Section: US & Canada
Ukraine’s Tymoshenko Urges ‘Different Negotiating Format’ On Eastern Conflict
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has said the Minsk process for resolving the conflict in eastern Ukraine has failed to produce results and needs to be accompanied by a parallel peace process based on the 1994 Budapest Memorandum. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Crimean Tatar Activist Dies After Search by Russian Agents
Vedzhie Kashka, 83, “a legendary woman of the Crimean Tatar national movement” who once worked with Andrei Sakharov, was buried on Friday. …read more Source: The New York...
EU’s Tusk Slams Russian ‘Aggression’ In Ukraine
European Council President Donald Tusk condemned what he called Russian “aggression” in Ukraine, stressing that the best future for Ukraine and other countries in the region lay in close ties with the European Union. He was speaking in Brussels after a summit of the EU’s Eastern Partnership, which brings together the leaders...
Separatist Leader Says He Is Taking Power in Ukraine’s Luhansk Region
A senior separatist official of the Ukrainian region of Luhansk says he is taking over power from regional chief Igor Plotnitsky, who said earlier in the week that a coup attempt was trying to force him out of office. Security Minister Leonid Pasechnik said Friday that he was taking over after Plotnitsky resigned for health reasons. There was no...
Separatist Leader Says He Is Taking Power in Ukraine’s Luhansk Region
A senior separatist official of the Ukrainian region of Luhansk says he is taking over power from regional chief Igor Plotnitsky, who said earlier in the week that a coup attempt was trying to force him out of office. Security Minister Leonid Pasechnik said Friday that he was taking over after Plotnitsky resigned for health reasons. There was no...
Tymoshenko Says Ukraine’s Leaders Not Living Up To ‘European Values’
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said that European partners are disappointed with the pace of reforms in Ukraine, and the current leaders in Kyiv are “part of the corruption” in the country. In an interview in Brussels with RFE/RL on the sidelines of the EU Eastern Partnership Summit in Brussels on November 23,...
Tymoshenko Says Ukraine’s Leaders Not Living Up To ‘European Values’
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said that European partners are disappointed with the pace of reforms in Ukraine, and the current leaders in Kyiv are “part of the corruption” in the country. In an interview in Brussels with RFE/RL on the sidelines of the EU Eastern Partnership Summit in Brussels on November 23,...
Don’t be fooled by these 12 foods with really tricky names
(Credit: AP Photo/Matthew Mead) “What’s in a name?” Shakespeare once asked. Well, everything. Food-wise, when it comes to names, the particular label or nickname an ingredient or dish carries can mean the difference between enjoying your meal or being repulsed by testicles when you really wanted seafood. Naming mistakes can also lead you to...
Don’t be fooled by these 12 foods with really tricky names
(Credit: AP Photo/Matthew Mead) “What’s in a name?” Shakespeare once asked. Well, everything. Food-wise, when it comes to names, the particular label or nickname an ingredient or dish carries can mean the difference between enjoying your meal or being repulsed by testicles when you really wanted seafood. Naming mistakes can also lead you to...
Pentagon prepares for the coming drone war
By Christian Davenport | Washington Post More than a decade after the improvised explosive device became the scourge of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon is battling another relatively rudimentary device that threatens to wreak havoc on American troops: the drone. Largely a preoccupation of hobbyists and experimenting companies, the...
