Section: US & Canada
Maps Illustrate ISIS’s Terrifying Advance in Syria and Iraq
Thomas van Linge’s colorful, detailed maps showing which parties control which parts of Iraq, Libya and Syria are a hit whenever he posts them on Twitter. They have been cited on news stories in the Huffington Post, Lebanon’s Daily Star and Vox, as well as on the University of Texas at Austin’s website. But van Linge isn’t...
War in Ukraine traps civilians in no man’s land
What Ukrainian troops call a buffer zone is a village of a few hundred people, a no man’s land patrolled by Ukrainian military, where bandits and pro-Russian separatist roam. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine says 6 servicemen killed in fighting
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine’s military says six of its servicemen have been killed and another 14 wounded in fighting over the past day, one of the highest casualty tolls reported in a single day since an often-violated cease-fire was called more than three months ago. …read more Source: U.S....
Baku games organisers ‘blame government for barring media’
BAKU (AFP) – The final say on whether foreign journalists attended the inaugural European Games in Baku lay with the Azerbaijan Government and not with the organisers, officials said on Saturday.The barring of a noted journalist from English newspaper ‘The Guardian’ — who was due to fly in on Friday — caused a furore...
Ukraine Says 6 Servicemen Killed in Fighting
Ukraine says 6 servicemen killed, 14 wounded in fighting over past day …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine says 6 servicemen killed, 14 wounded in fighting over past day
Ukraine’s military says six of its servicemen have been killed and another 14 wounded in fighting over the past day, one of the highest casualty tolls reported in a single day since an often-violated cease-fire was called more than three months ago. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine says 6 servicemen killed in fighting
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine’s military says six of its servicemen have been killed and another 14 wounded in fighting over the past day, one of the… …read more Source:...
Ukraine says 6 servicemen killed in fighting
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine’s military says six of its servicemen have been killed and another 14 wounded in fighting over the past day, one of the highest casualty tolls reported in a single day since an often-violated cease-fire was called more than three months ago. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Caught in the Middle: War in Ukraine Creates No Man’s Lands
KATERYNIVKA, Ukraine— A single crack of an automatic rifle shattered the tomb-like silence of this no-man’s-land village in east Ukraine. The gunshot, fired in error by a jumpy soldier, sent government border guard troops on patrol this week scrambling to brace against the ambush they expect every time they venture into Katerynivka. The men...
Former Ambassador Michael McFaul: A Lot Of Prominent Russians Don’t Like The Mess They’re In
Every week The WorldPost asks an expert to shed light on a topic driving world headlines. This time, we speak with Michael McFaul, professor of Political Science at Stanford University and former U.S. Ambassador to Russia. President Barack Obama announced on Monday that leaders of the G7 countries have agreed to maintain sanctions against Russia...
