Section: US & Canada
Woman Killed as Shelling Frays Ukraine Cease-fire
One woman died and three other people were injured in Mariupol, officials said Sunday – a further blow to the fraying east Ukraine ceasefire. …read more Source:...
Moscow Celebrates 867th Anniversary
Russia has something to celebrate. It may be facing sanctions by the EU for its role in the Ukraine crisis but on Saturday there was dancing in the streets. Moscow is celebrating its 867th birthday and residents have come out to to mark its anniversary. They were treated to more than a thousand performances ranging from concerts to stilt walking...
Mariupol woman killed in first death since Ukraine truce
Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) – A woman was killed in the heavy fighting that erupted overnight in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, the local authorities said on Sunday, the first reported death since a ceasefire was signed two days ago.Another three residents were also wounded when pro-Russian rebels opened fire on a government-held...
In A Test Of The Cease-Fire, Ukraine Checkpoint Reportedly Destroyed
The cease-fire in Ukraine is barely two days old, but the relative peace was ruptured by steady overnight shelling near the port city of Mariupol.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Shelling heard near Donetsk airport in east Ukraine: AFP
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Shelling was heard near the airport of the main rebel-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, an AFP journalist in the area said.It was not immediately clear who was behind the artillery fire, the latest breach of a shaky ceasefire signed on Friday. Although Donetsk itself is in the hands of the...
Blasts roar near Donetsk airport in Ukraine
A destroyed Ukrainian army tank is seen near the village of Lebedynske, on the highway joining Mariupol and Novoazovsk, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014. After four months of war, eastern Ukraine begin… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Iran Reportedly Arrests Ukrainian For ‘Sabotage’ At Nuclear Plant
An Iranian newspaper says authorities there have arrested a Ukrainian national suspected of sabotage at the country’s Bushehr nuclear power plant. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Blasts roar near Donetsk airport in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s office on Saturday said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had discussed steps “for giving the cease-fire a stable character” in a telephone conversation. Fighting between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian government troops has ravaged the already teetering Ukrainian economy, claimed at...
Blasts roar near Donetsk airport in Ukraine
Strong explosions have been heard on the outskirts of the main rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine near the airport, raising new fears that a cease-fire signed two days ago is on the verge of collapse. …read more Source: Miami...
Blasts heard in area near airport of Ukraine’s largest rebel-held city
Strong explosions have been heard on the outskirts of the main rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine near the airport, raising new fears that a cease-fire signed two days ago is on the verge of collapse. …read more Source: FOX...
