Section: US & Canada
Ukraine Rebels Close in on Donetsk Airport
DONETSK, Ukraine— Rebels in eastern Ukraine appeared to be successfully closing in on the government-held airport in Donetsk Wednesday, a strategic victory for the pro-Russian separatists that further undermines a shaky cease-fire in the region. Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council spokesman Andriy Lysenko told journalists in...
At Least 10 People Killed in Shelling on and Near School in East Ukraine
At least 10 people were killed on Wednesday when shells hit a school playground and a mini-van in a nearby street in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, city authorities and Reuters witnesses said. There were no children among those killed in the shelling at School No. 57 on the first day of the new school year, though witnesses said the dead included a...
New Polish PM Dashes Ukraine’s EU Hopes
Poland’s new Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz said on Wednesday she would largely stick to the policies of her predecessor Donald Tusk, including a cautious approach to the question of when eastern Europe’s biggest economy will join the euro. In her first major policy speech as prime minister, Kopacz tried to appeal to voters before a...
Developments in Ukraine – Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Rebels in eastern Ukraine appear to be successfully closing in on the government-held airport of Donetsk, a strategic victory for the pro-Russian separatists that further undermines a shaky cease-fire in the region. At least 10 people were killed on Wednesday when shells hit a school playground and a mini van in a nearby street in Donetsk in...
At Least 10 People Killed In Shelling On And Near School In East Ukraine
(Reuters) – At least 10 people were killed on Wednesday when shells hit a school playground and a mini-van in a nearby street in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, city authorities and Reuters witnesses said. There were no children among those killed in the shelling at School No. 57 on the first day of the new school year, though witnesses said...
The Most Terrifying Sinkhole Pictures You’ve Ever Seen
Sinkholes are scarily common, and although some are small and harmless, others open gaping holes in the ground that could swallow entire buildings — or passing cars. Recently, a sinkhole that formed in the middle of a highway in Crimea killed six people traveling in a car that fell into the hole. Sinkholes occur when bedrock made of limestone or...
Ukraine rebels close in on Donetsk airport
Smoke rises over a residential neighborhood near the airport after shelling in the town of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014. Rebels in eastern Ukraine appear to be successfull… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
10 killed when shells hit Ukrainian school, bus, officials say
A school and a bus were shelled in war-torn eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, leaving at least 10 people dead, officials in the country’s Donetsk region said. …read more Source:...
New Polish premier wants more US military presence
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s new prime minister says she will seek a greater U.S. military presence in Poland because the conflict in neighboring Ukraine has made Poland’s security and the U… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Ukraine rebels close in on strategic Donetsk airport
Rebels in eastern Ukraine appeared to be successfully closing in on the government-held airport in Donetsk Wednesday, a strategic victory for the pro-Russian separatists that further undermines a shaky cease-fire in the region. …read more Source: CTV...
