Section: US & Canada
Ukraine Recovers 4 Stolen Dutch Paintings
Ukrainian officials have announced the recovery of four paintings from a trove of Dutch Golden Age art that was stolen from a Dutch museum more than a decade ago.At a Thursday briefing showing the four paintings, Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said work will continue to… …read more Source:...
Will Kiev’s New Government Fight Ukraine’s 1 Percent?
Ukraine has a new prime minister and cabinet. Can they root the endemic corruption that has plagued the country? …read more Source: Foreign...
Ukraine recovers 4 stolen Dutch paintings
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials have announced the recovery of four paintings from a trove of Dutch Golden Age art that was stolen from a Dutch museum more than a decade ago. At a Thursday briefing showing the four paintings, Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said work will continue to recover other pieces of art burglarized from the...
Ukrainian president’s ally is elected as new prime minister
MOSCOW (AP) — The speaker of the Ukrainian parliament was elected the country's new prime minister Thursday in a vote that the government hopes will end a months-long political crisis but which reformers say gives Ukraine's oligarchs a free hand in running the country…. …read more Source: Associated...
Ukraine recovers 4 stolen Dutch paintings
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials have announced the recovery of four paintings from a trove of Dutch Golden Age art that was stolen from a Dutch museum more than a decade ago. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine recovers 4 stolen Dutch paintings
Ukrainian officials have announced the recovery of four paintings from a trove of Dutch Golden Age art that was stolen from a Dutch museum more than a decade ago. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukraine recovers 4 stolen Dutch paintings
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials have announced the recovery of four paintings from a trove of Dutch Golden Age art that was stolen from a Dutch museum more than a decade ago. …read more Source: CNS...
Failed Obama ‘Reset’ Has Encouraged Russian Aggression
People seem a bit surprised—even perplexed—by the breathless news reports and video of Russian warplanes “buzzing” an American warship operating in international waters in the Baltic Sea this week. The reality is that they shouldn’t be. That, of course, isn’t to say that we shouldn’t be deeply troubled for the safety of our...
Putin Praises Obama, Talks Hillary Clinton, and Whether He Will Remarry on Call-In TV Show
During a marathon call-in TV show on April 13, Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Obama and declined to say if he preferred Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. In the annual marathon, which lasted almost four hours, Putin answered questions from children and adults across Russia. More than 3 million questions were submitted days before the...
The Panama Papers: When Will We Finally Do Something About Corruption and Theft?
The Panama Papers scandal triggered tsunami waves of shock throughout the world’s media, as if this were an unprecedented event. It is not. The concealment of fortunes, often acquired through illicit means by corrupt politicians, world leaders and powerful individuals, has long been commonplace. But perhaps the light shined by the Panama...
