Section: US & Canada
Government-held Ukraine town hit by rebel shells
A town in east Ukraine came under shellfire by pro-Russian rebels on Wednesday, amid fears that they are launching a counter-offensive on government-held parts of the region. …read more Source: Miami...
Survey: German economic expectations ‘completely collapse’ in August over conflict concerns
A closely-watched survey shows economic expectations among German consumers have “completely collapsed” over concerns about the conflicts in Iraq, Israel and Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Fighting Rages, as Russia and Ukrainian Leaders Hold Talks
After months of violence, the fighting rages on in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian forces are taking cover in a school… shielding themselves from incoming fire and sending bullets toward pro-Russian separatists. As shots ring out east of Donetsk, the leaders of Russia and Ukraine met for talks in Minsk… agreeing on the need to...
10 Russian soldiers captured in Ukraine
MOSCOW — Ten Russian paratroopers captured on Ukrainian territory made for an awkward summit Tuesday evening between the presidents of the two big nations. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
What’s next for Ukraine?
Eight months. More than 2,000 lives lost. A vast humanitarian crisis. And the downing of a civilian airliner that shocked the world. …read more Source:...
Even if attacked, an airlines could be liable in crash
[…] payments may create goodwill, lawyers say, but they are not likely to discourage some families from seeking more than the amount promised under an international treaty – about $174,000. Since the early days of commercial aviation, international agreements have governed compensation for crash victims. Malaysian officials have said...
Ukraine leader cites support for his peace plan
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said early Wednesday that he has support for a peace plan from leaders who attended a summit meeting in Minsk, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Interfax news agency reported. In addition to their one-on-one meeting, Putin and Poroshenko also met in a general session meeting with the presidents...
All eyes on rebels after Ukraine, Russia agree to work on ceasefire
Leaders meet in Belarus to discuss truce in separatist violence, with Putin saying he aims to help create trust in Kiev’s internal matter …read more Source: The Globe and...
Italy Threatens Europe
The economic weakness in Europe redoubles the threat to the common currency. Italy’s setback in particular threatens the euro zone in two ways: (1) Because Italy is the zone’s third largest economy, failure there would place unsupportable burdens on Germany as it tries to sustain union; and (2) the bad news could impede Prime Minister...
No sign of quick end to Ukraine conflict
From left, Russian President Vladimir Putin, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko walk to their talks a… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
