Section: US & Canada
Ukraine’s Cease-Fire Is Putin’s Victory
Left on his own by Western leaders, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko struck a cease-fire with separatist rebels. …read more Source:...
Here Comes Obama’s Press Conference…
President Barack Obama will hold a press conference Friday at 11:30 a.m. ET at the conclusion of this week’s NATO Summit in Wales. Obama’s press conference will likely touch on a range of topics that have come up at the summit, including crises in both Ukraine and Iraq. Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that the U.S. was...
Photos Sept. 5: Top images from around the world
An Indian man carries his son as he wades through floodwaters in Gauhati, India, Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. Monsoon season brings rains vital to growing crops in India, but floods and landslides each year kill thousands of people and submerge hundreds of villages. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) Indian school children arrive at their primary school in heavy...
Ukraine signs cease-fire with pro-Russian rebels
Ukraine’s president, at NATO summit, voices ‘careful optimism’ on peace talks with rebels …read more Source:...
Ukraine signs cease-fire with pro-Russia rebels
The Ukrainian president declared a cease-fire Friday to end nearly five months of fighting in the nation’s east after his representatives said they reached a deal with the Russia-backed rebels at peace talks. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Ukraine Says It Reached A Cease-Fire Deal With Separatists
Ukraine and the Russia-backed rebels have announced a cease-fire agreement set to go into effect Friday.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Ukraine signs cease-fire with pro-Russian rebels
MINSK, Belarus — Ukraine and the Russian-backed rebels have signed a cease-fire deal that starts in less than two hours, a European official at the talks said Friday. The announcement by OSCE’s Heidi Tagliavini came as representatives of Ukraine, Russia, pro-Russian rebels and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in …...
Ukraine Agrees to Ceasefire Deal With Pro-Russian Separatists
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels have signed a ceasefire deal at peace talks in Minsk, Belarus, which is due to begin today. Reports of a cease-fire agreement come amid further fighting in eastern Ukraine, but Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said the deal would take effect at 1500 GMT. Parties representing Ukraine, Russia, pro-Russian...
Ukraine and Pro-Russia Rebels Agree to Cease-Fire
The envoys, along with the OSCE, agreed the deal during a meeting in the Belorussian capital of Minsk. …read more Source:...
HMCS Toronto briefly sidelined because of engine repairs
By David Pugliese Defence Watch NEWPORT, Wales – HMCS Toronto was tied up in port for the last week for engine repairs and other issues, sources tell Defence Watch. Sources noted that when HMCS Toronto was in Halifax getting ready for deployment, the engineers and dockyard civilian employees informed their managers that certain parts on an engine...
