Section: US & Canada
Watch: Powerball Winners to Split $564 Million; Ceasefire Reached Between Russia, Ukraine; Obama Signs Clay Hunt SAV Act
Three Powerball lottery winners to split $564 million; Ceasefire reached between Russia, Ukraine; Obama signs Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act. …read more Source: ABC...
Harper skeptical of Ukraine ceasefire deal
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is cautiously optimistic about Thursday’s ceasefire deal between Ukraine and Russia, saying he’ll remain skeptical until Russia honours its end of the bargain. The peace deal was hammered out following all-night negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany at a summit in Belarus. Part of the...
Leaders Comment on Minsk Agreement
The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France, the main players in the cease-fire negotiations in Minsk, discuss the talks. …read more Source: The New York...
Watch: Ceasefire Deal a ‘Glimmer of Hope’ for Eastern Ukraine
Ukraine and Russia agree to peace deal after marathon negotiations in Minsk, Belarus. …read more Source: ABC...
What’s in the Ukraine ceasefire agreement
World leaders expressed cautious optimism in the wake of a ceasefire deal that could bring an end to the violence in Ukraine. CBC News looks at key aspects of the agreement. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Dominates Meeting Of E.U. Leaders In Brussels
Thursday’s summit of EU leaders in Brussels was dominated by news of a possible ceasefire in Ukraine, but other crises like Greek debt and the threat of terrorism were also on the agenda.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
US Sends A-10 Thunderbolt II Aircraft To Germany, Just As Ukraine Ceasefire Signed
As a new ceasefire for East Ukraine was signed on Thursday, in an attempt to end the conflict between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian rebeles, the United States is sending to Europe a warplane that was designed during the Cold War for one purpose: to destroy Russian tanks in Europe. …read more Source: International Business...
In Ukraine, Few Have Faith Truce Will Hold
Skepticism ran high in Kiev and the country’s war-torn east that the latest cease-fire deal would bring little more than a pause before more bloodletting. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Harper approaches Ukraine deal with skepticism
VICTORIAVILLE, Que. – Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he is encouraged by a comprehensive peace deal reached today between Ukraine and Russia, but says he is being cautious about whether Russia will honour it. The peace deal was hammered out today following all-night negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany at a summit in...
Senate Confirms Ashton Carter As Secretary Of Defense
WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to confirm Ashton Carter as President Barack Obama’s next secretary of defense. Carter, 60, who was approved in a 93-5 vote, served as deputy defense secretary, the Pentagon’s No. 2 position, from 2011 to 2013. He was also the Defense...
