Section: US & Canada
Pretrial Detention Of Crimean Tatar Leader Extended
A court in Crimea’s capital, Simferopol, has prolonged the pretrial detention for a deputy chairman of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine crisis: Vladimir Putin announces ceasefire to begin Saturday
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the warring parties in the Ukrainian conflict have agreed on a ceasefire 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 the cease-fire, the other to implement it....
France’s Hollande Says He and Merkel Will Help ‘Verify’ the Course of Ukraine Peace Process
France’s Hollande says he and Merkel will help ‘verify’ the course of Ukraine peace process …read more Source: ABC...
France’s Hollande says he and Merkel will help ‘verify’ the course of Ukraine peace process
PARIS (AP) — France’s Hollande says he and Merkel will help ‘verify’ the course of Ukraine peace process. …read more Source:...
Report: Peace deal close on Ukraine
The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany will sign a peace agreement at the end of talks Thursday in Belarus, Russia’s state-run Ria Novosti news agency reported. …read more Source:...
Putin: Leaders agree Ukraine cease-fire deal
A previous peace deal agreed in Minsk has failed to quell the violence. …read more Source: USA...
Ukraine’s President Says Peace Accords Envisage Ukraine Reclaiming Control of Border.
Ukraine’s president says peace accords envisage Ukraine reclaiming control of border. …read more Source: ABC...
Leaders At Ukraine Peace Talks Reach Deal For Cease-Fire, Putin Says
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday emerged from marathon Ukraine peace talks by announcing a new cease-fire deal, but questions remained whether Ukraine and the pro-Russian rebels have agreed on its terms. Putin told reporters that the cease-fire will be effective starting from Sunday, but he added that he and...
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...
