Section: US & Canada
Fifteen Bodies Retrieved After Ukraine Convoy Attack: Military
(Reuters) – Fifteen bodies have so far been recovered from the site of Monday’s rocket strike on a refugee convoy of buses and cars in eastern Ukraine, a military spokesman said on Tuesday. “By 7 p.m. last night we retrieved 15 bodies … The search continued into the night and is continuing today,” the spokesman,...
Global stocks up on US housing, Ukraine diplomacy
Global stock markets rose Tuesday on improved U.S. housing sentiment and news of diplomatic efforts to broker a cease-fire in Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...
Europe Stocks Tick Higher
European stocks extended the previous session’s gains, tracking advances on Wall Street and being buoyed by a further easing of tensions in Ukraine—even though the situation remains highly delicate. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
Rise and shine! Here’s what people will be talking on Tuesday. 1. Tear gas and stun grenades were fired by police into crowds of demonstrators in Ferguson, Missouri, during the third straight night of extremely heated protests. The National Guard was called into the St. Louis suburb on Monday. 2. The five-day ceasefire in Gaza has been...
Fifteen bodies retrieved from site of Ukraine refugee convoy attack: military
Ukrainian government forces blame the attack on pro-Russian separatists …read more Source: The Globe and...
Ukraine crisis: 15 bodies recovered from refugee convoy attack
Fifteen bodies have so far been recovered from the site of Monday’s rocket strike on a refugee convoy of buses and cars in eastern Ukraine, a military spokesman said on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine separatists accused of striking civilian convoy; dozens dead
KIEV, Ukraine — A convoy of civilians fleeing the fighting in eastern Ukraine was hit Monday by what Kiev authorities said was separatist rocket fire that killed dozens. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Asia stocks rise after US gains, Ukraine diplomacy
Asian stocks were mostly higher Tuesday after U.S. markets rose on news of diplomatic efforts to broker a cease-fire in Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...
Red Cross Official To Discuss Ukraine Aid In Moscow
A representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross is due in Moscow on August 19 to discuss with Russian officials the delivery of humanitarian aid to east Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine says rebels kill dozens of civilians
The refugees were attacked with Grad rockets and other weapons imported from Russia as their convoy traveled between the towns of Khryashchuvate and Novosvitlivka, said Col. Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for Ukraine’s National Security Council. The war zone in eastern Ukraine is effectively off limits for journalists and lacks power in many...
