Section: US & Canada
Ukraine leader announces $3 billion boost to defense spending to combat pro-Russian rebels
Ukraine’s president has vowed to boost military spending by 40 billion hryvnia ($3 billion) in the next three years as government forces seek to overpower pro-Russian separatists in the east. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine plans $3 billion boost to defense spending
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president has vowed to boost military spending by 40 billion hryvnia ($3 billion) in the next three years as government forces seek to overpower pro-Russian separatists in the east. President Petro Poroshenko made his pledge Sunday during a speech marking Ukraine’s independence from the Soviet Union in...
Ukraine marks independence day with military parade
Ukraine has marked the 23rd anniversary of its independence from the former Soviet Union with a military parade through the capital, Kiev, as its army continued to push for a decisive breakthrough against pro-Russian separatists in the country’s east. …read more Source: FOX...
Military parade in Kiev for Ukraine’s independence day
A military parade will roll through the capital of Kiev on Sunday as part of the celebrations of Ukraine’s independence day. …read more Source:...
Russian convoy leaves Ukraine
DONETSK, Russia — Hundreds of Russian aid trucks left rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Saturday, highlighting a dire need for long-term assistance to the region where homes and livelihoods have been destroyed by months of fighting. …read more Source: New York Daily...
Ukraine Marks 23rd Independence Anniversary
Ukraine marks 23 years of independence on August 24 amid the ongoing crisis in the east of the country. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Families wage citizen campaign to solve MH370 mystery
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – Chinese physics student Jimmy Wang had no interest in aviation until March 8, when Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 went missing with his 58-year-old father Wang Lijun aboard.But Wang, 31, now spends evenings in central China combing through aviation blogs for Boeing 777 technical specs, exchanging what he finds with...
Russian aid trucks leave Ukraine
DONETSK, Russia — Hundreds of Russian aid trucks returned home from rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Saturday, highlighting a dire need for long-term assistance to the region where homes and livelihoods have been destroyed by months of fighting. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Convoy Trucks Return to Russia
All trucks belonging to a Russian aid convoy that travelled to rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Friday have returned to Russia. …read more Source: The Boston...
Russian aid convoy exits Ukraine – Germany pledges financial aid
Pulling back a huge aid convoy whose entry into Ukraine stirred Western outrage, Russia on Saturday cheered the completion of what it called a successful humanitarian mission, while Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany visited the Ukrainian capital and pledged more than $690 million for the rebuilding of war-ravaged areas of eastern Ukraine and...
