Section: US & Canada
Russia Offers Cease-fire Proposal for Syria
Russia says it is ready to discuss a cease-fire in Syria as foreign ministers gather in Munich, Germany to seek an end to a bloody civil war that has devastated the Arab country. The U.S., Russia and other members of the 17-nation International Syria Support Group are holding a series of talks on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. A...
HRW: Both Sides in Ukraine Conflict Targeted, Used Schools
Human Rights Watch said Thursday that both sides in the conflict in Ukraine have indiscriminately attacked schools, which could amount to a war crime. In a report entitled “Studying Under Fire,” the rights group documented how both the Ukrainian military and Russian-backed rebels have carried out attacks on schools and used them for...
HRW: Hundreds Of Schools Destroyed In Ukraine War, Military Use Must Stop
Hundreds of schools have been destroyed during the war in eastern Ukraine, including many that were used for military purposes by both sides in the conflict, Human Rights Watch says in a new report. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Poroshenko Assures IMF He’s Committed To Reform After Warning
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko assured the International Monetary Fund he remains committed to pursuing economic reforms and purging corruption from his government. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin’s policy of misperception
In one theater after another, Russian President Vladimir Putin has successfully challenged Western predominance and even superseded it. Putin has fueled pan-regional instability through his clandestine dismemberment of Eastern Ukraine and has… …read more Source: The...
Russia’s Catholics, Orthodox Hopeful on Historic Pope-Patriarch Meet
Russia’s Catholic minority has welcomed an historic first meeting this Friday in Cuba between the Pope and the Patriarch of Russia’s dominant Orthodox Church. There are an estimated 1.2 billion Roman Catholics in the world, but in Orthodox Russia there are around 700,000, only half of one percent of the population. In contrast, three...
India Builds Naval Strength to Meet Future Challenges in Its ‘Backyard’
When the rivers shrink during Africa’s dry season, the hippopotamuses fight fiercely for their space in the scarce and overcrowded water. Something similar is happening in the Indian Ocean and South China Sea where nations are vying for territory and resources. China is nonchalantly building up military bases to assert its so-called...
Mine Kills Civilians as Fighting Heats Up in Eastern Ukraine
A minivan trying to bypass traffic at a checkpoint near Donetsk tripped a land mine, killing four occupants. It was unclear which side had planted the mine. …read more Source: The New York...
Escalating the Political Propaganda War v. Cooperation with Russia
Stephen F. CohenIn recent days, opponents of diminishing the most dangerous aspects of the new Cold War have assailed such possibilities—from Ukraine, Turkey, and Europe to Syria. …read more Source: The...
Troops Roll Through Crimea As Russia Holds Military Drills
Tanks and army trucks were lined up on the highways of Simferopol on the Crimean Peninsula on February 9, a day after the start of large-scale Russian military exercises in the region. (RFE/RL’s Crimean unit) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
