Section: US & Canada
World Briefing: Ukraine: Leader to Attend Peace Talks
President Petro O. Poroshenko said Monday that he was planning to meet in Kazakhstan on Jan. 15 with the leaders of Russia, Germany and France to discuss a peace settlement for eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...
U.S. Sends Warship To Assist With AirAsia Plane Search
By Gayatri Suroyo and Fergus Jensen SURABAYA, Indonesia/JAKARTA, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Countries around Asia on Tuesday stepped up the search for an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people that is presumed to have crashed in shallow waters off the Indonesian coast, with Washington also sending a warship to help find the missing jet. Soelistyo, head...
U.S. Navy Joins Hunt for AirAsia Plane as Search Area Expands
(SURABAYA, Indonesia) — More planes will be in the air and more ships on the sea Tuesday hunting for AirAsia Flight 8501 in a widening search off Indonesia that has dragged into a third day without any solid leads. At least 30 ships, 15 aircraft and seven helicopters were looking for the jet carrying 162 people, said Indonesia’s Search and...
US Adds Four More Russians to Human Rights Sanctions List
The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on four more Russians for alleged human rights abuses, including two officials said to be involved in the cover-up of the death of a lawyer who died in prison after exposing large-scale corruption. Visa bans and asset freezes also were imposed on two senior officials of the Chechen Republic implicated...
In stormy weather and crowded skies, missing AirAsia flight could not get OK to change course
By Trisnadi Marjan And Margie Mason SURABAYA, Indonesia — The plane sought permission to climb above threatening clouds. Air traffic control couldn’t say yes immediately — there was no room. Six other airliners were crowding the airspace, forcing AirAsia Flight 8501 to remain at a lower altitude. Minutes later, the jet carrying 162 people...
Putin’s Dream of a Russian NHL Collapsing As His Economy Tanks
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s love of the bravado and machismo of hockey is well known. He personally took in games at the 2014 Winter Olympics, glowering when the star-studded Russian team was bounced, and was in the locker room celebrating when Russia won the Ice Hockey World Championships in May. Putin often talks of turning...
WATCH: Politicians behaving badly in 2014
Because they live their lives in the public eye, politicians and elected officials inevitably have more exposure to cameras than your average citizen. Usually, this leads to stump speeches, sound bites, and your standard partisan attacks. From time-to-time, though, cameras are rolling during a moment our elected leaders would really rather...
Seven conflicts that merited more attention in 2014
While Syria, the Islamic State and Ukraine generated headlines, there was plenty of other mayhem that didn’t make the front pages as often. …read more Source: Toronto...
‘Grexit’ spectre returns, but eurozone safer: analysts
Brussels (AFP) – Fears of a Greek euro exit have returned with a bang after Athens called early elections on Monday, but steps taken after the financial crisis should stop the rest of the currency zone imploding, analysts say.The bigger issue is of political contagion across the EU, with anti-austerity parties across the continent likely to...
12 Geopolitical Predictions About 2015
If 2014 proved anything, it’s that guessing at the state of the world a year down the line is a vain or even slightly embarrassing endeavor. Indeed, who could have expected a year ago that Russia would take over Crimea, ISIS would break out of Al Qaeda and declare a caliphate, the US would start bombing Syria and Iraq while approaching a...
