Section: US & Canada
Ukrainian Troops Reinforce Positions Reclaimed from Rebels
Ukrainian soldiers are reinforcing their positions in areas recently reclaimed from pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. With the help of high-tech gadgetry and brute force, government officers claim they have the upper hand. But VOA’s Gabe Joselow, at the front lines of the conflict, reports that outright victory for Kyiv’s...
Ukraine troops push into city under rebel control
Army troops have penetrated deep inside the rebel-controlled city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, in what could prove a breakthrough development in the four-month-long conflict, the Ukrainian government said Sunday. …read more Source: New York Daily...
A French Politician Who Called Sanctions Against Russia ‘An Act Of War’ Plans To Copy His Insane Theme Park In Crimea
The ‘Puy du Fou’ theme park in France’s Vendée province is insane. Think of a “Medieval Times” that in addition to Renaissance-era knights also has Roman gladiator bouts, Viking raid reenactments and robot musicians. And now its founder, a politician named Philippe de Villiers (full name Viscount Philippe Le Jolis de...
NATO Commander: We Need to Be Ready for ‘Little Green Men’
NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander in Europe says the alliance would respond militarily if any of its member countries faced an incursion similar to the one sustained by Ukraine’s Crimea prior to its annexation by Russia earlier this year. “If NATO were to observe the infiltration of its sovereign territory by [anonymous] foreign forces,...
Obama’s vacation overwhelmed by crises at home and abroad
Two-week respite on Martha’s Vineyard draws criticism after high-profile headaches in Iraq, Ukraine and Ferguson demand attention. …read more Source: Toronto...
Russia, Ukraine, Germany, France Hold ‘Difficult’ Crisis Talks
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said Ukraine crisis talks in Berlin were “difficult” but made “some progress.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine gains ground in city held by rebels
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukrainian forces have raised their national flag over a police station in the city of Luhansk, which was for months under rebel control, Kiev said Sunday, in what could be a breakthrough in Ukraine’s efforts to crush pro-Moscow separatists. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Photos August 17: Top images from around the world
Festivalgoers, carrying portable shrine, are splashed with water during a summer festival of Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine in downtown Tokyo, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi) Participants struggle to reach the prizes during a greased-pole climbing competition held as a part of the Independence Day celebrations in Jakarta,...
Ukraine hits at Russians: Here’s what may be next
After fighting Friday, experts disagree about what investors should expect next between Russia and Ukraine …read more Source:...
Soldiers penetrate rebel-held town in Ukraine
The penetration may be a breakthrough in the four-month-long conflict the Ukrainian government says …read more Source:...
