Section: US & Canada
Ukrainian govt troops take over much of Luhansk
DONETSK, Ukraine — After days of constant street battles, Ukrainian troops took control Wednesday of a large part of the rebel stronghold in Luhansk, a government spokesman announced, while battles around the rebel’s largest city of Donetsk left at least 43 people dead.Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for Ukraine’s National Security...
Merkel Ukraine role mirrors rising German ambition
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s emergence as a leader in efforts to resolve Ukraine’s crisis – showcased by a visit to Kiev this weekend – underlines Germany’s increasing ambition to transform itself from economic power to diplomatic heavyweight…. …read more Source: Associated...
Nervous Hedge Funds Turn Defensive
Nervous hedge funds are cutting back on their riskier positions, because of fears that some assets may have become overpriced and concerns about the conflicts in Ukraine and Iraq. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Beer Maker Carlsberg Has Huge Exposure To Russia, And Sales Are Getting Crushed (CABGY)
The Russia-Ukraine conflict is showing up in the financial reports of more European companies. Danish beer maker Carlsberg said on Wednesday that revenue in its Eastern Europe operating segment fell 20% in the second quarter as total volumes decreased 12%. Shares of Carlsberg listed in New York were down more than 3% on Wednesday following the...
Heavy toll as Ukraine fights rebels for key city
As gov’t forces try to wrest control of Donestk from pro-Russia separatists, the number of civilian casualties is mounting fast …read more Source:...
Gold Wavers Ahead of Fed Minutes
Gold prices shuffled between losses and gains as investors weighed conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East against pending release of the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Donetsk fighting kills 34 people in 24 hours
The Ukrainian troops are trying to encircle Donetsk, the largest city still in rebel hands, and also drive the rebels out of the city of Luhansk. …read more Source: Toronto...
Fighting in eastern Ukraine kills 43 in 24 hours
Fighting in eastern Ukraine kills 43 residents and govt troops in 24 hours, authorities say …read more Source:...
A Former War Correspondent Explains Why The Ferguson Protests Are So Unprecedented
Fox News correspondent Steve Harrigan has reported from multiple conflict zones in the Middle East, including in Iraq and Afghanistan. He reported from the site of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash near the Ukrainian border earlier this summer. Something about seeing the same type of anger lead to a simmering conflict at home, though, is...
9 Killed in Eastern Ukraine Violence
Ukrainian forces fought street battles with separatist rebels in the eastern town of Ilovaisk overnight into Wednesday as they sought to isolate rebel strongholds near the Russian border, an Interior Ministry official said. Nine pro-Ukrainian volunteer fighters, supporting Kyiv’s forces, were killed in the fighting in Ilovaisk, which lies...
