Section: US & Canada
Ukrainian Nationalist Leader Calls For Concentration Camps, Bombing Pro-Russian Rebels
Ukrainian nationalist leader Dmytro Korchynsky called on the government to bomb residential areas in war-torn Donbass and create concentration camps for residents living in the self-proclaimed People’s Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk. Korchynsky, who heads the Ukrainian Bratstvao (Brotherhood) party, said the United States successfully...
Russia tries to shrug off crisis as West snubs investment forum
Saint Petersburg (AFP) – Russian officials tried to play down fears about the country’s economic crisis Thursday as tensions with the West over Ukraine cast a pall over its showcase investment forum.Once billed as Russia’s answer to Davos, the three-day Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum has Greek Prime Minister...
Ukrainian Government Begins Sixth Wave Of Military Mobilization For Service In East Ukraine War
The Ukrainian government began mobilizing its sixth and final wave of troops for active duty in the East Ukraine conflict on Thursday. While the exact total of how many people will be called upon is not known yet, the chief military prosecutor of Ukraine, Anatoliy Matios, said in January he expected the figure to be around 50,000. Kiev’s...
Putin Ally Proposes Early Election to Get Through Russia’s Storm
A former finance minister proposed on Thursday bringing forward the next presidential election to give his ally, Vladimir Putin, a stronger mandate to reform the economy and guide Russia through a financial “storm”. Russia is sliding into recession, with economic sanctions imposed by the West over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine...
Ukraine officials say suspected killers of reporter detained
Prosecutors in Ukraine’s capital say 2 suspected killers of reporter have been detained …read more Source:...
Displacement is Worst Ever Recorded
The U.N. refugee agency says worldwide displacement from wars, conflict and persecution is at the highest level ever recorded. And it’s getting worse. The UNHCR has released its annual Global Trends report, which says nearly 60 million people were forcibly displaced at the end of 2014. The UNHCR describes the level of displacement as a...
WhatsApp has been criticised over its handling of user data (FB)
WhatsApp has been criticised by a prominent pressure group over the way it handles user data. The Electronic Foundation (EFF) gave the wildly popular messaging app a “one star” rating in its annual “Who Has Your Back?” report examining how tech companies respond to government demands for information on their users....
Senate to vote on defense policy bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Over White House objections, the Senate is poised to pass a $612 billion defense policy bill that calls for arming Ukraine… …read more Source:...
Senate to vote on defense policy bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite objections from the White House, the Senate is poised to pass a $612 billion defense policy bill that calls for arming Ukraine forces, prevents another round of base closures and makes it harder for President Barack Obama to close the prison for terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay. …read more Source: U.S....
UN: ‘Dangerous New Era’ for World’s Record 60M Refugees
The world is facing the worst refugee crisis in modern times – and the global response has been pitifully inadequate, according to the latest annual report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Humanitarian groups are calling for a global summit to address the crisis. Exhausted, sunburned, dehydrated and carrying nothing but a...
