Section: US & Canada
UN says death toll in eastern Ukraine passes 6,000, cites Russian involvement
While Russia denies its troops are fighting in Ukraine, the UN cited ‘credible reports (that) indicate a continuing flow of heavy weaponry and foreign fighters’ from Russia …read more Source: The Globe and...
UN puts death toll since beginning of Eastern Ukraine crisis at over 6,000
The UN human rights office says more than 6,000 people have died in eastern Ukraine since the start of the conflict almost a year ago. …read more Source:...
Death toll in eastern Ukraine conflict tops 6,000, UN human rights office says
More than 6,000 people have died in eastern Ukraine since the start of the conflict almost a year ago that has led to a “merciless devastation of civilian lives and infrastructure,” the U.N. human rights office said Monday. …read more Source: FOX...
UN Says Death Toll In ‘Merciless’ Ukraine War Exceeds 6,000
The UN human rights chief says more than 6,000 people have been killed in the conflict in eastern Ukraine since it erupted in April 2014. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
US Calls for Investigation of Boris Nemtsov Murder
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has called for a thorough and transparent investigation into the murder of Russian opposition politician and activist Boris Nemtsov. Former Russian chess champion and rights activist Garry Kasparov says he is shattered by the news and says it comes amid an atmosphere of propaganda and hatred aimed at opponents...
Why Russia Has Jailed Female Ukrainian Pilot
The Kremlin’s latest high-profile prisoner is Nadiya Savchenko, Ukraine’s first female pilot and a symbol of resistance for many in her home country. …read more Source:...
UN rights office: Death toll in eastern Ukraine passes 6,000
BERLIN (AP) — The U.N. human rights office says more than 6,000 people have died in eastern Ukraine since the start of the conflict almost a year ago. …read more Source: U.S....
Kerry, Lavrov open tough talks on Ukraine, Nemtsov
Geneva (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry began tough talks in Geneva Monday with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on the fighting in eastern Ukraine.Kerry was also expected to press Lavrov to ensure that Moscow carries out a credible investigation into the weekend assassination of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. The two...
UN rights office: Death toll in eastern Ukraine passes 6,000
U.N. rights chief Zeid Raad al-Hussein said in a statement Monday that investigators from his office had found a “merciless devastation of civilian lives and infrastructure” in the embattled region, where separatists backed by Russia are fighting Ukrainian government forces. …read more Source: San Francisco...
UN rights office says death toll in eastern Ukraine passes 6,000, cites Russian involvement
The U.N. …read more Source: FOX...
