Section: US & Canada
Funeral Takes Place in Malaysia for a Pilot of Downed MH17 Flight
Pilots in their Malaysia Airlines uniforms lined up to pay their respects Tuesday to Captain Eugene Choo Jin Leong. He was one of the pilots aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 which was shot down over eastern Ukraine in July as it flew from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. He was given full military honours for the ceremony. An urn carrying his...
Ukrainian forces dig trenches in defence of port as pro-Russian separatists advance
Ukrainian forces looked to secure Mariupol in the country’s southeast on Monday, as pro-Russian rebels threatened to advance on the major port city. …read more Source:...
Putin quote about invading Kyiv taken out of context, Russian aide says
A Kremlin aide on Tuesday sharply criticized EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso for breaching confidentiality when he quoted President Vladimir Putin as saying Moscow could take over Kyiv in two weeks, if it wished. …read more Source: CTV...
Crimea Chief Says Gays Not Needed
The senior official in Crimea says sexual minorities “have no chance” on the peninsula that Russia annexed from Ukraine in March. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Putin’s ‘2 weeks to Kiev’ out of context: aide
Yuri Ushakov, the Russian leader’s foreign policy adviser, told reporters that Putin’s statement was “taken out of context and carried a completely different meaning.” Russia’s Foreign Ministry dismissed Heletey’s remarks as “shocking” and accused him of making the statement in a bid to shift blame...
Putin’s ‘2 weeks to Kiev’ out of context: aide
MOSCOW (AP) – A Kremlin aide on Tuesday sharply criticized EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso for breaching confidentiality when he quoted President Vladimir Putin as saying Moscow could take over Kiev in two weeks, if it wished. Yuri Ushakov, the Russian leader’s foreign policy adviser, told reporters … …read...
EU Will Decide New Sanctions for Russia by Friday, Says New Foreign Minister
European Union governments will take a decision on a package of new sanctions against Russia by Friday, Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini told the European Parliament on Tuesday. “On Monday, yesterday, the Coreper (EU ambassadors) met, the Commission is going to present the proposal, finalised proposal of the package by tomorrow,...
Russia’s Lavrov Urges US to ‘Talk Sense’ Into Kiev
Russia said on Tuesday that Ukraine’s moves to join NATO were aimed at undermining efforts to end the war in the east of the country, and called on Washington to use its influence and “talk sense” into Kiev. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Kiev’s initiative to seek NATO membership came shortly after a meeting of the...
Ukraine shifts tactics against rebels while claiming ‘full-scale invasion’ by Russia
Ukraine’s defense minister has said that government forces are shifting their strategy in an effort to prevent further setbacks at the hands of pro-Russian separatist rebels. …read more Source: FOX...
EU to decide by Friday on new Russian sanctions, Italy’s foreign minister says
Federica Mogherini added the Commission was working on a strengthened package of sanctions against Russia over its military invasion of Ukraine in four sectors …read more Source: The Globe and...
