Section: US & Canada
Is rebel Ukraine vote a setback?
Pro-Russian rebels have elected a separatist leadership in eastern Ukraine. President Petro Poroshenko called the vote “a farce” but could it have an impact? Sonia Legg reports Video provided by Reuters …read more Source: USA...
Canadian Parliament was ‘defiled’ by last month s attack, says French president
OTTAWA — Canada’s Parliament was “defiled” last month when a gunman killed a soldier at the National War Memorial and stormed the Centre Block, says French President Francois Hollande. But he suggested the air campaign in Iraq and Syria to degrade the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, won’t be enough. “It won’t be...
Drone targeted by antiaircraft gun in rebel-held east Ukraine, OSCE says
MOSCOW — A drone flying above eastern Ukraine as part of a monitoring mission was fired upon, international observers said Monday, demonstrating the perils of a shaky truce between pro-Russian rebels and the Ukrainian government. Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...
France Just Fired The Guy In Charge Of Selling Warships To Russia
On Christmas Eve 2010, then-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called his French counterpart Nicholas Sarkozy with some big news: Russia was prepared to purchase two Mistral class helicopter carriers from France for a total of €1.2 billion ($1.5 billion). Almost four years later, the first of these ships, the Vladivostok, sits idle in the port of...
Russia Falls Behind In Prosperity, Personal-Freedom Rankings
For the sixth year running, Norway leads the London-based Legatum Institute’s Prosperity Index, followed by Switzerland, New Zealand, Denmark, and Canada. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine rebels hold elections as violence continues
Rebels held elections in eastern Ukraine despite the condemnation of Western powers, even as violence continues in other parts of the country. Justin Mitchell reports. Video provided by Reuters …read more Source: USA...
Russia backs separatists’ election in eastern Ukraine
Russia backs contentious election held by separatists in eastern Ukraine, setting the stage for renewed diplomatic tensions with the West. …read more Source: Toronto...
This Is Facebook’s New Plan For Europe (FB)
One of the most important parts of Facebook’s business has always been the way it works with software developers, helping them build apps and programs using the site’s features. The “Facebook Platform”, as it’s known, is often regarded as the nuts-and-bolts operation that sits behind the Facebook that everyone knows...
Russia Seeking to Absorb East Ukrainian Rebels Into Armed Forces, Says Kiev
More than 30,000 militants in eastern Ukraine’s pro-Russian Donetsk and Luhansk regions have received conscription summons to join the Russian armed forces a day after their self-styled elections, according to Ukraine’s Security Service (SSU). Both leaders of pro-Russian forces in Donetsk and Luhansk won in landslide victories on...
Here Are The ‘Complex’ Russian Air Incursions That NATO Is So Concerned About
Tensions between Russia and the West have been steadily growing over the past few months, as there has been a sharp uptick in Russian bombers and fighters flying missions over Europe. This increase in activity has taken place against the backdrop of a frozen conflict in Ukraine, which has already pitted Russia and the West against each other....
