Section: US & Canada
Fighting kills at least12 civilians in eastern Ukraine
Five people were killed as they were waiting for humanitarian aid outside a community centre …read more Source: Toronto...
Artillery fire kills at least 12 civilians in Donetsk
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Artillery fire killed at least 12 civilians in the main rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Friday amid fierce fighting between pro-Russia separatists and government troops as hopes for a break in hostilities were dashed when an attempt to call a new round of peace talks failed. Five people were killed as they were waiting for...
Kerry to Visit Ukraine, Germany
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Ukraine and Germany next week for talks with officials, including Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Friday that Kerry will travel to Kyiv, where he will meet with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. The meeting comes amid heightened tensions...
Met Opera: Love and Obsession in ‘Iolanta’ and ‘Bluebeard’s Castle’
At first thought, the heroines of Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta and Bartok’s Bluebeard’s Castle wouldn’t seem to have a lot in common. But as the Metropolitan Opera’s snow-delayed opening of those two seemingly disparate one-acts showed, both are simply looking for love in a couple of very unlikely places, especially in the...
The Horrific History of Ghost Town Oradour-sur-Glane Haunts Us Still
In 1944, nearly every man, child, and woman in Oradour-sur-Glane, France, was massacred. Its empty buildings and still streets remain as a reminder of the horror. Some continue to this day to seek justice against the German SS soldiers responsible—soldiers who were then 18 or 19, and now are close to 90. 642 people were killed, including 254...
The Hack that Warmed the World
The client wanted carbon credits: tradable serial numbers that confer the right to pollute the Earth with invisible, odorless gas. Jugga, as the client called himself, planned to steal the credits, quickly resell them, and become rich overnight—but he needed the Black Dragon to hack into a computer system to help him do it. The Dragon, who in...
Ukraine to ask UN states to call Russia a terrorism sponsor
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations says his country soon will ask the world body’s member states to formally recognize Russia as a sponsor of terrorism. Yuriy Sergeyev told reporters on Friday that Ukraine will submit a draft resolution to the U.N. General Assembly that echoes the declaration by the...
Ukraine to ask UN states to formally recognize Russia as a sponsor of terrorism
Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations says his country soon will ask the world body’s member states to formally recognize Russia as a sponsor of terrorism. …read more Source: FOX...
Photos Jan 30: Top images from around the world
The day’s best photos, as selected by editors at Postmedia News, are a stunning collection of the greatest images from around the world. Kurdish Peshmerga fighters surround extremists inside a hotel near police headquarters in the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Jan. 30, 2015. (AP Photo)...
NATO Will Set Up Commands in Nervous Eastern Europe
The allies are nervous about Russian intentions following Moscow’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region. …read more Source:...
