Section: US & Canada
Pro-Russian Rebel Leader Threatens To Take Mariupol, Blames Ukrainians For Truce Breakdown
The leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic threatened Thursday that pro-Russian rebels will take the port city of Mariupol if Ukrainian forces continue their “aggression” toward them. Oleksandr Zakharchenko’s comments, made on Russian TV, come as intense fighting in Donetsk, as well as Mariupol, threatens...
Putin rebukes U.S., defends Iran missile decision
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin sternly urged the West to respect Russia’s interests in global affairs and defended his move to sanction the delivery of a long-range air defense missile system to Iran during a marathon TV call-in show with the nation Thursday. Putin scathingly criticized Washington for refusing to see Moscow as an equal...
Ukrainian Volunteers Search for Bodies of Missing Soldiers
As the cease-fire becomes more fragile in eastern Ukraine, a team of volunteer body collectors travels to the small village of Savur Mohyla in the what pro-Russian separatists call the Donetsk Peoples Republic – to retrieve bodies of fallen Ukrainian servicemen from rebel-held territories. With a recent escalation in violence in eastern...
Ukrainian Volunteers Search for Bodies of Missing Soldiers
As the cease-fire becomes more fragile in eastern Ukraine, a team of volunteer body collectors travels to the small village of Savur Mohyla in the what pro-Russian separatists call the Donetsk Peoples Republic – to retrieve bodies of fallen Ukrainian servicemen from rebel-held territories. Adam Bailes traveled with the team and has this...
Putin confident on economy, offers to mend ties with West
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has weathered the worst of its economic troubles and is on the road to recovery, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday during a marathon call-in TV show, offering to normalize ties with the West if it treats Moscow as an equal partner and not a “vassal.” Putin mixed promises with stern warnings and some humor...
Canada offers $3.3M to effort to fight cybercrime in central America, Caribbean
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Canada is contributing $3.3 million to support measures to combat cybercrime in central America and the Caribbean.Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson made the announcement today at an international Internet security conference in the Netherlands.Nicholson says $2.8 million will go towards a joint project with...
Putin Takes Questions: More Economy, Less Ukraine
President Vladimir V. Putin used his annual national call-in show on Thursday to try to reassure Russians that economic troubles were under control. …read more Source: The New York...
Obama Lavishes Praise on Modi in TIME Magazine
The list of writers of Time‘s annual 100 Most Influential People feature is usually as star-studded as the list itself. This year, you can read Elon Musk on Kanye West, or Ukrainian Prime Minister Petro Poroshenko on Angela Merkel. But even in this pantheon, one byline-subject combination stands out, and that’s Barack Obama on Narendra...
Five Bizarre Moments From Putin’s Marathon Call-In Show
If you had the chance, what would you ask Russian President Vladimir Putin? On Thursday, Putin spent four hours live on Russian state television answering questions ranging from the serious to decidedly absurd. Some 3 million questions were sent by phone and text to the annual call-in show, which has become a yearly PR highlight for the Kremlin....
How McDonald’s Became a Target for Protest
Protestors destroy a McDonald’s in Lahore, Pakistan, in 2006 following the Danish cartoon scandal. (Mian Khursheed/AP) On Thursday, Bloomberg reported that 130 McDonald’s locations in Japan would be closed due to lagging sales amid food scandals. This is the type of story we’re used to seeing about companies, a story where...
