Section: US & Canada
Malaysia aims to retrieve remains from MH17 crash site
Sending investigators to the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine to retrieve body parts still scattered across fields is a top priority, officials said Saturday. …read more Source:...
Malaysia aims to send search team to plane crash site in Ukraine to gather evidence of downing
Malaysia aims to send a search team to the crash site in Ukraine of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 before winter sets in to gather physical evidence to prove that it was shot down, Prime Minister Najib Razak said Saturday. …read more Source: FOX...
Malaysia to send team to jet crash site in Ukraine
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia aims to send a search team to the crash site in Ukraine of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 before winter sets in to gather physical evidence to prove that it was shot down, Prime Minister Najib Razak said Saturday. Najib said the government has “pretty conclusive” intelligence reports about what...
Malaysia to send team to jet crash site in Ukraine
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia aims to send a search team to the crash site in Ukraine of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 before winter sets in to gather physical evidence to prove that it was shot down, Prime Minister Najib Razak said Saturday…. …read more Source: Associated...
Ukraine cease-fire begins between government forces and Russia-backed separatists
MINSK, Belarus — Ukraine, Russia and the Kremlin-backed separatists signed a cease-fire deal Friday after five months of bloodshed, even as Europe readied additional sanctions on Moscow. At the same time, NATO leaders created a new force designed to prevent any aggression by Russia against alliance members. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
NATO Approves Rapid Reaction Force to Boost Eastern Defenses
A rapid reaction force made up of about 5,000 troops will stand ready to respond to any crisis in Europe. This was one of the measures in the wake of unrest in Ukraine, that NATO countries approved on Friday. It’s a move to reassure allies’ concerns about Russia’s ambitions in the region. Should something happen, soldiers such...
NATO faces 1st test, as Estonia accuses Russia of abduction
A revitalized NATO already faces its first test of Russian aggression: Russian agents have crossed the border of Estonia and detained a police officer, according to the Estonian government, in an incident Estonia and Canada are both calling a provocation. …read more Source:...
AP News in Brief at 8:58 p.m. EDT
Ukraine cease-fire begins between government forces and Russia-backed separatists MINSK, Belarus (AP) – Ukraine, Russia and the Kremlin-backed separatists signed a cease-fire deal Friday after five months of bloodshed, and Europe readied additional sanctions on Moscow. NATO leaders created a new force designed to prevent any aggression by...
Ukraine Cease-Fire Begins, but U.S. Still Skeptical
(MINSK, Belarus) — Ukraine, Russia and the Kremlin-backed separatists signed a cease-fire deal Friday after five months of bloodshed, and Europe readied additional sanctions on Moscow. NATO leaders created a new force designed to prevent any aggression by Russia against alliance members. MoreUkraine Signs Cease-Fire With Pro-Russia RebelsUkraine...
Weekend Roundup: Putin Uses 21st Century Strategy to Restore Old Czarist Realm
As a fragile cease-fire takes hold in Ukraine after nearly five months of carnage, Vladimir Putin’s long-term strategy has become clear. This week in The WorldPost Robert Coalson, writing from Prague, translates a recent essay by General Valery Gerasimov, the Russian military’s chief of general staff, that lays out a new type of...
