Section: US & Canada
The Crimes Of Russian Soldiers Abroad
As the trial of a Russian private accused of slaughtering an entire Armenian family in January gets under way in Gyumri on August 12, RFE/RL takes a look at some of the worst crimes Russian soldiers have been accused of committing abroad, off the battlefield. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Hacking ring accused of making $100M on stolen news releases
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say Ukrainian hackers worked with securities traders to make $30 million by breaking into the computer systems of companies that publish news releases about mergers and acquisitions. …read more Source: U.S....
Retested Doping Samples Implicate 28 Athletes From Russia, Belarus, Ukraine
Disciplinary action has been initiated against 28 athletes after the IAAF, world athletics’ governing body, retested samples from the 2005 and 2007 World Championships and discovered what it described as 32 “adverse findings.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Hacking ring accused of making $100M on stolen news releases
Federal prosecutors say Ukrainian hackers worked with securities traders to make $30 million by breaking into the computer systems of companies that publish news releases about mergers and acquisitions. …read more Source: WAVE 3...
Ukraine’s Cold War Gets Hot
The most intense Russian-backed fighting in six months has occurred within the last 24 hours. But it’s where the flare-out has taken place that matters. …read more Source: The Daily...
Malaysia Airlines crash investigators may have found missile clues in Ukraine
MOSCOW — Netherlands prosecutors revealed Tuesday that they had found what could be pieces of a Russian-made surface-to-air missile system in eastern Ukraine, in the area of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Canadian participation in surprise Arctic conference ‘absolutely essential’
A short-notice gathering of foreign ministers organized by the US State Department for the end of August could be a major forum for ensuring Arctic co-operation with Russia, despite a continued stalemate on the conflict in Ukraine. The conference, called GLACIER—Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement and...
Four Ukrainians Sought In $100 Million U.S. Insider Trading Case
An alliance of U.S.-based stock traders and computer hackers in Ukraine made as much as $100 million in illegal profits from stealing market-moving corporate information, U.S. authorities charged August 11. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU Says Attacks In Eastern Ukraine Violate Minsk Deal
The European Union said on August 11 that increasing attacks in government-held areas in eastern Ukraine violate February’s cease-fire deal that was agreed in Minsk. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Prosecutors: possible Buk missile parts found at MH17 site
Prosecutors found what they believe could be parts of a Buk missile system at the site in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: New York Daily...
