Section: US & Canada
Ukraine’s stability under threat after president fires pro-Kiev tycoon
KIEV, Ukraine — In a major test of Ukraine’s fragile political stability, President Petro Poroshenko Wednesday dismissed a billionaire regional ally who had established his own power base near the front-lines of pro-Russian rebels.Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...
Senior US Official: Corruption Ukraine’s ‘Second War’
The United States is closely watching signs of possible major anti-corruption moves in Ukraine involving the forced resignation of a billionaire governor and the arrest of two top state emergency officials. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called for the resignation Tuesday of Ihor Kolomoisky, a powerful businessman who had been serving as...
Russia Military Update: Russian Armed Forces Will Draft Thousands Of Crimea Residents This Year
Russian armed forces will draft thousands of Crimea residents this year regardless of their ethnic origin, according to Tass, a state media outlet. Up to 5,000 people are expected to join Russia’s military under a law passed Wednesday that established special rules for exemptions and deferments from the draft for residents of Crimea and...
Decoder: The Plague
The first victim of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa was almost certainly a 2-year-old boy in the small village of Meliandou in southeastern Guinea. Since his death in December 2013, the disease—whose previous outbreaks killed at most hundreds of people, and generally in rural areas—has infected thousands of people across West Africa, as well as...
Washington and Ankara Need Couples Therapy
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whom Barack Obama once described as a “close friend,” no longer appears to enjoy that status. Under President Erdogan and his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), Turkey, one of the most prominent and long-standing members of NATO, is running out of friends in the West. The Center for American...
Ukraine’s stability under threat after dismissal of tycoon
KIEV, Ukraine — In a major test of Ukraine’s fragile political stability, President Petro Poroshenko’s Wednesday dismissed a billionaire regional ally who had established his own power base near the front-lines of pro-Russian rebels. Kolomoisky, one of Ukraine’s richest men, had been a staunch backer of Kiev, widely credited for...
3 Dead as Passenger Bus Hits Mine in East Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – Three people were killed and six injured on Wednesday when a passenger bus struck a landmine in eastern Ukraine where government forces have been battling Russian-backed separatists, Interfax news agency said, quoting police. A local police official, Ilya Kyva, said the bus had been carrying about 20 passengers from...
4 killed when bus hit land mine in eastern Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say a bus accidentally hit a land mine in eastern Ukraine, killing 4 and wounding 11 people. …read more Source: U.S....
4 Killed When Bus Hit Land Mine in Eastern Ukraine
Bus hits land mine in eastern Ukraine, leaving 4 people dead, 11 wounded …read more Source: ABC...
Bus hits land mine in eastern Ukraine, leaving 4 people dead, 11 wounded
Ukrainian officials say a bus accidentally hit a land mine in eastern Ukraine, killing 4 and wounding 11 people. …read more Source: FOX...
