Section: US & Canada
Ukraine’s new police on charm offensive in Kiev
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Only a few months ago, Kiev residents would normally avoid the police if they could help it. The officer would be of no use on a complaint – or worse, would demand a bribe…. …read more Source: Associated...
Spain Has Finally Made It Illegal for 14-Year-Olds to Get Married
Spain’s legal marriage age increased from 14 to 16 on Thursday, bringing the country’s policies in line with the majority of Europe. The law also raises the legal age of sexual consent to 14 years old from 13. The previous policy allowed some of the earliest marriages on the continent. Now, the only exceptions are Andorra and the...
Cars of OSCE Observers Vandalized in Eastern Ukraine
OSCE observers in eastern Ukraine says their mission cars vandalized, rendered unusable …read more Source: ABC...
OSCE observers in eastern Ukraine says their mission cars vandalized, rendered unusable
Observers at the Organization for Security and Cooperation and Security in Europe say protesters in rebel-controlled Donetsk have vandalized their cars. …read more Source: FOX...
Cars of OSCE observers vandalized in eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — Observers at the Organization for Security and Cooperation and Security in Europe say protesters in rebel-controlled Donetsk have… …read more Source:...
Medvedev Upbeat About Russian Economy, Ties With Europe
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said he expects Russia’s recession-hit economy to start growing again at the end of the year, while he hopes for improving economic ties with friendly countries in southeastern Europe. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian, European Leaders Agree To Discuss Ukrainian Elections July 28
The leaders of France, Germany, Russia, and Ukraine agreed July 23 to accelerate the pullback of heavy weapons in east Ukraine, and talk next week about holding local elections as Ukraine decentralizes its government. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Music review: Chamberfest opens with a brass fanfare
Dominion Chalmers United Church Thursday night The 2015 Ottawa Chamber Music Festival kicked off Thursday night to the bright-penny sounds of trumpets, trombones, tubas and more. The Canadian National Brass Project is a tiger team of 18 elite brass players (and two percussionists) from Canada’s top symphony orchestras, including Montreal,...
France, Germany, Ukraine, Russia urge respect for Ukraine truce
Paris (AFP) – The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine held talks over the conflict in east Ukraine, with all sides calling for the full implementation of a ceasefire deal, the French presidency said.The phone conversation between Francois Hollande, Angela Merkel, Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko came a week after similar...
Russian Bombers Buzzing U.S. Unlikely to Carry Nukes
The bad news for Americans old enough to remember Cold War shivers is that Soviet-era Tu-95 Bear bombers recently showed up off the U.S. coast. The good news, for Americans, is that the 1950s-era Russian air force turboprop airplanes keep crashing. And that combination, a former Air Force general says, makes it unlikely that the Russian bombers...
