Section: US & Canada
Dutch reveal new info on Ukraine plane shoot-down
Prosecutor lets fact slip on national TV, raising questions over theory that Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disintegrated quickly in air …read more Source:...
BHL, the Man Who Whispers in Presidents’ Ears
This, too, is part of the BHL phenomenon. Not a “French phenomenon,” mind you, but a “BHL phenomenon,” because it is only with Bernard-Henri Lévy that such a situation, such a sequence of events, could unfold. The committed philosopher, the last heir of Sartre, writes a play that has run for a month at the intimate Théâtre...
Obama’s New Oil Wars
Washington Takes on ISIS, Iran, and RussiaCross-posted with TomDispatch.com It was heinous. It was underhanded. It was beyond the bounds of international morality. It was an attack on the American way of life. It was what you might expect from unscrupulous Arabs. It was “the oil weapon” — and back in 1973, it was directed at the United...
Merkel ‘cautiously optimistic’ that talks on Ukraine gas deal will succeed
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she is “cautiously optimistic” that talks to resolve differences between Russia and Ukraine about the supply of natural gas will succeed. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine adopts law to purge government of officials linked to previous president’s rule
Ukraine’s president has approved legislation to purge government bodies of officials linked to the rule of the country’s previous leader, Viktor Yanukovych. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine adopts law to purge government officials
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president has approved legislation to purge government bodies of officials linked to the rule of the country’s previous leader, Viktor Yanukovych. President Petro Poroshenko’s office said in a statement Thursday that the law is aimed at restoring public trust in authorities. …read more...
In Western Ukraine, Attitudes Cooling Toward IDPs
People displaced by the fighting in eastern Ukraine are facing increasing difficulty finding accommodation in other regions, signaling a shift in attitudes towards IDPs. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Passenger on downed Malaysia Airlines jet in Ukraine had oxygen mask on
Dutch prosecutors say the body of one passenger of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was found wearing an oxygen mask, raising questions about how much those on board knew about their fate when the plane plunged out of the sky above Eastern Ukraine in July. …read more Source: FOX...
Passenger on downed Malaysian airplane was wearing oxygen mask
The finding raises questions about how much those on board knew about their fate when the plane plunged out of the sky above Eastern Ukraine in July. …read more Source: Toronto...
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 passenger was found wearing oxygen mask
Dutch prosecutors say the body of one passenger of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was found wearing an oxygen mask, raising questions about how much those on board knew about their fate when the plane plunged out of the sky above Eastern Ukraine in July. …read more Source: CTV...
