Section: US & Canada
Bondarenko knocks out top-seeded Navarro in Japan Open
TOKYO (AP) — Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine knocked out top-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday in the first round of the Japan Open. …read more Source: CNS...
The Daily Vertical: The Temperature In Sweden
The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Tatar Activist Get Three Years In Jail For Stance On Crimea
A court in Russia’s republic of Tatarstan has sentenced the chairman of the Tatar Public Center to three years in jail. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Preliminary Hearings Into Savchenko’s Case Resume In Russia
A Russian court has resumed the preliminary hearing into the high-profile case against Ukrainian pilot Nadia Savchenko, charged with providing information that led to the deaths of two Russian journalists. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
US Air Force Cites ‘Alarming’ Russian Strides in Air Power
A U.S. Air Force general on Monday cited what he called “alarming” moves by the Russian military to beef up its air forces in the years since the invasion of Georgia in 2008 and to establish firm defenses around areas like Crimea. General Frank Gorenc, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, told reporters he was concerned about...
Ivanovic gives troubled Chelsea a wake-up call
London (AFP) – Branislav Ivanovic has warned Chelsea to snap out of their lethargic start to the season as the spluttering English champions bid to get back on track against Maccabi Tel-Aviv on Wednesday.Jose Mourinho’s embattled side start their Champions League Group G campaign in dire need of a victory after a traumatising period...
Ukrainian Firm To Pay $30 Million In Landmark U.S. Securities Case
A Ukrainian company and its chief executive will pay $30 million to settle charges in a $100 million securities case that U.S. authorities describe as the largest ever involving a sophisticated cybercrime operation. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Canadian troops arrive in Ukraine to train soldiers fighting separatists
Operation Unifier comes in addition to $570-million in economic and non-lethal military aid that Canada has provided to Ukraine since the revolution 18 months ago …read more Source: The Globe and...
Wary of Russia, Estonian Volunteers Rush to Join Militia
Members of Estonia’s part-time militia crouch in a sandy trench on a hilltop as machine gun fire echoes through rain washed forest. Russia may be some way off but it is wariness of a vast neighbor that is swelling the force’s ranks, drawing laborers and and office workers alike to a grueling exercise. The Defense League of the Baltic...
Crisis-hit Brazil unveils $17 bn austerity package
Brasília (AFP) – Brazil announced a massive $17 billion austerity package Monday in a bid to boost its ailing economy amid a deepening crisis that has already caused a shock downgrade of its credit rating.The package — announced at a news conference by Planning Minister Nelson Barbosa — includes freezing public sector salary...
