Section: US & Canada
Ukraine Leader Wants to Join ‘Euro-Atlantic’ Security Alliance
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday he had decided his country should set out on a course towards Euro-Atlantic security integration, and would press for that in parliament soon. Poroshenko, who was speaking on a visit to NATO member Poland, did not mention the U.S.-led military alliance by name, but his comments are...
A Plastic Christmas for Crimea
First the Russians took over Crimea; now the Russian-imposed leaders are taking over Christmas. The government of Crimea has prohibited citizens from selling Christmas trees felled in the region. While this may come off quite Grinch-like, authorities are simply too concerned about the damage to nature to allow real trees for Christmas this year....
Russians Rush to Shop Before Falling Ruble Raises Prices
MOSCOW— Russian consumers flocked to stores Wednesday, frantically buying a range of big-ticket items as they looked to pre-empt price rises following the staggering fall in the value of the ruble over recent days. As the government looked at ways of easing the selling pressure on the ruble, which has slid 15 percent in just two days and raised...
Former Georgian Official Joins Ukrainian Interior Ministry
A former deputy interior minister of Georgia, Ekaterina Zguladze, has been appointed to a similar post in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
No Signs of Foul Play in German Putin Critic’s Death
A conservative member of the German parliament and prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin died of heart failure or overheating after falling asleep in a sauna and there are no signs of foul play, state prosecutors said on Wednesday. Andreas Schockenhoff, a deputy parliamentary floor leader for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s...
Residents of Donetsk mistrust ceasefire in Ukraine
There is mistrust in Donetsk over the latest ceasefire between pro-Russian forces and the Ukrainian army. Video provided by AFP …read more Source: USA...
The Most Powerful Protest Photos of 2014
In 2011, TIME named the Protester as the Person of the Year, in recognition of the twin people-power earthquakes of the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street. TIME named the Ebola Fighters as the 2014 Person of the Year, but you could have forgiven if we went back to the Protester. There wasn’t a corner of the planet untouched by protest this...
Ruble Volatile as Russians Rush to Stores
MOSCOW— The Russian government looked at ways of easing the selling pressure on the ruble Wednesday amid fears the country may face a full-blown bank run and as consumers look to buy big-ticket items before prices rise. Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseyev was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying that the government is going to sell...
FP’s Situation Report, presented by Lockheed Martin: Russian economy struggles under sanctions and low oil prices; Putin’s power at risk; Taliban strikes at the heart of Pakistan’s military establishment; and much more.
By David Francis and Sabine Muscat The Russian economy is in free fall, drowning under the weight of Western sanctions and sinking oil prices. President Barack Obama has long urged for patience to allow the weight of economic sanctions to hit Russia. Now, with the help of historically low oil prices, Russia finds itself in its most severe...
TIME Picks the Top 100 Photos of 2014
2014 was heart wrenching year that brought with it a litany of terror, turbulence and tragedy — from the escalating conflict in Ukraine between government forces and pro-Russian separatists to an reignited war in Gaza that led to the death of more than 2000 Palestinians and 73 Israelis; and from Ebola’s deadly outbreak in Guinea, Liberia...
