Section: US & Canada
NATO reports unusual spike in Russian military flights
NATO on Wednesday reported an “unusual” spike in Russian military flights over the Black, Baltic and North seas and the Atlantic Ocean during the past two days, according to the Associated Press. More from the Associated Press article: Alliance military spokesman Lt. Col. Jay Janzen that four groups made up of Tu-95 Bear H strategic bombers,...
Gas deal still eludes Ukraine and Russia at EU talks Ukraine, Russia try to strike a deal over gas
BRUSSELS — Ukraine and Russia bargained late into the night Wednesday, but European Union officials trying to broker a deal to resume gas supplies to Kiev as winter sets in said there was still no accord to announce. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Memo From Ukraine: After Vote, a New Test: Burying a Legacy of Dysfunctional Politics
Dysfunction between presidents and prime ministers has hobbled the country, leaving it one of the poorest on the European Continent and often beholden to the whims of Russia. …read more Source: The New York...
Decades-old Soviet engines powered US rocket that exploded
Washington (AFP) – The Orbital Sciences rocket that exploded after launch was powered by a pair of rocket engines that were made during the Soviet era and refurbished, experts said.The Ukrainian-designed AJ-26 engines date back to the 1960s and 1970s, and Aerojet Rocketdyne of Sacramento, California has a stockpile that it refurbishes for...
Billions in federal cash go unspent as Tories mull tax cuts
The federal government held on to more than $7 billion in approved spending last fiscal year at the same time as some departments and agencies struggled with a lack of funds – bringing total “lapsed” spending to more than $18 billion over the last two years. The Conservative government continues to sit on billions of dollars in planned spending...
UN Chief Condemns Planned Separatist Election іn E. Ukraine
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday condemned an election being organized by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, saying the vote would violate the country’s constitution. The November 2 vote would be being held in defiance of Ukrainian national elections last Sunday in which pro-Western parties, dedicated to holding the...
Cold War 2014? NATO Concerned of Spike in Russia Military Flights
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO on Wednesday reported an “unusual” spike in Russian military flights over the Black, Baltic and North seas and the Atlantic Ocean during the past two days. Alliance military spokesman Lt. Col. Jay Janzen that four groups made up of Tu-95 Bear H strategic bombers, MiG-31 fighters and other Russian warplanes had been conducting...
Ukraine-Russia gas talks could leave EU in the cold
Europe could be plunged into an energy crisis this winter if last-ditch talks on Wednesday fail to see Russia resume gas flows to Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko Condemns “Pseudo-Elections” in East
The leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic visits towns in Ukraine’s East ahead of a November 2 vote in rebel-controlled areas. Alexander Zakharchenko has big ambitions. …read more Source: The Boston...
Moscow criticizes West for its refusal to recognize rebel-organized elections in Ukraine
Russia on Wednesday angrily dismissed the EU’s warning that it wouldn’t recognize local elections organized by pro-Russia insurgents in eastern Ukraine, saying that the rejection of the vote could derail a fragile cease-fire deal. …read more Source: CTV...
