Section: US & Canada
No body means no end in sight to grief of parents who lost son and his girlfriend on Flight 17
Seven weeks after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was blown out of the sky above Ukraine, Bryce Fredriksz and Daisy Oehlers’ bedroom is still a mess. …read more Source: FOX...
No body, no end to grieving for Flight 17 family
The room, with its mural of palm trees, unmade bed and a table cluttered with clothes and books, is a constant reminder to Bryce’s parents Silene and Rob Fredriksz of the unbearable loss of their 23-year-old son and his 20-year-old girlfriend. Experts working to identify remains found at the crash scene have still found no trace of the...
The Simple Reason Why The Ceasefire In Ukraine Is Likely Doomed
The Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatist rebels in the country’s eastern regions agreed to terms of a ceasefire on Friday, and it has mostly held through the weekend. In the short-term, it gives all parties breathing room — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (from the beating his military was taking), Russian President Vladimir...
Ukraine's leader visits embattled city of Mariupol
MARIUPOL, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president made a surprise trip Monday to a key city in southeastern Ukraine as a cease-fire between Russian-backed rebels and Ukrainian troops appeared to be largely holding.President Petro Poroshenko addressed workers at a large metal plant in the embattled coastal city of Mariupol — a symbolic show of...
EU Pushes Back Deadline For Russia Sanctions
The sanctions will be ratified automatically by a written procedure if no EU member state objects, and officials said hours before the deadline that there have not been any indications of objections. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s president visits frontline city, vows to defend it
President Petro Poroshenko visits the eastern Ukrainian port of Mariupol on Monday in a show of solidarity with its embattled citizens and vows to defend it from pro-Russian separatists who advanced towards it last week before a ceasefire agreement. …read more Source:...
No body, no end to grieving for Flight 17 family
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Seven weeks after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was blown out of the sky above Ukraine, Bryce Fredriksz and Daisy Oehlers’ bedroom is still a mess…. …read more Source: Associated...
Ukraine Cease-Fire Appears to Hold
The shaky cease-fire between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russia separatists appeared to be holding, as violence subsided in two cities hit by shelling over the weekend. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Ukraine president visits war-torn region as cease-fire holds
In a surprise announcement, Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko was travelling Monday to the embattled coastal city of Mariupol. …read more Source: Toronto...
Amnesty International’s Chief Urges Kyiv To Control Volunteer Militia
Amnesty International’s Secretary General Salil Shetty has urged Ukraine’s government to stop abuses and war crimes by volunteer soldiers who fight alongside government troops in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
