Section: US & Canada
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...
Shakhtar Donetsk: Soccer Club Says HQ Occupied by Armed Men
DONETSK, Ukraine – Ukrainian soccer champion Shakhtar Donetsk says its club headquarters has been occupied by “armed men” as fighting between government troops and separatists continues. Shakhtar did not identify the men and said the “circumstances of what has happened are being investigated.” The city of Donetsk is the largest under the control...
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....
Obama says NATO must help strengthen Ukraine’s military
U.S. President Barack Obama is urging NATO to help strengthen Ukraine’s military and says the alliance must leave the door open to new members to counter what he calls Russian aggression. Video provided by Reuters …read more Source: USA...
Does This Flag Reveal True Intent of Pro-Russia Rebels?
Pro-Russian rebels conquering territory in eastern Ukraine are fighting under a new flag that betrays their – and perhaps the Kremlin’s – ambitions. …read more Source:...
France suspends warship delivery to Russia over Ukraine concerns
PARIS — President Francois Hollande’s office says France is suspending the delivery of a hulking warship to Russia amid security concerns about Moscow’s actions in neighboring Ukraine. The announcement, after Hollande convened a special defense panel, comes a day before the start of a NATO summit and after months of …...
Obama Calls Ukraine a ‘Moment of Testing’ for NATO
In a speech in Estonia, President Obama cast Russia as the aggressor in Ukraine and said borders could not be redrawn ”at the barrel of a gun.” …read more Source: The New York...
Ukraine Crisis: France Suspends Delivery Of Warships To Russia
France will not move ahead with the delivery of the first of two Mistral amphibious assault ships to Russia because of Russia’s involvement in the conflict in Ukraine, the office of President François Hollande said in a statement Wednesday. Hollande had been under pressure from allies to suspend or cancel the delivery of the ships....
