Section: US & Canada
Ukraine’s Military Claims A Large Convoy Has Entered From Russia
KIEV, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Sunday that a convoy of 106 vehicles had entered its eastern territory from Russia without Kiev’s permission and accused Moscow of once again using humanitarian aid shipments to send weapons and ammunition to separatist rebels. In the separatist-held city of Donetsk, fighting intensified at the...
Large, unauthorized convoy enters east Ukraine from Russia
Fighting intensified at the local airport in Donetsk …read more Source: The Globe and...
Thousands rally in Moscow against health care cuts
Doctors, patients and other protesters braved the freezing cold to voice their opposition to an ongoing Moscow health care reform that could remove up to 10,000 doctors from their jobs and close 28 hospital and clinics by early next year. The pressure on the country’s budget has intensified as the economy is taking a hit from low oil...
Pope, patriarch seek dialogue, peace in Ukraine
ISTANBUL — Pope Francis and the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians have called for peace in Ukraine and for all sides to pursue dialogue based on international law to resolve the conflict.Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I issued a joint declaration Sunday at the end of a lengthy liturgy to mark the feast of St....
Pope, patriarch seek peace, dialogue in Ukraine
Pope Francis and the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians have called for peace in Ukraine and for all sides to pursue dialogue based on international law to resolve the conflict. …read more Source: CTV...
Moldova Votes in Key Poll
Moldova is voting in a crucial parliamentary election Sunday, which analysts say is really a referendum on whether the impoverished ex-Soviet country will pursue integration with Europe or return to Russia’s fold. Moldovans are voting for lawmakers to serve a four-year term in the 101-seat parliament. Surveys indicate public opinion is just...
Pope, patriarch seek dialogue, peace in Ukraine
ISTANBUL (AP) — Pope Francis and the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians have called for peace in Ukraine and for all sides to pursue dialogue based on international law to resolve the conflict. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Pope, patriarch seek peace, dialogue according to international law in Ukraine
Pope Francis and the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians have called for peace in Ukraine and for all sides to pursue dialogue based on international law to resolve the conflict. …read more Source: FOX...
Pope, patriarch seek dialogue, peace in Ukraine
ISTANBUL (AP) — Pope Francis and the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians have called for peace in Ukraine and for all sides to pursue dialogue based on international law to resolve the conflict…. …read more Source: Associated...
How France’s History May Be Sinking The Sale Of Mistral Warships To Russia
The current difficulties surrounding France’s sale of two Mistral-class helicopter carriers to Russia mark another awkward chapter in the country’s history of arms sales. France currently ranks fifth among the world’s largest arms exporting nations, according to the independent Stockholm International Peace Research Institute...
