Section: US & Canada
Ukraine Troops Begin Pullback From Debaltseve
Ukraine began withdrawing its troops from the embattled railway hub of Debaltseve after pro-Russia rebels overran much of the town despite last week’s European-brokered cease-fire deal. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Ukrainian troops retreat from battlefield in railway town
The separatists said they have taken control of the town and offered the Ukrainian troops the opportunity to surrender and abandon their weapons, a claim Ukraine denied. …read more Source: The Globe and...
Ukraine conflict: Government forces retreat from contested railroad town
Pro-government forces began on Wednesday to pull out of the town of Debaltseve which is under siege from Russian-backed rebels, commanders of pro-government paramilitary units said. …read more Source:...
Some Ukrainian troops withdraw from key town as battle rages: official
Kiev (AFP) – Some Ukrainian troops were pulling out of Debaltseve, a strategic eastern town besieged by pro-Russian rebels, while others engaged in “full-scale street fighting” with the separatists, an official there told AFP by telephone.”We are evacuating some of our units,” deputy regional police chief Ilya Kiva...
Putin and Biden in war of words over Ukraine
Rhetoric over the Ukrainian conflict stepped up overnight, with both U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin weighing in. …read more Source:...
Thousands of Refugees Are Pouring Into China to Escape Fighting in Burma
Burmese President Thein Sein granted the nation’s military wide-ranging powers this week to take the fight to ethnic Chinese rebels, after ongoing skirmishes in the country’s northeast sent thousands of refugees fleeing into neighboring China. On Wednesday, the state-backed Global New Light of Myanmar ran two notices on its front page...
Meet the Anti-Bank Activist Who Could Be the Next European Leader to Stand Up to the Banks
If the Podemos party wins Spain’s national elections, Pablo Iglesias could become the next prime minister. While the anti-austerity Syriza coalition has taken power in Greece, the grassroots party Podemos is also quickly gaining popularity in Spain, Europe’s fifth largest economy. Last May, Podemos surprised many when it received 1.2...
Ukraine says rebels continue their onslaught on Debaltseve
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The reality of Ukraine cease-fire: An explosion every few seconds
HORLIVKA, Ukraine — Yuri was on the phone with his mother when the explosion from the shell blew off both his legs. “There was this flash and suddenly I just didn’t understand anything,” he said, lying in bed at Horlivka Hospital Two, wincing from pain as there is no access to proper painkillers. See also: The ‘tough as...
Ukraine says rebels continuing onslaught on railroad hub
Ukrainian officials say Russia-back rebels are continuing their onslaught on the railroad junction of Debaltseve, the epicentre of fighting between the separatist and government troops in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
