Section: US & Canada
Ukraine’s Parliament Recognizes 1944 ‘Genocide’ Of Crimean Tatars
Ukraine’s parliament has approved a resolution recognizing the mass deportations of Crimean Tatars in 1944 as genocide. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Parliament Passes Antidiscrimination Rules For LGBT Community
Ukraine’s parliament has voted for changes to the country’s labor code that include protection against discrimination for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Wesley Clark: Obama Should Exploit Putin’s Distraction Over Plane Crash, Anti-ISIS War
The former supreme allied commander says Obama should capitalize on the Russian leader’s distraction by stoking the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: U.S....
Canada ready to re-engage with Russia, Iran, despite differences, Dion says
Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion says Canada will be more constructive in its diplomatic dealings with Iran and Russia, but that caution and assertiveness will remain central to its approach. In an interview with the Citizen on Wednesday, Dion said the new Liberal government also won’t shy away from criticizing either Israel or the...
Robert Legvold on Russian Foreign Policy Decision-Making, Interview with Columbia University Professor and Leading Russia Expert Part II
Robert Legvold is a Marshall D Shulman Professor Emeritus at the Columbia University political science department. He is one of the world’s leading experts on the foreign policy of post-Soviet states, and a book reviewer for Foreign Affairs magazine. Previously, he served as the director of Soviet studies on the Council of Foreign Relations...
One Killed and Five Wounded As Fighting Breaks Out in Eastern Ukraine
The violence is the most significant outbreak since both sides agreed to pull back heavy weapons in September …read more Source:...
Poroshenko Says Situation In Eastern Ukraine Worsening
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says the situation in eastern Ukraine has recently worsened and the country’s security and territorial integrity are being threatened. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
El Nino may stir grain markets more than Black Sea drought
By Gus Trompiz GENEVA (Reuters) – El Nino could have a bigger impact on grain and oilseed markets than drought in Russia and Ukraine, which… …read more Source:...
Oligarchs on the Airwaves
Ukraine’s top TV channels are controlled by powerful business interests — and they aren’t shy about making sure the coverage goes their way. …read more Source: Foreign...
Italian bank UniCredit to shed 18,000 jobs as profits slide
MILAN (AP) — Italian bank UniCredit announced Wednesday it will shed 18,200 jobs by 2018 as its third-quarter profits slid 30 percent mainly due to charges on businesses in Croatia and Ukraine.UniCredit, Italy’s largest bank by assets, said in a statement Wednesday that net profit for the three months ending Sept. 30 was 507 million euros...
