Section: US & Canada
Former Oil Tycoon Vows to Give Voice to ‘European-Oriented’ Russians
Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been many things: a Communist Party youth group leader who became one of post-Soviet Russia’s first billionaires, thanks to a controversial, corruption-riddled privatization process; a philanthropist who, in 2001, established Open Russia, a foundation dedicated to building and strengthening civil society in Russia....
White House condemns death of Red Cross worker in Ukraine
The White House on Friday condemned the death of an International Committee of the Red Cross worker in Ukraine after the organization’s facility in Donetsk was caught in the crossfire of fighting between the Ukrainian military and insurgent forces. Laurent DuPasquier, 38, was just one casualty in a bloody day … …read more...
World War 3: Russian General Wants Preemptive Nuclear Strikes on NATO, US?
A Russian general has called for the country to draft up a military doctrine to identify the US and NATO as enemies and lay out conditions for Russia to launch a preemptive nuclear strike against the nations. According to Interfax, General Yury Yakubov, who is senior Defense Ministry official, said there needs to be new priorities. The current...
Why Nobody Wants to Host the 2022 Winter Olympics
Nobody wants to let the games begin. On October 1, Oslo withdrew its bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics, making it the fourth city—after Stockholm, Lviv, and Krakow—to have second thoughts about hosting the games. With only Beijing and the Kazakhstan city of Almaty left in the running, the International Olympic Committee now faces the difficult...
Ukraine, pro-Russia fighters trade blame over aid worker’s death
Fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russia gunmen raged around Donetsk’s international airport Friday, a day after the artillery battle spilled into the nearby city and killed a Swiss aid worker with the International Committee of the Red Cross. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Lavrov Tells Kerry Ukraine Cease-Fire Must Be Maintained
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has spoken to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry about the need to maintain a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Weekend Roundup: Confucius vs. The Umbrella Revolution
In the streets of Hong Kong today, China’s future is meeting its past. It’s 17 year-old rebellious student Joshua Wong, who is leading the Umbrella Revolution protests, versus Confucius, the sage of order and “social harmony,” whose 2565th birthday was just emphatically celebrated by Xi Jinping in Beijing last week. To put...
The Americans Who Inspired Hong Kong’s Protesters
Last week at the United Nations, after condemning Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and ISIS’s barbarism in the Middle East, Barack Obama acknowledged what, for non-Americans, is usually the elephant in the room: the morality of American behavior itself. “I realize that America’s critics will be quick to point out that at times we...
India will launch Canadian satellite amid tension with Russia
The launch of a Canadian satellite, postponed amid tensions in the Ukraine, is finally scheduled for liftoff — one year behind schedule. …read more Source:...
Kyiv, Separatists Blame Each Other for Aid Worker’s Death
Fighting between Ukrainian government troops and separatists continued in Donetsk Friday, after the two sides blamed each other for the shelling that killed a Red Cross worker a day earlier. Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said the battle for control of Donetsk airport, which the rebels are attempting to retake, was ongoing. He also...
