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Russian Pop Stars Pay A Price For Speaking Out On Ukraine
Dec10

Russian Pop Stars Pay A Price For Speaking Out On Ukraine

Russian performers who have criticized the country’s role in Ukraine have been denounced on TV programs and had concert dates abruptly canceled.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...

Egan: My apology to Ottawa’s homegrown extremist
Dec09

Egan: My apology to Ottawa’s homegrown extremist

“I was one of you.” So you say, Abu Anwar al-Canadi or John Maguire, in your video warning, before calling on Muslims in Canada to sharpen their knives or prepare their explosive devices. Then we shall respond as the polite Canadian. Sorry it didn’t work out, John. Sorry you grew up in the greatest country in the world, with one of the best...

Dutch government defends handling of Ukraine crash probe
Dec09

Dutch government defends handling of Ukraine crash probe

AMSTERDAM – The Dutch government has rejected a call to hand over the investigation into the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster to the United Nations, saying it’s doing the best it can under difficult circumstances. Flight 17 was shot down July 17 over territory held by pro-Russia rebels in eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people aboard —...

Austria unhappy over opera star’s outreach to Donetsk
Dec09

Austria unhappy over opera star’s outreach to Donetsk

VIENNA – Opera star Anna Netrebko says she doesn’t want to get involved in Ukraine’s politics. But her appearance with a separatist spokesman is being interpreted as taking sides by the government of Austria, her adopted home. Netrebko on Monday gave separatist Oleg Tsaryov a check for 1 million rubles (more than $18,000). She also...

MH17 wreckage arrives in Netherlands, 5 months later
Dec09

MH17 wreckage arrives in Netherlands, 5 months later

A convoy of eight trucks carrying wreckage from the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster arrived at a Dutch military base Tuesday, as the official investigation into the cause of the crash continues nearly five months after the plane went down in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...

Ukraine’s ‘day of silence’ a new effort a permanent truce
Dec09

Ukraine’s ‘day of silence’ a new effort a permanent truce

The seven-month long conflict has left more than 4,300 people dead and displaced hundreds of thousands. …read more Source: Toronto...

Ukraine holds ‘day of silence’ to bolster ceasefire talks with separatists
Dec09

Ukraine holds ‘day of silence’ to bolster ceasefire talks with separatists

Ukraine’s military authorities said they suspended hostilities Tuesday against Russian-backed separatists in the east in line with a truce declared last week. …read more Source: CTV...

Ukraine holds ‘day of silence’ to bolster cease-fire talks with separatists
Dec09

Ukraine holds ‘day of silence’ to bolster cease-fire talks with separatists

Ukraine’s military authorities said they suspended hostilities Tuesday against Russian-backed separatists in the east in line with a truce declared last week. …read more Source: CTV...

Ukraine embarks on ‘day of silence’ to forge permanent cease-fire in east
Dec09

Ukraine embarks on ‘day of silence’ to forge permanent cease-fire in east

KIEV, Ukraine – Ukraine’s military authorities said they suspended hostilities Tuesday against Russian-backed separatists in the east in line with a truce declared last week. President Petro Poroshenko declared a “day of silence” Thursday, hoping to revive a September cease-fire deal that has been breached almost daily. The seven-month long...

Ukraine embarks on ‘day of silence’ to forge permanent ceasefire in the east
Dec09

Ukraine embarks on ‘day of silence’ to forge permanent ceasefire in the east

The halting of hostilities marks a new effort at reviving a September ceasefire that has been violated daily …read more Source: The Globe and...