Section: US & Canada
Ukraine passes bills on eastern autonomy
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s parliament has passed two bills on granting greater autonomy to the rebellious regions in the east as well as amnesty for most of those involved in the fighting that gripped the region since April. The Tuesday vote in a closed session comes on the same day that parliament planned to ratify a trade deal with...
Ukraine Offers Special Status to Rebellious East
Parliament passed a law on Tuesday offering territories held by pro-Russia rebels self-governance for three years, but the rebels say they will only accept full independence. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
German investor sentiment falls ninth month in a row: ZEW
Berlin (AFP) – Investor sentiment in Germany fell for the ninth month in a row in September amid jitters about the economic fallout from global crises, a survey indicated on Tuesday.The widely watched investor confidence index calculated by the ZEW economic institute fell by 1.7 points to 6.9 points in September, it said in a...
Russian Security Forces Raid Crimean Tatar Assembly
Russian security forces raided the Crimean Tatar assembly, the Mejlis, in Simferopol on September 16. RFE/RL’s correspondent reported that 10 police officers and six armed, masked men in military uniforms had surrounded the Mejlis and were not letting anyone enter or leave the building. Most of the Crimean Tatar minority opposed...
Crimean Tatar Mejlis Raided, Searched By Police
Russian security forces have raided the Crimean Tatar assembly and the home of one of its members. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia will struggle to help firms under sanctions, former finance minister says
Alexei Kudrin has become almost the lone voice among the Russian elite to criticise government policy in dealing with the fallout from the Ukraine crisis …read more Source: The Globe and...
Ukraine Village Hopes for Chance to Rebuild
NOVOSVITLIVKA, Ukraine — The kindergarten building in this village in eastern Ukraine was once a source of pride. Renovated and brightly decorated with money provided by German donors, its classrooms were opening the doors of education to 120 pupils at a time. Today, the building is a dusty, rocket-riddled wreck. Scatterings of bullet holes in...
3 killed, 5 wounded in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — The city council in Donetsk says three people have been killed and five wounded in shelling overnight in the city in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Bismarck...
3 killed, 5 wounded in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine
The city council in Donetsk says three people have been killed and five wounded in shelling overnight in the city in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...
Donetsk council says 3 killed, 5 wounded in eastern Ukraine city despite cease-fire
The city council in Donetsk says three people have been killed and five wounded in shelling overnight in the city in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
