Section: US & Canada
Malaysia prepares to receive bodies from M17 crash
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia is preparing to receive the bodies and ashes of 20 of its citizens killed when Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine in July. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Malaysia prepares to receive bodies from M17 crash
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia is preparing to receive the bodies and ashes of 20 of its citizens killed when Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine in July…. …read more Source: Associated...
A Fast-Food Symbol of America Falls in Moscow
Many Muscovites believe the Russian government’s decision to close four McDonald’s locations, ostensibly for sanitary reasons, was a political move related to the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...
Rebels Falter, but Russian Border Buzzes With Military Activity
Ukraine and the West have voiced concern about the military buildup on Russia’s border, and have accused Moscow of sending arms and fighters to the rebels. …read more Source: The New York...
Ukrainian govt troops take over much of Luhansk
DONETSK, Ukraine — After days of street battles and weeks of shelling, Ukrainian troops made a significant push Wednesday into rebel-held territory, claiming control over a large part of the separatist stronghold of Luhansk and nearly encircling Donetsk, the largest rebel-held city. …read more Source: Boston...
The Siege Deepens In Eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk
There are reports of heavy shelling on the outskirts of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, as government forces try to take the city from pro-Russian separatists. Meanwhile, thousands of the city’s residents are trying to flee the fighting.» E-Mail This …read more Source:...
Inspection of Russian Trucks at Ukraine Border Begins
Teams from Russia, Ukraine and the International Red Cross began checking the convoy that is said to be carrying humanitarian aid. …read more Source: The New York...
Why Sanctions Against Russia Might Backfire
Will Western sanctions against Russia work? It’s not clear what that question means, since it isn’t obvious what Russia has to do to end them. It doesn’t seem very likely that Russia is going to withdraw from Crimea or end its support for rebels in eastern Ukraine. But even more important is the question of how the sanctions are...
West Point graduate who joined Ukrainian army unit died in ‘street battle’
A West Point graduate died Wednesday while fighting in an Ukrainian army unit near Donetsk. Mark Paslawsky, 55, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1981, but recently joined the Donbas volunteer battalion and has fought in the region since April. Mr. Paslawsky, who went by “Franko” in a recent … …read more Source:...
Humanitarian Aid Convoy for Russian Rebels Due to Arrive; Ukraine Races to Beat Rebels
KIEV, Ukraine—Fierce fighting raged in eastern Ukraine on Thursday in what appeared to be a last-gasp attempt by government troops to snatch back territory from pro-Russia separatists before the arrival of a Russian aid convoy overseen by the Red Cross. Trucks loaded with water, generators and sleeping bags for desperate civilians in the besieged...
