Section: US & Canada
Germany optimistic on outlook despite weak Q2, report says
Frankfurt (AFP) – The German government remains optimistic in its outlook for Europe’s biggest economy, despite negative growth in the second quarter, the weekly Der Spiegel reported Sunday.For the whole of 2014, the German economy could even notch up faster growth than the 1.8 percent it is currently predicting, the magazine said,...
Germany: no Iraq combat troops or weapons to PKK
German chancellor Angela Merkel make a statement to the press in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has advocated a measured European Union response t… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Ukraine plans $3 billion boost to defense spending
A local man tramples and wipes his feet on the Ukrainian flag in a central square in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014. Ukraine has retaken control of much of its eastern territo… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Ukraine Celebrates Independence Day As Rebels Parade Captives
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — As armored vehicles rumbled through downtown Kiev in an ostentatious celebration of Ukraine’s independence, pro-Russian rebels who are battling government forces in the east paraded captured soldiers down the besieged streets of Donetsk and displayed charred wreckages of destroyed Ukrainian tanks. Sunday’s rival...
Ukraine independence day: Rival demonstrations in Kyiv, Donetsk
As armoured vehicles rumbled through downtown Kyiv in an ostentatious celebration of Ukraine’s independence, pro-Russian rebels who are battling government forces in the east paraded prisoners of war down the streets of Donetsk and displayed wreckage of destroyed Ukrainian tanks. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine plans $3 billion boost to defense spending
KIEV, Ukraine — As armored vehicles rumbled through downtown Kiev in an ostentatious celebration of Ukraine’s independence, pro-Russian rebels who are battling government forces in the east paraded captured soldiers down the besieged streets of Donetsk and displayed charred wreckages of destroyed Ukrainian tanks.Sunday’s rival...
Ukraine Parades Military Might
Soldiers, rockets and armored vehicles paraded through central Kiev, some of them on their way east to fight pro-Russian rebels, as Ukraine celebrated its Independence Day in the midst of war. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Ukraine Celebrates Independence Day, Pledges $3 Billion For Army
A parade featuring armored personnel carriers and beret-clad soldiers marks the 23rd anniversary since Kiev broke from Russia’s orbit at the end of the Cold War.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
In Eastern Ukraine, Rebel Mockery Amid Independence Celebration
As Ukrainians celebrated their country’s independence, pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk staged a counter-parade to delight in the death and imprisonment of Ukrainian soldiers. …read more Source: The New York...
Ukrainian president marks independence day with $3B US defence spending boost
Ukraine’s president announced plans Sunday to boost his country’s defence spending by an estimated 50 per cent as government forces seek to overpower pro-Russian separatists in the east. …read more Source:...
