Section: US & Canada
Latvian Premier’s Coalition Wins Vote
Latvian Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma’s three-party coalition won a majority of parliamentary seats in an election that was overshadowed by increased Baltic anxiety over neighboring Russia’s actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Bulgaria Elects New Parliament; Pipeline an Issue
SOFIA, Bulgaria— Bulgarians voted in a parliamentary election Sunday, hoping that a new government will end the country’s political stalemate, revive its flagging economy, solve a severe banking crisis and find ways to ease Moscow’s grip on its energy supplies. Opinion surveys have predicted the biggest vote winner will be the...
Latvia’s center-right ruling coalition wins vote
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Latvia’s ruling center-right coalition parties have won a majority of seats in a parliamentary election dominated by security issues and the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Latvia’s center-right ruling coalition wins parliamentary vote overshadowed by Ukraine, Russia
Latvia’s ruling center-right coalition parties have won a majority of seats in a parliamentary election dominated by security issues and the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: FOX...
Latvia’s center-right ruling coalition wins vote
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Latvia’s ruling center-right coalition parties have won a majority of seats in a parliamentary election dominated by security issues and the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: San Francisco...
A Cease-Fire in Doubt in Ukraine
Civilian casualties mounted as the Ukrainian Army and separatist rebels continued to exchange fire in their battle for control of the Donetsk airport. …read more Source: The New York...
In Ukraine, Civilians in Crossfire
Civilian casualties have soared as separatist rebels with heavy artillery attack the airport in Donetsk and Ukrainian forces respond with often ill-directed fire. …read more Source: The New York...
Latvian coalition parties headed for victory
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Latvia’s center-right coalition government appeared headed for victory Saturday in a parliamentary election overshadowed by the Ukraine crisis and worries over how to deal … …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Donetsk airport clashes threaten Ukraine ceasefire
A ceasefire declared in Ukraine on Sept. 5 appears to be in jeopardy as shelling over Donetsk’s airport has intensified. …read more Source: Toronto...
Rebels in Eastern Ukraine Dream of Reviving Soviet Heyday
In the relative lull of a cease-fire, separatist leaders have set about building neo-Soviet states like those created in other pro-Russian enclaves. …read more Source: The New York...
