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Leonid Bershidsky: Tiny Estonia awaits Putin’s next move with quiet defiance
Mar04

Leonid Bershidsky: Tiny Estonia awaits Putin’s next move with quiet defiance

Few European leaders take a harder line on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine than his Estonian counterpart, Toomas Hendrik Ilves. His sympathy for Ukraine, however, is tempered by a belief that it didn’t do enough in advance to protect itself. His own country, he suggests, has been more responsible, which is why...

Putin calls Boris Nemtsov murder a ‘disgrace’ to Russia
Mar04

Putin calls Boris Nemtsov murder a ‘disgrace’ to Russia

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called the slaying of his top critic a ‘disgrace’ to Russia, while the opposition promised to complete Boris Nemtsov’s work on a report documenting evidence of Russian troops’ involvement in fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...

Ukraine coal mine blast kills at least 10
Mar04

Ukraine coal mine blast kills at least 10

A methane explosion ripped through a coal mine before dawn Wednesday in war-torn eastern Ukraine, killing at least 10 workers, officials said. …read more Source:...

Bill C-51: Breaking down a most terrifying debate
Mar04

Bill C-51: Breaking down a most terrifying debate

When the House of Commons reconvenes next week, the public safety committee will begin its study of Bill C-51, the Conservative government’s Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015. That study will be limited to nine hearings, in which MPs will confront a five-part bill that raises questions about national security and civil liberties. In its current...

Photos March 4: Top images from around the world
Mar04

Photos March 4: Top images from around the world

The day’s best photos, as selected by editors at Postmedia News, are a stunning collection of the greatest images from around the world. Buddhist monks (C) walk in the centre of two rows of candles during a ceremony at the Dhammakaya Temple in Bangkok on the occasion of Makha Bucha day. NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images Thai Buddhist monks...

Coal mine blast in eastern Ukraine kills 1, traps dozens
Mar04

Coal mine blast in eastern Ukraine kills 1, traps dozens

Dozens trapped in coal mine blast in rebel city in eastern Ukraine; at least 1 dead …read more Source:...

Ukraine coal mine blast kills 1, dozens feared dead
Mar04

Ukraine coal mine blast kills 1, dozens feared dead

Dozens of miners were trapped underground and feared dead after a blast on Wednesday at a coal mine in the eastern Ukrainian rebel stronghold of Donetsk. …read more Source:...

One confirmed dead in coal mine blast in rebel-held Donetsk, Ukraine
Mar04

One confirmed dead in coal mine blast in rebel-held Donetsk, Ukraine

An explosion ripped through a coal mine before dawn Wednesday in war-torn eastern Ukraine, killing at least one miner, rebel and government officials said. An injured miner reported seeing five bodies. …read more Source: CTV...

More than 30 coal miners trapped underground after deadly explosion in Ukraine
Mar04

More than 30 coal miners trapped underground after deadly explosion in Ukraine

The blast ripped through the mine more than 1,000 metres underground as 230 miners were working, separatist authorities in Donetsk said …read more Source: Vancouver...

More than 30 coal miners trapped underground after deadly explosion in Ukraine
Mar04

More than 30 coal miners trapped underground after deadly explosion in Ukraine

John MacDougall / AFP / Getty ImagesA miner wounded in a blast at the Zasyadko mine lies in a bed at the Republican Centre for Traumatology hospital in Donetsk on Wednesday. DONETSK, Ukraine — An explosion ripped through a coal mine before dawn Wednesday in war-torn eastern Ukraine, killing at least one miner and trapping more than 30 others...