Section: US & Canada
Ukraine’s ‘day of silence’ a new effort a permanent truce
The seven-month long conflict has left more than 4,300 people dead and displaced hundreds of thousands. …read more Source: Toronto...
The International Fight to Conquer Kleptocracy and Corruption
Fighting corruption is a global imperative. Today, on International Anti-Corruption Day, it is more important than ever that the international community re-affirm its collective commitment to preventing and eradicating public corruption. The United Nations estimates that the annual cost of corruption is approximately $2.6 trillion, with over $1...
FP’s Situation Report, presented by the UAE Embassy: U.S. braces for torture report release; Critics allege Obama’s Iran strategy is failing; U.S. general warns of potential disaster in Afghanistan; and much more.
By David Francis and Sabine Muscat The United States and its military brace for the release of the CIA torture report. Portions of the report expected to be released by the Senate today found post-9/11 enhanced interrogation techniques did not result in better intelligence. Obama administration officials have already warned that its release could...
Canada to offer training to Ukraine’s army
Ed AdamczykKIEV, Ukraine, Dec. 9 (UPI) — Canada has agreed, outside of NATO, to provide training to sections of the Ukrainian army, which includes sending instructors to Ukraine. …read more Source: United Press...
Ukraine holds ‘day of silence’ to bolster ceasefire talks with separatists
Ukraine’s military authorities said they suspended hostilities Tuesday against Russian-backed separatists in the east in line with a truce declared last week. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine holds ‘day of silence’ to bolster cease-fire talks with separatists
Ukraine’s military authorities said they suspended hostilities Tuesday against Russian-backed separatists in the east in line with a truce declared last week. …read more Source: CTV...
Battling The Cold At East Ukraine Checkpoint
As winter sets in, fighters in eastern Ukraine face a new enemy – the cold. At a pro-government checkpoint north of Mariupol on November 8, soldiers from the Poltava volunteer brigade said they lacked winter uniforms, boots and thermal underwear. (Evhen Solonyna, RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe /...
Trucks Carrying MH17 Wreckage Arrive In The Netherlands
(Reuters) – Trucks carrying wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crossed into the Netherlands overnight where investigators waited to try and rebuild the airliner almost five months after it crashed. The Boeing 777 came down in eastern Ukraine on July 17, killing all 298 people on board, two-thirds of them Dutch. …read more...
Russian Gas Flows Resume To Ukraine
Maksim Belyavskiy, the head of Ukraine’s gas transportation network Ukrtransgaz, said on December 9 that gas supplies from Russia to his country have resumed. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine, Rebels Observe ‘Day of Silence’
The Ukrainian army and pro-Russian rebel forces are laying down their arms in an attempt to revive a September cease-fire. A spokesman confirmed the military has suspended hostilities as part of Tuesday’s so-called “Day of Silence.” Rebel leaders have also promised to abide by the truce. But it is not clear when the warring...
