Section: US & Canada
Global Problems Call for Global Solutions
Sometimes, amid the heated political debate about what should done by the U.S. government in world affairs, a proposal cuts through the TV babble of the supposed experts with a clear, useful suggestion. That proposal came on August 17, when Pope Francis told journalists how he thought the world should cope with the challenge posed by ISIS, the...
Malaysia Airlines Burning More Than $2 Million In Cash Reserves Every Single Day: Report
After back-to-back tragedies, Malaysia Airlines is reportedly burning more than $2 million every single day as it struggles to find its feet again. In March, the airline made international headlines when one of its planes, carrying 239 passengers and crew, disappeared without a trace. Four months later, the airline met with yet another...
Ukraine Says Video Shows Russian Soldiers Detained in East Ukraine
Ukrainian security services on Monday (August 26) released video footage purporting to show Russian servicemen who were captured by Ukrainian government forces while fighting alongside pro-Moscow rebels in Ukraine. The footage, which is likely to fuel allegations from Kiev and its Western allies of Russian involvement in the war, appeared on the...
Italy Faces Dire Situation if Russian Gas Supplies Cut
Italy will struggle to stay warm this winter if Russia’s conflict with Ukraine disrupts gas supplies and Libya veers toward collapse. Either or both of those scenarios will put at risk an already shaky economic recovery following years of recession and sluggish growth. Caught between dwindling gas imports from North Africa and a rising...
Putin: No military solution to Ukraine crisis
Russian, Ukrainian leaders meet hours after Ukraine captures 10 Russian paratroopers. …read more Source: USA...
Poroshenko Calls For Peaceful Solution, Strong Border Controls
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said he is ready to discuss various options to reach a peaceful settlement in Ukraine, but wants effective border controls and an end to army supplies to separatists. Poroshenko spoke at a talks in Minsk, Belarus, that included Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Reuters) …read more Source: Radio Free...
Russian Soldiers Are In Ukraine
It’s a claim authorities in Kyiv have made for months, but in recent days the evidence has become undeniable. Russian soldiers are now being captured — and perhaps dying — in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Kiev and Moscow Spar Over Captured Russian Soldiers
(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN SERVICEMAN CAPTURED IN UKRAINE, ALEXEI GENERALOV, SAYING: “I am Generalov Alexei, a sergeant of the Russian Federation.” Ukraine releases video footage of what it says …read more Source: The Boston...
Frosty Handshake: Putin Meets Ukraine Leader Face-to-Face
The presidents of Russia and Ukraine met face-to-face for the first time since June on the fighting that has engulfed Ukraine’s separatist east. …read more Source:...
Putin talks with Ukraine's leader; fighting widens
MINSK, Belarus — The presidents of Russia and Ukraine met face-to-face Tuesday for the first time since June to talk about the fighting that has engulfed Ukraine’s separatist east. From their opening remarks, it appeared unlikely that Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko would find common ground. …read more Source: Boston...
