Section: US & Canada
Syria, Iraq Conflicts Push Asylum Claims to 22-Year High
Wars in Syria and Iraq have pushed the number of asylum claims in industrialized countries to a 22-year high, and the United Nations refugee agency found asylum applications in 2014 increased dramatically from the previous year. The UNHCR report Asylum Trends 2014 estimates 866,000 new asylum applications were lodged in 44 of the world’s...
4 killed when Ukraine bus hits land mine
Ukrainian officials say a bus hit a land mine in eastern Ukraine, killing 4 people and wounding 11 others. …read more Source: New York Daily...
US sees ‘path’ to long-elusive Iran deal
Lausanne (AFP) – A nuclear deal with Iran capping over a decade of talks is in sight by a March 31 deadline, US officials said, but they remained cautious as top diplomat John Kerry prepared Thursday for down-to-the-wire negotiations.Kerry will push Iran to agree the outlines of the long-elusive deal disabling parts of its nuclear...
Three Killed After Bus Hits Mine In Eastern Ukraine
Three people have been killed in eastern Ukraine after the bus they were riding in struck a land mine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Chechen Official Vows To Arm Mexico If U.S. Gives Weapons To Ukraine
A senior Chechen official has said that Russia will provide arms to Mexico if Washington supplies weapons to Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Bus runs over landmine in Ukraine, four dead
Doug G. WareARTEMIVSK, Ukraine, March 25 (UPI) — Four people died Wednesday in Ukraine after a passenger bus they were riding on ran over a landmine while allegedly evading a government checkpoint. …read more Source: United Press...
Spain, England look to fresh faces in Euro 2016 bids
Paris (AFP) – A rejuvenated Spain recommence their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign at home to Ukraine in Seville on Friday, while the prospect of seeing Harry Kane make his debut is the main attraction as England face Lithuania.In their first outing since a 1-0 friendly loss to Germany in November, reigning European champions Spain put their...
Russian Security Council Warns US Seeks ‘Color Revolution’ Against Kremlin
The Security Council of the Russian Federation warned on Wednesday that the United States is trying to create a new global order and could instigate a “color revolution” in Russia in an attempt to destabilize Russian President Vladimir Putin, following the second meeting with Putin this month. Part of that strategy, the SCRF said, is fueling...
Scared of Putin’s Shadow
In Sanctioning Dugin, Washington Got the Wrong Man March 25, 2015 …read more Source: Foreign...
While Ukraine’s oligarchs squabble, Putin laughs
As if its festering conflict with Russia and war-torn economy weren’t enough, Ukraine is facing a growing self-inflicted problem: a showdown between the government in Kyiv and an influential billionaire with his own private army. Sadly, this is not a righteous fight on either side. The standoff — which started last week — entered a new...
