military threat and raised the possibility of using precision conventional weapons as a “strategic deterrent,” according to the nation’s new military doctrine signed by President Vladimir Putin Friday. NATO flatly denied it was a threat to Russia, and accused...
Ukraine prisoner exchange underway, around 370 expected to be released
DONETSK, Ukraine – A major exchange of war prisoners is getting underway in eastern Ukraine, with around 370 expected to be released. The pro-Russia rebels are set to release 150 Ukrainian prisoners in exchange for the Ukrainian government releasing 222 captives. READ MORE: Ukraine says truce with Russia results in first casualty-free day...
Russia: Syrian peace talks tentatively set to take place in Moscow next month
WATCH ABOVE: A large explosion was heard in the northern Syrian town of Kobani on Thursday, followed by a rising plume of smoke. MOSCOW – Peace talks between the Syrian government and the opposition could be held in Moscow next month, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday. The talks are set to take place sometime after Jan. 20, ministry...
Who hacked Sony becomes Internet’s new mystery
WATCH ABOVE: Sony has struck a deal with YouTube to offer digital rentals of “The Interview” beginning Thursday, a source with direct knowledge of the situation says. LOS ANGELES — Everyone has a theory about who really hacked Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. Despite President Barack Obama’s conclusion that North Korea was the culprit, the...
Obama to finish up 2014 with year-end news conference
WATCH LIVE: U.S. President Barack Obama will give year-end news conference at 1:30 p.m. EST WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will end his year in Washington with a news conference at which he’ll face questions on Cuba, the Sony hacking and how he will work with the Republican Congress. Obama’s dismal year is ending on an upbeat...
Western sanctions partly to blame for Russian economic crisis: Putin
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Western sanctions have been an important factor in the current economic crisis, but not the only one. Putin said Thursday the influence of Western sanctions acounts roughly for 25 to 30 per cent of factors behind the Russian crisis. He accused the West of trying to infringe on Russia’s...
Russia ruble makes some gains after Tuesday’s collapse
WATCH: While investors in North American breathed a sigh of relief today as the collapse of oil came to a brief halt, those is Russia are still holding their breath. The ruble lost 19 percent of its value today. Eric Sorensen looks at what it all means. MOSCOW – Russia’s embattled ruble appeared to be regaining some of its catastrophic...
