Section: US & Canada
EU, U.S. Force Inclusion Of Climate Change On G20 Agenda Despite Australia’s Protests
By Lincoln Feast and Jane Wardell BRISBANE, Australia, Nov 16 (Reuters) – The G20 communique will include a significant passage on climate change, EU officials said on Sunday, as the United States and other heavyweight nations override host Australia’s attempts to keep the issue off the formal agenda. Much of the meeting of world...
Wreckage Collection Begins at MH17 Crash Site
Local emergency services in eastern Ukraine have begun collecting parts of the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from its crash site. …read more Source:...
‘Unbeatable’ Klitschko improving with age, says brother Vitali
Hamburg (AFP) – Undisputed heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is currently unbeatable and improving with age, according to his brother Vitali, after knocking-out Kubrat Pulev to earn the 17th defence of his world titles. The three-time former world heavyweight champion Vitali was in his younger brother’s corner in Hamburg on...
Obama Accuses Putin of Not Living up to Ceasefire
BRISBANE, Australia—President Barack Obama on Sunday bluntly accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of not living up to a cease-fire agreement in Ukraine, but offered no new plans for how the West might change his calculus. Obama spoke shortly after huddling with European leaders to discuss the conflict and worsening security situation. On the...
Work starts to recover MH17 wreckage in Ukraine’s rebel-held east
HRABOVE, Ukraine – Workers in rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine began to collect debris from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 on Sunday, four months after the plane was brought down. The operation is being carried out under the supervision of Dutch investigators and officials from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in...
Putin denies he fled G20 summit amid pressure over Ukraine
Putin had been roundly criticized at the G20 summit in Brisbane, Australia over Russia’s escalating aggression in Ukraine. …read more Source: Toronto...
Work Starts to Collect MH17 Wreckage
Recovery workers in rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine have started collecting debris from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, four months after the plane was brought down. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Work starts in Ukraine to collect wreckage of MH17
HRABOVE, Ukraine — Workers in rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine began to collect debris from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 on Sunday, four months after the plane was brought down.The operation is being carried out under the supervision of Dutch investigators and officials from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in...
Collection of MH17 wreckage begins in Ukraine
Local emergency services begin cleanup …read more Source: The Globe and...
Putin Leaves G-20 Summit Early, Denies Feeling Pressured
BRISBANE, Australia—Russian President Vladimir Putin made an early exit on Sunday from a two-day summit of world leaders where he was roundly criticized over Russia’s escalating aggression in Ukraine, but brushed off suggestions that he had felt pressured. Putin was the first leader to fly out of Brisbane on Sunday afternoon as his fellow...
