Section: US & Canada
With Political Rift Still Deep, Russia-Ukraine Gas Deal Is Widely Seen as a Patch
The agreement was reached after both sides accepted the financial realities, in the face of an approaching winter. …read more Source: The New York...
Pentagon: Russian Military Flights in Europe Unhelpful to Security
The Pentagon says increased Russian flights over parts of Europe are unhelpful to the security situation there and risks an escalation of tensions. NATO has been tracking Russian fighter jets, long-range bombers and tankers across the Baltics, North Sea, and Atlantic Ocean. Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby said Friday the flights could...
Russia, Ukraine Reach Gas Deal to Secure Winter Supplies
Russia and Ukraine have signed an agreement to end their dispute over gas supplies. Analysts say the deal – brokered by the European Union – will relieve Kyiv’s fears that it might not have enough gas in storage to get through the coming winter. Henry Ridgwell reports for VOA from London. …read more Source: Voice of...
A Brief But Stunning Visual History Of Ballet In The 20th Century
As holiday season approaches, visions of sugar-plum fairies inevitably begin dancing in our heads. ‘Tis the time of “The Nutcracker,” and other classic ballet performances that countdown to a whole new season of dance across the world. In honor of the possibilities of the 2014-2015 season, we dug into the photographic archives...
Flight MH17: More Human Remains Found Amid Break In Eastern Ukraine Fighting
The Netherlands said Friday a break in fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists allowed a small team of Dutch investigators to recover more human remains from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. The plane was shot down over Eastern Ukraine on July 17. The remains are headed to Amsterdam for analysis. Remains of nine of the 298...
Weekend Roundup: Why the Arab Spring is Still Flowering in Tunisia
The savagery of ISIS, the slaughterhouse of Syria’s civil war, the marauding militias in Libya and the restored autocracy in Egypt have devoured the hopes of the Facebook generation that spawned the Arab Spring. In Tunisia alone the spirit of the Jasmine Revolution still flowers. While the character of Tunisian society and culture has much...
Russia: Natural gas will flow after Ukraine pays
EU Commissioner for Energy Guenther Oettinger, center, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak , left, and Ukrainian Energy Minister Yuriy Prodan sign an agreement that guarantees Russian gas … …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Choice Between Voters and Rioters?
“Voter fraud” or “voter suppression” defines current contortionist politics, too frequently depending on one’s party affiliation. There are some lessons America can garner from the experience of other societies more recently and perhaps its own before most US voters were born. Democracy frustrated can erupt into...
Coal Miners Stuck in the Middle of Ukraine’s War
DONETSK, Ukraine—Glistening black sweat rolls down the spine of a beefy miner as he jackhammers bedrock along the shaft at the Chelyuskintsev coal mine in Donetsk, Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland. Vitaly Khristich is one of hundreds of miners who each day brave the artillery fire that flares between pro-Russian separatists and...
Ukraine rebel vote drives further wedge between Russia and West
Pro-Russian separatists controlling swathes of east Ukraine are set to hold leadership polls on Sunday that Moscow has backed despite condemnation from Kiev and the West. Video provided by AFP …read more Source: USA...
