Section: US & Canada
Russian Officials Impound Crimean Tatars’ Assembly
The building of the Crimea Tatars’ self-governing body, the Mejlis, has been impounded by Russia’s Federal Bailiffs Service. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko meets with Obama, seeking more help
In a symbolic show of support for Ukraine’s fledgling government, President Barack Obama is meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in the Oval Office on Thursday after the Ukraine leader speaks to a rare joint session of Congress. …read more Source:...
Ukraine ceasefire holding despite sporadic violations
The city council in Donetsk says no deaths were reported in fighting overnight, one of the quietest nights recently in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
Eastern Ukraine reports sporadic violations of ceasefire
The city council in Donetsk says no deaths were reported in fighting overnight, one of the quietest nights recently in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine reports sporadic violations of cease-fire
The city council in Donetsk says no deaths overnight, one of the quietest nights recently in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...
EBRD Lowers Regional Economic Forecasts Due To Ukraine Crisis
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) says the Ukraine crisis is weighing heavily on economies where the bank operates, including Central and Southeastern Europe and the former Soviet republics. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Pays “High Price” for Beliefs-Poroshenko
(SOUNDBITE) (English and French) CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER STEPHEN HARPER, SAYING: “Mesdames et messieurs, ladies and gentlemen, it’s my great pleasure, I know our great pleasure, to welcome to Canada, …read more Source: The Boston...
BBC Journalists Attacked In Russia While Investigating Reports Of Russian Soldiers Dying In Ukraine
The BBC has lodged a protest with Russian authorities after journalists were beaten in a “coordinated attack” while working on a story in southern Russia. Journalists including the BBC’s Moscow correspondent Steve Rosenberg, were investigating reports of Russian servicemen being killed near the border with Ukraine. …read more Source:...
East Ukraine cease-fire appears to largely hold despite sporadic violations
The city council in Donetsk says no deaths overnight, one of the quietest nights recently in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Australian Police Raids Follow Islamic State-Linked Beheading Plot, Says PM
Militants connected with radical group Islamic State were planning to behead a member of the public in Australia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Thursday, after hundreds of police raided homes in a sweeping counter-terrorism operation. Abbott said there was a “serious risk from a terrorist attack” days after Australia raised its...
