Section: US & Canada
Ukraine claims Russian officer detained
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine’s border guards service says it has detained a Russian officer who was driving a truck packed with weapons including… …read more Source:...
Meet The ‘Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitives’ in America
On July 26, one hundred and 7 years ago, the FBI was created — but its infamous 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list didn’t begin until 1950 after a news reporter asked the bureau for the names of the “toughest guys” it wanted to capture. The resulting story generated so much publicity, J. Edgar Hoover, then director, decided to launch...
Ukraine Detains Suspected Russian Army Officer
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian state security agents on Sunday questioned a soldier suspected of being a Russian army officer who was picked up while riding in a military truck packed with ammunition in the country’s east. If he is confirmed as a Russian soldier, Ukraine is likely to use the case to bolster its charges that Russia is...
Gazprom Doesn’t Think Turnabout Is Fair Play
If you’re a fan of irony, sit down, kick your feet up, and get ready: you’re in for a treat. Earlier this month, Turkmenistan called Gazprom out for allegedly not paying for any of its gas imports from the former Soviet country in 2015. This raised eyebrows because it’s normally Gazprom calling out one of its captive customers...
Germany Wants a Strong Greece
There has been a lot of talk about who has won and who has lost in the recent negotiations on the Greek debt crisis, about who is strong and who is weak in Europe, who is cruel to whom and who has dictated what. This whole discussion, in my mind, misses the point. Europe, especially Germany, wants a strong Greece. The latest negotiations on...
The Latest: FIFA keeps Russia and Ukraine apart
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — The latest on Saturday’s 2018 World Cup qualifying draw (times are local):10:20 p.m.FIFA made a political decision… …read more Source:...
Radwanska, Tsurenko to play for 1st title at Istanbul Cup
ISTANBUL (AP) — Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine and Usrzula Radwanska of Poland will play for their first WTA singles title in the Istanbul Cup… …read more Source:...
Russia sends Ukrainian pilot to western region jail ahead of trial in journalist deaths
Russia’s human rights commissioner says the Ukrainian servicewoman charged in the deaths of two Russian journalists is being sent to a detention facility in western Russia as her trial looms closer. …read more Source: FOX...
U.S. troops to train regular Ukrainian military
U.S. troops will begin training regular Ukrainian military forces later this year in an expansion of their current mission, the State Department said Friday. …read more Source: The Washington...
Savchenko Moved To Detention Center In Rostov Region
Jailed Ukrainian pilot and parliament member Nadia Savchenko has been taken to a detention facility in the city of Shakhty in Rostov region. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
