Section: US & Canada
Putin plans to leave G20 early after West blasts Russia
Obama, European leaders pressure Russia over Ukraine …read more Source: The Globe and...
Putin gets cool welcome at G-20; EU to discuss Ukraine with Obama before deciding on sanctions
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin faced a chorus of criticism Saturday at a world leaders’ summit, where the escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine threatened to overshadow talk of global economics. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukrainians find new weapon in war: Self-reliance
As tensions return in east Ukraine, locals say war taught them to fix their own problems. …read more Source: USA...
Good cheer masks Ukraine tension at G20 summit
Throughout the day, summit participants exuded good cheer and camaraderie. …read more Source: USA...
Russian TV channel says photos show MH17 shot down by Ukrainian fighter jet
Russian state-controlled TV has broadcast what it called “sensational” photographs, which it said supported Moscow’s theory that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Ukrainian fighter jet. …read more Source: The Globe and...
World Leaders on Lunch Break at G20
Leaders at the G20 summit had lunch outdoors following discussions at a retreat in Brisbane Parliament House on Saturday (November 15). With global security concerns on the rise in Ukraine and the Middle East, and high profile moves on battling climate change garnering headlines, G20 host Australia has sought to keep the focus on boosting world...
US, Europe blast Russia over Ukraine at G-20
Western leaders attending the G-20 blasted Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday for the crisis in Ukraine, threatening further sanctions. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Clashes Kill 5 As World Leaders Condemn Russian ‘Aggression’
At least five people, including two children and three government soldiers, were killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine near the rebel-held town of Donetsk late Friday, Agence France-Presse, or AFP, reported Saturday, citing Ukrainian government officials. …read more Source: International Business...
Harper to Putin: ‘Get out of Ukraine’
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper told Russian President Vladimir Putin to “get out of Ukraine” in an encounter with the Russian leader at the Group of 20 summit in Brisbane, Australia. …read more Source:...
Russia threat to world, Obama says
President Obama mentioned the downing of the Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine and the lives lost as he talked about America’s work in confronting world problems. …read more Source: WAVE 3...
