Section: US & Canada
Ukraine coal mine blast kills at least 30
An early morning mine blast in the eastern Ukrainian rebel stronghold of Donetsk killed more than 30 people and injured 14, a local official said on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
New Malaysia Airlines CEO a “battle hardened” veteran
HONG KONG (AP) — When the owners of embattled Malaysia Airlines went looking for a new CEO to lead its restructuring, they chose a German turnaround specialist known as “The Terminator” to take on what’s been dubbed the toughest job in aviation. The company was pushed to the brink of bankruptcy by the disappearance of Flight 370...
More than 30 killed in mine blast in rebel east Ukraine, official says
More than 30 people were killed after an explosion at a coal mine in the separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, a local official said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The Globe and...
Greeks bearing grudges rip up Brussels diplomatic rulebook
Athens (AFP) – Strapped for cash and under pressure to deliver on reforms, Greece’s new radical government has ruffled feathers in Brussels by not respecting the diplomatic niceties of the negotiating table.From 40-year-old Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras downwards, Greek officials have gone into EU meetings in fighting mood, their hard...
Top U.S. General Says Washington Should Consider Arming Ukraine
The U.S. military’s leading general says Washington should now consider providing Ukrainian forces with lethal aid to help combat the nation’s pro-Kremlin insurgency. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey argued during a Senate hearing on Tuesday that the allegedly Russian-backed rebellion threatens to undo more...
Dempsey Backs Arming Ukraine With ‘Lethal Aid’ Against Pro-Russian Separatists
U.S. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey for the first time said the United States should consider giving “lethal aid” to Ukraine in its fight against pro-Russian separatists. The top-ranking military officer urged lawmakers in Washington Tuesday to back the possibility of arming Ukrainian government troops along with NATO allies, according to Defense One....
West vow ‘strong’ response if major Ukraine truce violation
Kiev (AFP) – Western leaders have called for a “strong reaction” from the international community to any major violation of a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine as they seek to further pressure Russia over the conflict.The leaders of the United States, Germany, France, Britain and Italy plus EU head Donald Tusk on Tuesday also argued...
Out for Blood in Russia
The Murder of Boris Nemtsov March 3, 2015 …read more Source: Foreign...
A murder in Moscow — and a climate of fear
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants the public to believe he doesn’t benefit from the death of Boris Nemtsov, and some of the slain politician’s anti-Kremlin allies seem inclined to agree. Putin has used this propaganda line before, however, and there’s no reason to believe it now. Nemtsov’s murder — regardless of who...
Punches Thrown in Ukraine Parliament
A brawl erupted in the Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday (March 3) with deputies throwing punches and shouting abuse at one another. At the centre of the scuffles was leader of Ukraine’s populist Radical Party, Oleh Lyashko, who took exception to the presence of Serhiy Melnychuk, a former colleague in the Radicals, who had joined another...
