Section: US & Canada
WATCH: Most dramatic protest videos of 2014
ABOVE: Protesters in Ferguson, Missouri surround and vandalize a police car – just one of the many dramatic images from protests in the small Midwestern town From Hong Kong to Ferguson, from Israel to Brazil, from the streets of Paris to the streets of Toronto – protesters of all stripes took to the streets once more in 2014. And in so many...
Dutch Authorities Assemble MH17 Wreckage
Members of the Dutch Safety Board have begun reassembling the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. The plane was shot down this summer over Ukraine, and all 298 people on board died. Thus far, no one has taken responsibility for the incident, though it has been widely reported that pro-Russian separatists were responsible for the shooting....
Ukraine to Extend Truce With Separatists
KIEV, Ukraine—Ukraine will continue upholding a truce with Russian-backed separatists following a day largely free of exchanges of fire between the warring sides, a military spokesman in Kiev said Wednesday. Andriy Lysenko said there have been attacks on government positions over the previous day, but noted a significant reduction in their...
CIA Torture Report Creates Few Ripples Across the Pond
Europe wasn’t exactly silent. But considering the scale of the abuses that the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee revealed on Tuesday in its report on CIA torture, one might have expected a bit more outrage from the leaders of the Old World. Instead, the most common reaction was to praise the report as a sign of American transparency and...
Russia’s Prime Minister Urges Faith in Ruble, Criticizes West
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has urged the Russian people not to buy foreign currency as a safe investment despite the Russian ruble’s continued slide and the economy heading into a recession. During a live interview on Russian TV, the prime minister also lashed out at Western nations for imposing sanctions over the...
Ukraine, Separatists Fail To Agree On New Round Of Peace Talks
Ukraine’s government and pro-Russian separatists have failed to agree on a new round of peace talks, but Ukraine’s military says it will prolong a 24-hour cease-fire agreement. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Concerts: Dec. 11 to 18
Thursday, Dec. 11 The Barra MacNeils: An East Coast Christmas, 7:30 p.m., Centrepointe Theatres, 101 Centrepointe Dr.; $50-$55; centrepointetheatres.com / www.barramacneils.com Centretown Recording Alliance 4th Annual Holiday Bash: Mnemonics, Fresh Hell, Lindberg Babies, Steady Shakes, Thunderuncle, The Stuff, Slim & Popular, 10 p.m., House...
Lithuania’s Military Is On Alert After Russian Activities In A Baltic Sea Exclave
Russian military activity in an exclave wedged between two NATO member states has the Lithuanian military on high alert, according to The Lithuania Tribune. Kaliningrad is located between Poland and Lithuania along the Baltic Sea coast, and was annexed by Russia from Germany at the end of World War II. Though separated from mainland Russia by...
Russian PM warns against ‘hysterics’ over ruble collapse
Moscow (AFP) – Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev urged Russians to be patient Wednesday as the ruble plunged further due to falling oil prices and Western sanctions over Ukraine, and said the currency was now undervalued.”It’s definitely not necessary to go into hysterics,” Medvedev said in an annual televised...
Analysts Weigh Nigeria-Russia Arms Deal
Nigeria has turned to Russia to buy heavier weapons following a recent strain in relations with the United States. After the U.S. rejected a request for Cobra attack helicopters, Nigeria cancelled a U.S. military training program linked to the fight against Boko Haram militants. Analysts now are weighing the effects of the arms deal with Russia....
