Section: US & Canada
Human Rights Day Used to Highlight ‘Horrific 2014’
Wednesday is United Nations’ Human Rights Day. Many observers describe 2014 as a horrific year for human rights violations. War is the major source of abuses around the world – and in the past twelve months, major conflicts have intensified. The Syrian civil war is approaching its 4th year. Hundreds of thousands have been killed and...
Ukraine to file claims against Russia with International Court of Justice
JC FinleyKIEV, Ukraine, Dec. 8 (UPI) — The Ukrainian government is preparing to file new claims against Russia with the International Court of Justice. …read more Source: United Press...
UNICEF Declares 2014 a ‘Devastating’ Year for Children
A new report by the United Nations grimly labels 2014 one of the worst years for children on record. The United Nation’s Children’s Fund, or UNICEF, reports that up to 15 million children have been exposed to violence in Central African Republic, Iraq, South Sudan, the Palestinian territories, Syria and Ukraine. Across the world, the...
Here’s The Short List For TIME Person Of The Year
TIME has revealed the eight people who are still in the running for the magazine’s Person of The Year issue. Here they are: The Ferguson protesters, who demonstrated against the killing of unarmed teen Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson. The caregivers who are fighting the biggest Ebola outbreak in history. Russian President...
Russia must face ‘consequences’ for violating Ukraine’s sovereignty, says Merkel
JC FinleyBERLIN, Dec. 8 (UPI) — Russia’s actions toward Ukraine cannot go unpunished, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in an interview published Sunday by the Welt am Sonntag weekly. …read more Source: United Press...
TIME Unveils Finalists for 2014 Person of the Year
TIME’s editors named eight final candidates for the 2014 Person of the Year on Monday. TIME managing editor Nancy Gibbs revealed the shortlist on NBC’s Today show. Here are the eight still in the final running, in no particular order: The Ferguson protesters, who took to the streets in August following the fatal shooting of an unarmed...
The Year in Drone Videos
Drone photography came into its own this year. Quadcopters with cameras got better and cheaper, turning more people into drone hobbyists and professional aerial videographers. Drones were used for cityscapes, nature walks, concerts, real-estate listings, disaster surveys, Olympic sports—even self-portraiture, as selfies taken from the air became...
Ukraine Peace Talks May Take Place This Week
Russia says it is committed to holding talks this week on ending the violence in eastern Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy adviser, Yuri Ushakov, said Russia is ready for another meeting of the so-called “contact group” on eastern Ukraine this week. “Contact group” members Russia, Ukraine,...
USSR 2.0 From Grozny to Moscow
When the darkness came on the night of December 4th, Islamist militants attacked the capital of Chechnya-Grozny. They seized a publishing house and later moved to an empty school. At least 10 policemen were killed, about 28 were injured during a long shootout. Violence started Thursday morning, when gunmen in three cars attacked a police...
Ukraine Says Russia Vows To Resume Gas Supplies This Week
Ukraine’s gas transport monopoly Ukrtransgaz says Russia has vowed to resume supplies of natural gas to Ukraine on December 11 after a six-month cut to deliveries due to a dispute over prices and unpaid debts. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
