Section: US & Canada
The Politics of Genocide
Last month marked the 100th anniversary of the first major genocide of the 20th century. The massacre of over one million Armenians by the Ottoman government in 1915 continues to fuel a fierce debate about what constitutes “genocide,” which groups were victims, and who were the criminals. It is past time, however, for the world to acknowledge...
Wall shuffles cabinet; Kevin Doherty named new Saskatchewan finance minister
REGINA – Saskatchewan has a new finance minister.Premier Brad Wall has named Kevin Doherty to replace Ken Krawetz, who has said he will not run in the next provincial election. Scott Moe takes over from Doherty as minister of advanced education, while backbencher Herb Cox takes over for Moe as environment minister.Wall has also named...
Ukrainian lawmakers suspend military cooperation with Russia
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday voted to suspend military cooperation with Russia in a long-anticipated move signaling a further break in relations between the once-close partners. …read more Source: CNS...
OSCE: Fighters Captured In Ukraine Admit To Serving In Russia Army
European mediators in the Ukrainian crisis say two men captured by Kyiv’s troops had confessed to being members of the Russian armed forces sent in to back up pro-Moscow separatist fighters. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Makes Amnesia the Law of the Land
Few Western observers took notice when Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko signed a package of laws last Friday. They should have. The laws, which were rushed through parliament without public debate, strive to provide the country with a …read more Source: The New...
EU Seeks To Keep Eastern Partnership On Track
The European Union on May 21 reassured its six Eastern European partners that the 28-nation bloc “is as committed as ever” to building closer reations with them. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Letters: Memorials and hospitals
Memorials that evoke In a leafy wooded area just by Gander Lake, Newfoundland, stands a bronze sculpture of an American serviceman. On either side of him a small child holds his hand. This poignant little group is a memorial to the 248 American soldiers who perished in a plane crash on December 12, 1985, just after takeoff. They were going home...
2 Men Captured in Ukraine Admit to Being Russian Soldiers, Monitoring Group Says
Diplomats from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe interviewed the two men in a hospital in Kiev. Russia has denied they are active duty soldiers. …read more Source: The New York...
A Nation of Snitches
Graphic created by EFF Senior Designer Hugh D’Andrade. A totalitarian state is only as strong as its informants. And the United States has a lot of them. They read our emails. They listen to, download and store our phone calls. They photograph us on street corners, on subway platforms, in stores, on highways and in public and private...
SpaceX cargo ship returns to Earth in ocean splashdown
Miami (AFP) – SpaceX’s unmanned Dragon supply ship left the International Space Station Thursday and hours later splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, NASA said.The Dragon began its journey back to Earth at 7:04 am (1104 GMT), when the US space agency broadcast images of the white capsule floating away from...
