Section: US & Canada
Honoring of anti-Semites a ‘problem,’ says Israel’s ambassador to Ukraine
(JTA) — In a rare public statement on the honoring of anti-Semites in Ukraine, Israel’s ambassador to that country called the phenomenon a “problem” that is “not in line” with Israel’s interests. Eliav Belotzercovsky said this Friday during a conference of the Limmud FSU group in the southern city of Odessa, according to a translation...
Divided EU Declines To Act On Objections To Russian Gas Project
Some European Union leaders raised objections to Russia’s plan to build a new gas pipeline to Germany at a summit in Brussels on October 19, but the bloc was divided on the matter and took no action, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Sevastopol Journal: Crimean Winemakers Look to Shed the Rot Gut Label
Pioneer boutique winemakers around Sevastopol are seeking to convince Russian consumers that quality wine does not have to come from France. …read more Source: The New York...
Baku’s Interpol Alert Silences Opposition Journalist Abroad
The arrest in Ukraine of a self-exiled Azerbaijani opposition journalist renews accusations that Interpol’s global alert system is being abused by authoritarian regimes to intimidate their critics abroad. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Deputies Send Immunity Bill To Constitutional Court In ‘Small Victory’ For Protesters
Protesters calling for Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to enact anticorruption reforms or step down notched a small victory on October 19 as parliament sent a bill on lifting lawmakers’ immunity from prosecution to the Constitutional Court for review. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Calls For ‘Objective’ Probe Into Deadly Traffic Accident In Kharkiv
Ukrainian parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy has called on law enforcement authorities to “immediately and objectively investigate” a deadly traffic accident in the eastern city of Kharkiv. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Anticorruption Protests Continue In Ukraine As Lawmakers Consider Reforms
Ukrainian lawmakers were set to debate reforms as protesters camped outside parliament for a third day demanding the government clamp down on corruption. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Passes Long-Delayed Health Reforms Sought By West
Lawmakers in Ukraine have approved a long-awaited law reforming the health-care system replacing broken-down Soviet-era arrangements with a Western-style, tax-funded healthcare insurance system. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Baku’s Interpol Alert Silences Opposition Journalist Abroad
The arrest in Ukraine of a self-exiled Azerbaijani opposition journalist renews accusations that Interpol’s global alert system is being abused by authoritarian regimes to intimidate their critics abroad. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Five Killed As SUV Ploughs Into Crowd In Ukraine’s Kharkiv; Extremism Not Suspected
Five people were killed on October 18 when a car ploughed into a crowd of pedestrians in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s Interior Ministry said in a statement that cited traffic safety violations rather than an extremist plot or terrorist link. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
