Section: US & Canada
Clashes Erupt Outside Ukraine’s Parliament in Kiev
(KIEV, Ukraine) — Clashes broke out Tuesday between demonstrators and police in front of Ukraine’s parliament in Kiev as deputies inside repeatedly voted down proposals to recognize a contentious World War II-era Ukrainian partisan group as national heroes. Thousands of Svoboda nationalist party supporters rallied earlier in the capital in...
Protest Erupts Outside Ukrainian Parliament
Demonstrators have clashed with police outside the Ukrainian parliament during a raucous protest that prompted the legislature to go into recess. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Clashes erupt outside Ukraine parliament
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Clashes have broken out in front of Ukraine’s parliament between unruly demonstrators and lines of police guarding the building. …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Demonstrators Clash With Police Outside Ukraine Parliament
KIEV, Ukraine—Clashes have broken out in front of Ukraine’s parliament between unruly demonstrators and lines of police guarding the building. Passions ran high outside the building Tuesday as deputies repeatedly voted down proposals to officially recognize a contentious World War II-era Ukrainian partisan group as national heroes....
Nationalist Svoboda Party Supporters Clash With Police In Ukrainian Capital Of Kiev
Supporters of Ukraine’s nationalist Svoboda party and security forces clashed near the country’s parliament in Kiev on Tuesday, Associated Press, or AP, reported. The protesters reportedly demanded that the government honor the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, which fought for Ukraine during the World War II, as national heroes. …read...
Ukraine on agenda at U.S., Russian diplomats’ meeting in Paris
The top U.S. and Russian diplomats are hoping to find a way to begin reversing a yearlong spike in tensions stemming from Ukraine’s revolution and civil war when they meet Tuesday. …read more Source: CTV...
Russian Hackers Used Bug in Microsoft Windows for Spying, Report Says
The targets were often linked to the standoff in Ukraine, said iSight Partners, the computer security firm that released the report. …read more Source: The New York...
War-Weary Ukrainian Troops Protest In Kyiv
Hundreds of Ukrainian National Guard conscripts protested in front of the presidential administration building in Kyiv to demand demobilization on October 13. As evening fell, they were confronted by injured war veterans telling them to continue the fight against pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. Despite a cease fire since September 5,...
Two Young Crimean Tatars Reported Missing
Two young Crimean Tatars have been reported missing in the capital of the annexed region, Simferopol. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine appoints new defense minister
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s parliament has approved a new defense minister as the country remains bogged down in daily clashes with pro-Russian separatist forces in its industrial eastern regions. …read more Source: The Bismarck...
