Section: US & Canada
Ukraine Says Refugee Convoy Was Flying White Flags
A Ukrainian military spokesman says separatists fired missiles at a military convoy carrying refugees, killing many aboard, despite the fact the trucks were flying white flags. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine: Rebels fire on civilian convoy
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine claimed Monday that rebels in the east of the country fired rockets and mortars on civilians trying to flee from the region’s intense fighting. “Many people were killed, among them women and children,” Col. Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for Ukraine’s national security council, said at a …...
Ukraine, rebels accuse each other of attacking refugee bus convoy
Ukraine accused pro-Russian rebels on Monday of hitting a refugee convoy of buses with rocket fire near the eastern city of Luhansk, killing people trapped in the burning vehicles, but the separatists denied responsibility. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Russian Rocker Called a ‘Traitor’ For Performing for IDPs in Ukraine
Russian rock musician Andrei Makarevich performed a concert for displaced children in eastern Ukraine last week. Now Russian lawmakers want to punish him for “treachery.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine claims rebels fired rockets on a column of refugees, killing ‘many’
Ukraine claimed Monday that rebels in the east of the country fired rockets and mortars on civilians trying to flee from the region’s intense fighting. …read more Source: Calgary...
Russian court jails opponents of Putin on rioting charges
Four Russians detained during a protest against President Vladimir Putin were sentenced to prison terms on Monday after a trial critics say is part of a Kremlin campaign to stifle dissent while all eyes are on the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Russian Court Jails Putin Opponents on Rioting Charges
Four Russians detained during a protest against President Vladimir Putin were sentenced to prison terms on Monday after a trial critics say is part of a Kremlin campaign to stifle dissent while all eyes are on the Ukraine crisis. Putin enjoys broad popularity at home, however, and his public standing has ridden a wave of nationalist sentiment to...
Ukraine: rebels fire on civilian convoy
Ukraine claims rebels fire on a column of refugees, killing ‘many’ …read more Source:...
Russian choppers in China for multinational drills
Russian choppers, troops to join in multinational drills in China despite Ukraine tensions …read more Source:...
Convoy of Russian Trucks, Like Talks in Berlin, Remains Stalled
As Ukraine presses its crackdown on pro-Russian militants, leaders of four countries said talks yielded no progress toward a cease-fire or solution. …read more Source: The New York...
