Section: US & Canada
Kerry visits Switzerland for talks with Russian counterpart
ZURICH (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Switzerland for talks with Russia’s foreign minister on Syria and Ukraine.Kerry arrived in… …read more Source:...
Kerry visits Switzerland for talks with Russian counterpart
ZURICH (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Switzerland for talks with Russia's foreign minister on Syria and Ukraine…. …read more Source: Associated...
Kerry Visits Switzerland for Talks With Russian Counterpart
US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Switzerland for talks with Russia’s foreign minister on Syria and Ukraine …read more Source: ABC...
You think you’re cold? Orthodox Christians take frigid dip for Epiphany
Why bow down to old man winter? As millions are bundling up and staying indoors while severe cold fronts move throughout North America, Eastern Orthodox Christians are going for a swim See also: A crippling snowstorm is headed for the U.S. East Coast this weekend Orthodox believers across Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and elsewhere celebrate the...
Sneak peek: aboriginal stories get their due in museum’s budding History Hall
Critics who predicted the Canadian Museum of History would focus on the military and the monarchy in its new $30-million History Hall may have to eat their words. Royalty and armaments were conspicuous by their absence during the Citizen’s exclusive look this week at the Gatineau museum’s 40,000-square-foot future centrepiece, billed...
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister just gave an utterly unconvincing reason for the plunge in global oil prices
REUTERS/ Mohamed Al HwaityOil is down to $28 a barrel, a drop in price that’s going to have an untold and possibly disruptive impact on countries around the world and across the development spectrum. An emerging conventional wisdom holds that Saudi Arabia, the world’s second-largest oil producer — and largest that isn’t under US...
Tatar Leader Vows Crimea Blockade Will Continue
Crimean Tartars have led a months-long blockade of Crimea to push for its return to Ukrainian rule. Despite growing hardships, one leading activist is adamant the action must continue. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Iran’s hardline military force is destined to become richer now that sanctions have been lifted
Reuters ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards did well under international sanctions, and the elite military force is destined to become still richer now they’ve been lifted. Iran’s clerical rulers have supported economic growth of the Guards, rewarding the group for sanctions-busting as well as suppressing...
Why Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Benefit from the End of Sanctions
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards did well under international sanctions, and the elite military force is destined to become still richer now they’ve been lifted. Iran’s clerical rulers have supported economic growth of the Guards, rewarding the group for sanctions-busting as well as suppressing dissent at...
Former Commander Of Pro-Russian Separatists Says He Executed People Based On Stalin-Era Laws
For most of his 42-minute appearance on a radio talk show, former Russia-backed separatist commander Igor Girkin sounded like nothing more than a fanatic discussing a dream now widely dismissed as fantasy. It wasn’t until the last minute that the interview with him went from surreal to chilling. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe /...
