Section: US & Canada
Death Toll in India, Pakistan Floods Reaches 400
JHANG, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll from floods in Pakistan and India reached 400 on Tuesday as armies in both countries scrambled to help the victims and authorities in Islamabad warned hundreds of thousands to be prepared to flee more flooding in the days ahead. MoreOpen Wide: These Sinkholes Swallowed Vehicles WholeGas Explosions Kill 25 in...
Iraq Approves New Unity Government, Sets the Stage for Combatting ISIS
MoreIraq’s Battleground Dams Are Key to Saving the Country from ISISU.S. Strikes in Iraq Against Jihadists, Moving West Toward SyriaIraqi Refugee: ISIS Wouldn’t Exist Under SaddamIraq’s parliament has approved a new government, setting the stage for expanded U.S. military support to battle the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater...
East Ukraine City Hit By Shells During Ceasefire
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Shelling continued overnight in eastern Ukraine despite a cease-fire, injuring one woman, the city council of Donetsk said Tuesday. The council for the rebel-held stronghold said a school and several residential buildings were hit by shelling, imperiling the already shaky cease-fire between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian...
Dutch report suggests Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 shot down from ground
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 broke apart over Ukraine due to impact from a large number of fragments, the Dutch Safety Board said on Tuesday, in a report that Malaysia’s prime minister and several experts said suggested it was shot down from the ground. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Dark Echoes: German TV Airs Nazi Symbols From Ukraine
In a ZDF report on the fragile cease-fire in eastern Ukraine, images were shown of soldiers wearing combat helmets with SS insignia and swastikas. …read more Source:...
HERE IT IS: SocGen’s Famous Chart With The Black Swans
Societe Generale is out with its latest quarterly chart of “swan” risks. “Black swans” characterize unforeseen and unlikely events that have the potential to rock the economy and financial markets. While the sharp slowdown in Europe has dominated the economic headlines lately, SocGen believes that we should be most worried...
Dutch report suggests Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 shot down from ground
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 broke apart over Ukraine due to impact from a large number of fragments, the Dutch Safety Board said on Tuesday, in a report that Malaysia’s prime minister and several experts said suggested it was shot down from the ground. …read more Source: The Peace River Record...
Eastern Ukraine city hit by shells during cease-fire
Shelling continued overnight in eastern Ukraine despite a cease-fire, injuring one woman, the city council of Donetsk said Tuesday. …read more Source: FOX...
Poroshenko Reassures Mariupol Of Kyiv’s Support
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on September 8 visited the eastern port city of Mariupol, where sporadic shelling on the weekend disrupted the fragile cease-fire. Poroshenko said Ukrainian security forces are prepared to defend the city from separatists, and are “prepared for the worst.” (RFE/RL) …read more Source: Radio...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko Vows to Defend Mariupol from Separatists
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has vowed to crush Russia-backed rebels if they break a shaky cease-fire and attack the strategic port city of Mariupol. Poroshenko says Ukrainian forces and people in Mariupol are prepared to defend the city, but not everyone agrees. VOA’s Daniel Schearf reports from Mariupol. …read more...
