Section: US & Canada
Ukraine ceasefire breached in Donetsk
Mortar fire struck an apartment block in the rebel-held Ukraine city of Donetsk overnight, yet another violation of a ceasefire declared weeks earlier between government forces and pro-Russian insurgents. …read more Source:...
Japan steps up sanctions against Russia over Ukraine to be in line with G-7 nations
Japan says it has stepped up sanctions against Russia over the unrest in Ukraine to be in line with other Group of Seven members before they meet in New York. …read more Source: FOX...
German business confidence down for 5th consecutive month, falls more than expected
A survey shows that business confidence in Germany, Europe’s largest economy, has dropped for the fifth consecutive month — continuing a slide that has been fueled by the persistent turmoil in Ukraine and sluggish European growth. …read more Source: FOX...
Cease-fire in eastern Ukraine violated
A worker repairs electric cables at checkpoint near the town of Zhdanivka, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014. A cease-fire in east Ukraine is being upheld by both government troops and … …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Cease-fire in eastern Ukraine violated despite agreement, planned withdrawal of weaponry
A cease-fire between pro-Russian separatists and government forces in eastern Ukraine has been violated in the rebel-held city of Donetsk. …read more Source: FOX...
Cease-fire in eastern Ukraine violated
MOSCOW (AP) — A cease-fire between pro-Russian separatists and government forces in eastern Ukraine has been violated in the rebel-held city of Donetsk. The RIA Novosti news agency quoted the rebels as saying that two people died in the attack but the mayor’s office had no information about casualties. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Thousands protest Russia’s Ukraine policy
While Moscow denies any involvement in Ukraine’s crisis, thousands of protesters voiced their mistrust of the Kremlin. …read more Source:...
Crisis challenges business in Ukraine
Richard Spinks, CEO of Active Energy Group talks to CNN about the challenges the crisis in Ukraine poses to business. …read more Source:...
Obama’s UN speech expected to touch on ISIS, Ebola, Ukraine
President Barack Obama is addressing the United Nations as a commander in chief overseeing a war against militants in two Middle Eastern nations, a striking shift in the trajectory of a presidency that had been focused on ending conflicts in the region. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s uphill battle against graft as election looms
Kiev (AFP) – Golden loaves became a symbol of Ukraine’s fight against graft after bread-shaped gold bars were discovered at Viktor Yanukovych’s lavish estate outside Kiev, one of the many symbols of the greed and tasteless excess of his regime.Seven months on, the new leaders who took office after the toppling of the...
