Section: US & Canada
King Abdullah’s ‘Special Relationship’ With the U.S.
Saudi state TV reported Friday morning, local time, that King Abdullah had died at 90. The monarch’s health was a known concern last April, when TIME took a long look at the state of affairs between Saudi Arabia and the United States, and the relationship between the King and President Barack Obama. Though interactions between the two...
Europe Offers Putin His Eurasian Dream in Exchange for Peace in Ukraine
Given the amount of blood still being spilled on a daily basis in the war in eastern Ukraine, it may seem premature, if not also in bad taste, to offer one of the more stubborn belligerents in the conflict a long-term path toward integration with the West. But on Thursday, that is what Russia got from some of the European leaders at the World...
Fighting Spikes Again In Ukraine
Audie Cornish talks to Kiev-based journalist David Stern about the ongoing fighting in Ukraine.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Winnipeg mayor breaks down in tears over racism
WINNIPEG – The mayor of Manitoba’s capital tearfully promised Thursday to fight racism and intolerance after his city was branded Canada’s most racist by a national magazine.Brian Bowman stood surrounded by dozens of aboriginal and community leaders and admitted that Winnipeg has a problem with racism. The city’s first...
Russian Military Insignia In Ukraine Spark Online Furor, Skepticism
Two men in uniforms bearing Russian flag military insignia were recorded by pro-Kremlin media in a separatist-controlled area of eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Death and despair in eastern Ukraine’s former ‘city of roses’
DONETSK, Ukraine — One year ago, this “city of a million roses” — one for every resident — was a shiny metropolis that boasted of an inviting new soccer stadium and state-of-the-art international airport. Residents strolled down leafy promenades, and dined while sitting on wicker furniture at riverside cafes. In the evenings, they went to the...
The 5 Numbers That Explain Davos 2015
From the outside, Davos doesn’t change much. Political and business leaders from around the world have again descended on this beautiful Swiss ski town for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. On the inside, however, each meeting has its own preoccupations and agenda items. Here are five numbers that underscore what’s new —...
Open the Trade Gates: U.S., India Revive Ties With Enterprise
If U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Premier Narendra Modi had written down national resolutions for 2015, they would have a lofty one in common: “ramp up bilateral trade again between the world’s largest democracies.” America’s top diplomat John Kerry just last week finished a two-day trip to the 7th annual “Vibrant Gujarat”...
Egan: Gang members often mentally ill, survivors of trauma, study finds
An in-depth study of gang members in Ottawa, based on jailhouse interviews that took two years, is full of surprises and shattered clichés. Carleton University sociologist Katharine Kelly spoke at length to 16 gang-involved young men. Their candour was striking. “They didn’t look like typical gang members that you find, particularly in the...
Gang members often mentally ill, survivors of trauma, study finds
An in-depth study of gang members in Ottawa, based on jailhouse interviews that took two years, is full of surprises and shattered clichés. Carleton University sociologist Katharine Kelly spoke at length to 16 gang-involved young men. Their candour was striking. “They didn’t look like typical gang members that you find, particularly in the...
