Section: US & Canada
Fighting In Ukraine Surges To Worst Level In Months
KIEV, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Fifteen people were killed in shelling in the east Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Saturday, Ukraine’s interior ministry said, an attack Kiev blamed on separatist rebels and the Russian military. A witness described the shelling to Reuters as enough to knock the paint off his house. The deaths follow the...
At least 21 killed by rocket fire as rebels advance on Mariupol in east Ukraine: officials
Indiscriminate rocket fire that hit a market, schools and homes Saturday in Ukraine’s strategically important coastal city of Mariupol killed at least 21 people, authorities said. …read more Source: CTV...
Officials: 21 killed in Mariupol attack in Ukraine
Indiscriminate rocket fire that hit a market, schools and homes Saturday in Ukraine’s strategically important coastal city of Mariupol killed at least 21 people, authorities said. …read more Source: WAVE 3...
10 killed by rocket fire in Ukraine port city of Mariupol
The Interior Ministry said rockets struck an open-air market, homes, shops and a checkpoint on a road leading out of city. …read more Source: Toronto...
Heavy Fighting Resumes In Eastern Ukraine
Rebel rocket fire hit an open-air market in the port city of Mariupol, killing at least 15 civilians.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Rockets rain on eastern Ukrainian port city, killing at least 16
DONETSK, Ukraine — At least 16 people were killed on Saturday when rockets rained down on residential districts of the strategically significant eastern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol after Russian-backed rebels’ rejection of peace talks and promise of a new offensive. It was not immediately clear which side carried out the attack. As with...
Ukraine: cutting graft top priority to reach new bailout
DAVOS, Switzerland — Ukraine will focus on fixing its huge problem of corruption as it tries to convince its international rescue creditors to give it more loans, a government official said Saturday.Dmytro Shymkiv, deputy head of the presidential administration, asked for patience, noting that big reforms take time if they are to be made...
Davos elites warned about catastrophic cyberattacks
Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) – Attacks on power plants, telecommunications and financial systems, even turning all of Los Angeles’ traffic lights green: Davos elites were warned Saturday of the terrifying possibilities of modern cyber terrorism.Eugene Kaspersky, who heads the Kaspersky Lab security group, said the possibilities of...
Ukraine: cutting graft top priority to reach new bailout
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Ukraine will focus on fixing its huge problem of corruption as it tries to convince its international rescue creditors to give it more loans, a government official said Saturday. The government will also try to make the judicial system more open, streamline the civil service and overhaul law enforcement, he said on the...
Rocket fire hits east Ukraine port city of Mariupol, police say 10 killed
KIEV, Ukraine – A crowded open-air market in Ukraine’s strategically important coastal city of Mariupol came under rocket fire Saturday morning, killing at least 10 people, regional police said. Mariupol lies on the Azov Sea and is the major city between mainland Russia and the Russia-annexed Crimean Peninsula. Heavy fighting in the region...
