Section: US & Canada
East Ukraine gets worst shelling in a month
East Ukraine’s rebel stronghold Donetsk was pummeled on Sunday by the heaviest shelling in a month. …read more Source:...
Gorbachev: Ukraine crisis stokes new cold war
Mikhail Gorbachev warned that the Ukraine crisis had brought the world to “the brink of a new Cold War”, the FT reports. …read more Source:...
New Cold War: Gorbachev Warns World of Potential Russia-US Conflict
BERLIN (AP) — Tensions between the major powers have pushed the world closer to a new Cold War, former Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev said Saturday. The 83-year-old accused the West, particularly the United States, of giving in to “triumphalism” after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the dissolution of the communist bloc a quarter century...
Rising China, geopolitical tensions take stage at APEC
Beijing (AFP) – World leaders including Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin converge Monday in Beijing for an Asia-Pacific summit against the backdrop of a US-Russian chill and the inexorable rise of the meeting’s increasingly assertive host.The gathering is the biggest event yet hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who took over last...
Google Doodle marks 25 years since fall of Berlin Wall with touching video
Google commemorated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Sunday with a Google Doodle video that shows where pieces of the landmark are now displayed around the world. It includes footage from Nov. 9, 1989, the day that the 10-mile-long wall, which separated communist East Berlin from democratic West Berlin during the Cold War,...
Heaviest Shelling In A Month Hits Eastern Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine, Nov 9 (Reuters) – East Ukraine’s rebel stronghold Donetsk was pummel on Sunday by the heaviest shelling in a month, and the OSCE said it spotted an armored column of troops without insignia in rebel territory that Kiev said proved Moscow had sent reinforcements. A two-month-old ceasefire to end a war that has killed...
Ceasefire in Ukraine looks to be in doubt, worst shelling in a month
DONETSK, Ukraine – East Ukraine’s rebel stronghold Donetsk was pummelled on Sunday by the heaviest shelling in a month, and the OSCE said it spotted an armoured column of troops without insignia in rebel territory that Kiev said proved Moscow had sent reinforcements. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Ceasefire Doubtful as East Ukraine Sees Worst Shelling in a Month
East Ukraine’s rebel stronghold Donetsk was pummeled on Sunday by the heaviest shelling in a month, and the OSCE said it spotted an armored column of troops without insignia in rebel territory that Kiev said proved Moscow had sent reinforcements. A two-month-old ceasefire to end a war that has killed 4,000 people has appeared shakier than...
EU Says Reports Of Convoys In Ukraine ‘Very Worrying’
European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has expressed deep concern over reports of military convoys on rebel-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine and urged Russia to withdraw any troops or weapons under its control from the neighboring country. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
‘Sit At Home And Embroider’ — Ukrainian Rebel Sparks Debate On Women’s Rights
A Ukrainian rebel commander’s threats to arrest women for frequenting bars elicited groans from many — but in online forums, some separatist supporters are defending his overtly sexist approach to law and order. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
