Section: US & Canada
Coal mine blast kills at least 24 in war-torn east Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine – A rebel-held city scarred by months of conflict in eastern Ukraine suffered more tragedy Wednesday when a methane gas explosion in a coal mine killed at least 24 workers and left nine missing. As rescue efforts stretched past sundown, separatist authorities were accused by Ukraine’s government of failing to do enough to...
At least 24 dead in mine blast
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — The number of confirmed dead in a coal mine explosion in eastern Ukraine now stands at 24 or more. Nine others are still missing. The mine is in a separatist-controlled region of eastern Ukraine — and Ukraine’s government is accusing separatist authorities of not doing enough to save the lives of the miners. He says...
Ukraine PM: Pro-Russian Rebels Hampering Mine Rescue
Ukraine officials say emergency relief crews are being hampered by pro-Russian separatists, after a mine blast in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk trapped and killed workers. …read more Source: The Boston...
Russian-Speaking Jihadists
Last week, New York police arrested three Brooklyn men, immigrants from post-Soviet states Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, and charged them with aiding the Islamic State (ISIL). One of the men’s online postings questioned whether it is “possible to commit ourselves as dedicated martyrs while here [in the U.S.]… to shoot Obama and...
The Top Threat to the United States? Take Your Pick.
What’s the top threat to America? It depends on which high-level Pentagon official you ask. In a series of hearings on Capitol Hill this week, there was some agreement among Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, and Gen. John Campbell, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan. But hours of questioning by...
Coal mine blast kills at least 24 in war-torn east Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — The speaker in Ukraine’s parliament says 32 workers have been killed by an explosion at coal mine in war-torn eastern Ukraine. Volodymyr Groysman told lawmakers that the accident happened before dawn Wednesday.read more …read more Source: CNS...
Saakashvili Urges U.S. To Send Ukraine Weapons
Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, now serving as an adviser to the administration of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, has called on the United States to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
US Official: New Sanctions Against Russia Under Consideration
A top U.S. official says Washington is considering imposing new sanctions against Russia if a Ukraine cease-fire deal reached last month in Minsk continues to be violated, and has sent a team to Europe to coordinate the measures with allied governments. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland told the House...
Coal mine blast kills at least 24 in war-torn east Ukraine
A rebel-held city scarred by months of conflict in eastern Ukraine suffered more tragedy Wednesday when a methane gas explosion in a coal mine killed at least 24 workers and left nine missing. …read more Source: WAVE 3...
Former Ukraine Finance Minister Arrested On Spanish Coast
Spanish media reports say police have arrested former Ukrainian Finance Minister Yuriy Kolobov, missing since August 2014 and wanted for embezzlement and financial wrongdoing under an Interpol arrest warrant. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
