Section: US & Canada
Ukraine: How We Got Here – in 2 Mins
Tim Willcox presents a timeline summary of the events that bought the country to it’s present situation. …read more Source: The Boston...
Inside Ukraine’s ‘kill zone’
On a country road in eastern Ukraine, a scene of bucolic tranquility was suddenly interrupted by the aftermath of carnage. A burned-out tank tilted into a ditch, its turret blown some 20 meters away by a direct hit. Unexploded ammunition of every caliber lay everywhere. A troop transport vehicle was shot to pieces; a short distance away a simple...
Eurozone Business Grew at Slowest Rate in August
Eurozone business grew at the slowest rate this year in August and retail sales declined in July, surveys showed on Wednesday. In its monthly survey, the closely watched financial information company Markit highlighted escalating tension between Russia and Ukraine as the main factor in declining business activity across the 18-country Eurozone....
Russian Photojournalist Killed In Eastern Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s state-owned RIA Novosti news agency says one of its photojournalists has died in eastern Ukraine. Andrei Stenin went missing in early August, his whereabouts unknown. The agency’s director-general, Dmitry Kiselyov, said in a statement on Wednesday that the remains in a charred car found outside the rebel...
ISIS Video Intensifies Pressure on Britain
The release of a video showing the brutal murder of freelance journalist Steven Sotloff, who wrote for TIME and other news organizations, poses urgent questions not only for the U.S. but also for Britain. MoreU.K. Raises Terror Threat Level to ‘Severe’1,400 Children Exploited in U.K. Child Sex Ring, According to New ReportJoan Rivers Moved...
Obama Pledges NATO Backing for Baltics
President Obama pledged that NATO would defend its Baltic allies as he laid blame for clashes in Ukraine squarely on Moscow. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
France May Withhold Warship Delivery to Russia
France said it may withhold the delivery of a powerful warship to Russia, due next month, because the Kremlin’s support to breakaway forces in eastern Ukraine threatens peace in Europe. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Is Ukraine ‘Ceasefire’ for Real?
There’s barely a building unscathed. This is Spartak near Donetsk – recovering from heavy shelling overnight. But the end of the crisis could be in sight. Ukraine defence spokesman Andriy Lysenko. …read more Source: The Boston...
EU Wants to Deepen Russia Sanctions
BRUSSELS—European Union nations will be looking to give existing penalties against Russia more bite by the weekend rather than expanding sanctions to include sport events to punish Moscow for its involvement in the Ukraine crisis. Several member states came out on Wednesday against the idea of taking action against Russia’s high-profile...
France stops delivery of warship to Russian military
PARIS — France is suspending the delivery of a hulking warship to Russia amid security concerns about Moscow’s actions in neighboring Ukraine, President Francois Hollande’s office said Wednesday. …read more Source: New York Daily...
