Section: US & Canada
Thomas Blatt, survivor of escape from Sobibor, dies at 88
Heath remembered Blatt as a “quiet and modest person” who suffered nightmares and depression until the end of his life, yet never wanted vengeance either for the Germans for the murder of the Jews or the complicity of many of his anti-Semitic Polish countrymen. Blatt lectured about the Holocaust, wrote two books and campaigned to...
Erdogan Divides and Rules
The politics of division and fear win a big victory in Turkey. Reuters reports: With 99 percent of votes counted, the AKP was on 49.4 percent, according to state-run broadcaster TRT, giving it 316 of parliament’s 550 seats. The main opposition CHP was at 25.4 percent.[..]The pro-Kurdish HDP, which scaled back its election campaign after its...
Flowers Laid At Russian Embassies
Flowers, soft toys, and candles were laid at Russian embassies across the former Soviet Union in the wake of the air crash in Egypt that killed 224 people — nearly all of them Russians. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
What Caused the Crash of the Russian Airliner in Egypt?
Maxim Grigoriev / Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations / APThe Russian Airbus that crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, killing all 224 people on board, could have only been brought down by external forces, a senior airline official said. The comments by Alexander Smirnov, a deputy director for Kogalymavia, which was...
Crash Victims’ Bodies Return to Russia
The first bodies of victims of the Russian airplane crash in Egypt arrived at St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport Monday morning aboard a Russian government plane. St. Petersburg authorities have decided mourning activities for those killed in the crash will last until Tuesday in Russia’s second city. Russian President Valdimir Putin...
Austria: 11 injured in Ukrainian tourist bus crash
Austrian officials say a bus carrying Ukrainian tourists crashed through a guardrail while approaching a highway and flipped, injuring 11 people, two of them seriously. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Austria: 11 injured in Ukrainian tourist bus crash
VIENNA (AP) — Austrian officials say a bus carrying Ukrainian tourists crashed through a guardrail while approaching a highway and flipped, injuring 11 people, two of them seriously. Firefighter spokesman Franz Resperger said the pre-dawn accident occurred Monday on a ramp leading to the main highway connecting Austria and Hungary near the town...
Austria 11 injured, as bus carrying Ukrainian tourists crashes through guard rail, then flips
Austrian officials say a bus carrying Ukrainian tourists crashed through a guardrail while approaching a highway and flipped, injuring 11 people, two of them seriously. …read more Source: FOX...
The Latest: The search for Sinai crash victims to end Monday
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — The latest developments after a Russian passenger plane crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board (all times local).10:40 a.m.Russia’s emergency situations minister Vladimir Puchkov says the search for the bodies of victims of the plane crash in Egypt will wrap up in a...
Mongolia, between big neighbors, seeks permanent neutrality
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Sandwiched between China and Russia, landlocked Mongolia has long tread a middle path, maintaining a balance between Moscow and Beijing while referring to the U.S. and other remote allies as “third neighbors.” Now, with a wealth of mineral resources set to transform its largely agrarian economy, Mongolia is moving to...
