Section: US & Canada
Ukraine accuses Russian aid convoy of ‘direct invasion’
Russia says it took unilateral action to send relief trucks unilaterally into besieged region. …read more Source: USA...
Malaysia Holds A Day Of Mourning As MH17 Bodies Return Home
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Carried by soldiers and draped in the national flag, coffins carrying Malaysian victims of Flight MH17 returned home Friday to a country still searching for those onboard another doomed jet and a government battling the political fallout of both tragedies. The bodies and ashes of 20 victims from the Malaysia Airlines...
These Are The World’s Least Visited Countries
If you’re constantly searching for an undiscovered, crowd-free getaway, you’re in luck — some of the least-visited countries on earth are calling your name. These countries are totally beautiful and completely underrated, which means few crowds and pristine, untouched nature. Many of them are small or tropical (or both) and...
Ukraine: Russia’s Aid Convoy Is a ‘Direct Invasion’
Russia sent dozens of aid trucks into eastern Ukraine on Friday without the Ukrainian government’s approval, the Associated Press reports. This show of defiance, which a Ukrainian security chief called a “a direct invasion,” has increased fears of conflict between Russian forces and the Ukrainian military. A witness told Reuters that 70 of...
Ukraine: Russian Aid Convoy Is ‘Direct Invasion’
URALO-KAVKAZ, Ukraine (AP) — Russia sent dozens of aid trucks into rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Friday without Kiev’s approval, saying its patience had worn out with the Ukrainian government’s stalling tactics. Ukraine called the move a “direct invasion.” The white-tarped semis carrying food, water, generators and...
The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
Happy Friday! Here’s what you need to know today. 1. U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel called ISIS an “imminent” threat. “They are as sophisticated and well-funded as any group that we have seen. They’re beyond just a terrorist group,” Hagel said at a press briefing. “We must prepare for...
First Bodies of Malaysian Victims of the MH17 Plane Crash Arrive Home
The first 20 bodies of the Malaysian victims on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 arrived back on home soil on Friday (August 22), more than a month after the airliner was shot down over eastern Ukraine. In a sombre ceremony, coffins draped in the Malaysian national flag were brought out of a specially chartered Malaysia Airlines flight by...
Russian aid trucks move into Ukraine
Moscow says it got tired of waiting for the nod from Kiev, so it ordered humanitarian convoy into rebel-held territory, against Kiev’s will …read more Source:...
Russian Trucks Cross Border Without Assent of Ukraine
The convoy of several dozen vehicles said to be carrying aid crossed the border on Friday apparently without the approval of the Ukrainian government or the Red Cross. …read more Source: The New York...
Russia Orders Convoy Across Border Without Permission From Kiev
Russia ordered a convoy of aid trucks across the border into eastern Ukraine on Friday apparently without Kiev’s permission, raising the danger of direct confrontation with the Ukrainian military which is fighting pro-Russian rebels. A Reuters witness said about 70 white-painted trucks, part of a column of about 260 that had been waiting at...
