Section: US & Canada
Ukraine calls local elections but not in rebel-held east
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian parliament has voted to call a local election across the country in October, but not in the rebel-occupied… …read more Source:...
Major frozen chicken recall after salmonella illnesses
Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment NEW YORK — Several million pounds of frozen chicken are being recalled after 11 people got sick from salmonella. Aspen Foods is recalling nearly two million...
Video Purports to Show Rebel Dismay After Downing of Malaysia Jet in Ukraine
A year after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 went down in eastern Ukraine, video from an Australian news outlet seems to show pro-Russian separatists amid the wreckage. …read more Source: The New York...
Russian Politician To Be Appointed Odesa Deputy Governor
The governor of Ukraine’s Odesa region, Mikheil Saakashvili, has announced that Russian politician Maria Gaidar will be his deputy. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine considers Kazakh gas transit options
Daniel J. GraeberKIEV, Ukraine, July 17 (UPI) — Trade agreements with Kazakhstan may include the possibility of receiving natural gas shipments sent through the country, Ukraine’s government said. …read more Source: United Press...
New video of Flight 17 crash emerges 1 year later
As local villagers march in solemn procession to crash site still in rebel-held eastern Ukraine, shocking new evidence comes to light …read more Source:...
Seeing Putin for the Threat He Really Is
Air Force General Paul Selva, in his confirmation hearing on Tuesday to be vice-chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, became the latest military official to describe Russia as the greatest threat facing the United States. “Russia possesses the conventional and nuclear capability to be an existential threat to this nation should they choose to do...
The Daily Vertical: Disrespect Is Putin’s Stock In Trade
The Daily Vertical is a video primer for Russia-watchers that appears Monday through Friday. Viewers can suggest topics via Twitter @PowerVertical or on the Power Vertical Facebook page. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainians, Australian Kin Mark Year since MH17 Downing
ABOVE, Ukraine (AP) – Residents of the Ukrainian village where a Malaysian airliner was shot down with 298 people aboard a year ago joined a procession to the crash site on Friday, while Australia’s prime minister remembered the “savagery” of the disaster as he unveiled a… …read more Source:...
‘Moral duty’ to punish ‘murderers’ who downed MH17: Ukraine leader
Kiev (AFP) – President Petro Poroshenko on Friday called it a “moral duty” to punish those responsible for downing the MH17 flight over Ukraine one year ago, killing all 298 people on board.”Our moral duty to honour the memory of the fallen ones is to ensure a fair punishment for those guilty in downing the aircraft. This...
