Section: US & Canada
IN PHOTOS: Ukrainian rebels trade in combat boots for high heels at beauty pageant
Trading in their combat boots and fatigues for high heels and ball gowns, female rebel fighters who normally fight Ukrainian soldiers took Saturday off to take part in a beauty pageant. …read more Source: Global...
European Official Not Ready to Stiffen Russia Sanctions
Donald Tusk, head of the European Council, said he was eager for the bloc to take a more robust stance against Russian efforts to redraw Ukraine’s borders. …read more Source: The New York...
2 charged, 3 held in killing of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov
MOSCOW — Five men were behind bars Sunday either charged or suspected in the killing of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, but details remained unclear in the case that has shaken Russia’s marginalized and struggling opposition movement. Russian news reports meanwhile cited unnamed sources as saying another suspect had killed himself with a...
Ukraine Industry Seeks Ties With West, but Buckles in Crisis
KIEV, Ukraine—Volodymyr Kuzovkin’s office is less than 50 miles from the European Union, but for him and his factory, the EU is a world away. Despite Ukraine’s desperation to integrate with Europe, a desire so strong it sparked the protests that ousted pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych last year, much of Ukrainian business...
Russian Court Charges 2, Detains 3 Others in Nemtsov Killing
MOSCOW—Five men were behind bars Sunday either charged or suspected in the killing of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, but details remained unclear in the case that has shaken Russia’s marginalized and struggling opposition movement. The five appeared in a Moscow court, where two of them were charged in connection with the shooting of Nemtsov...
Russian court charges 2, detains 3 others in Nemtsov killing
MOSCOW (AP) — Five men were behind bars Sunday either charged or suspected in the killing of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, but details remained unclear in the case that has shaken Russia’s marginalized and struggling opposition movement. The three others include Gubashev’s younger brother Shagid, along with Khamzad Bakhaev and...
Ukraine’s women rebels don evening gowns for glam night
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Yana Manuilova cuts an imposing figure in combat fatigues as a gun-toting rebel in eastern Ukraine.But to mark International Women’s Day she took time out from the war to zip herself into an evening gown and compete in a beauty pageant in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk.”Even in my military fatigues I...
5 detained in Nemtsov killing, one admits guilt
MOSCOW — A Russian court on Sunday charged two men in the killing of leading opposition figure Boris Nemtsov and ordered three other suspects to remain in jail pending a decision on whether to file charges. Russian news agencies said one of those charged has admitted involvement in the crime. Judge Nataliya Mushnikova said that Zaur Dadaev made a...
Russian court charges 2 suspects in killing of Boris Nemtsov
People follow the coffin of Boris Nemtsov during a farewell ceremony at the Sakharov center in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 3, 2015. (Pavel Golovkin/AP) MOSCOW — A Russian court on Sunday charged two men in the killing of leading opposition figure Boris Nemtsov and ordered three other suspects to remain in jail pending a decision on whether to...
Why countries default on their debts
So 2015 looks set to be a difficult year for countries struggling under heavy debt burdens. Only two months in and we have already seen precarious economic situations in states, including Greece and Ukraine, worsen substantially. Few would bet against the likelihood of a major debt restructuring in the near future. But have we become too afraid...
