Section: US & Canada
Lose one minister, shuffle three. Stephen Harper’s new election face
It’s been a busy “off-week” on Parliament Hill. First Eve Adams bolted from the Conservatives — after the party abandoned her — to became a Liberal. As floor-crossings go, this was a doozy. Twitter erupted. Talking heads talked. Ink was spilled. And people outside of Ottawa wondered why any of it mattered. Then German Chancellor Angela...
France, Germany to Help ‘Verify’ Ukraine Cease-Fire Deal
Hollande says France, Germany to help ‘verify’ Ukraine cease-fire process …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine’s President Says the Accords Signed in Minsk Give No Autonomy to Rebel-Held Areas.
Ukraine’s president says the accords signed in Minsk give no autonomy to rebel-held areas. …read more Source: ABC...
Putin: Leaders Agree To Deal For Ukraine Cease-Fire Deal
Russian President Putin on Thursday emerged from marathon Ukraine peace talks by announcing a new cease-fire deal. Questions remain whether Ukraine and the pro-Russian rebels have agreed on its terms.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Poroshenko: Ukraine did not agreed to federalization in Minsk talks
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says talks in Minsk did not include any agreement on autonomy for the rebel-held areas in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Says Heavy Weaponry Will Be Pulled out in 14 Days.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says heavy weaponry will be pulled out in 14 days. …read more Source: ABC...
Photo of Loving Couple Wins World Press Photo Award
Danish photographer Mads Nissen has won the 58th World Press Photo contest for his portrait of Jon and Alex, a gay couple, during an intimate moment in St. Petersburg, Russia. The deeply personal and subtle portrait stands in stark contrast with the hundreds of graphic images of protests, suffering and death that have marked 2014 – from Ukraine...
Vladimir Putin: Leaders agree on deal for Ukraine cease-fire
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says the warring parties in the Ukrainian conflict have agreed on a cease-fire beginning midnight on Saturday and a division line for withdrawing heavy weapons. After 15 hours of talks in the Belarusian capital, Putin said agreements had been signed, one declaring … …read more...
Turkish Photographer Wins Two Top Awards at World Press Photo
Last year was a great one for Agence France-Presse photographer Bulent Kilic. For this work in 2014, he was named Wire Photographer of the Year by TIME and by The Guardian, he won First Place in the Pictures of the Year International competition, and has now bagged the first and third prizes in the Spot News Singles category at World Press Photo,...
Hollande says France, Germany to help ‘verify’ Ukraine cease-fire process
French President Francois Hollande says he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are committed to helping verify the cease-fire process in Ukraine, along with the Russian and Ukrainian leaders. …read more Source: FOX...
