Section: US & Canada
Obama to visit Baltic leaders as show of support
President Obama is slated to travel to Estonia next month, visiting the former Soviet republic in a move to try to reassure leaders in the region who worry that Russia’s aggression in Ukraine may spread. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Reports: Ukraine destroys part of Russian armed convoy
Food and medical supplies are bound for hard-hit rebel-controlled areas of eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: USA...
U.S. Stocks Drop on Ukraine Worries
U.S. and European stocks tumbled Friday on news that Ukrainian troops had attacked a Russian convoy, reviving geopolitical worries. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Dutch identify 127 victims in Flight MH17 crash
Dutch authorities say they have identified 127 victims from the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster in Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
Photos August 15: Top images from around the world
Pope Francis poses for a selfie with young participants during a meeting with Asian youth at the Solmoe Sanctuary in Dangjin, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Francis urged Catholic youth on Friday to renounce the materialism that afflicts much of Asian society today and reject “inhuman” economic systems that disenfranchise the poor, pressing...
Ukraine Artillery Destroys Part Of Russian Armored Column: Poroshenko
KIEV, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Ukrainian artillery destroyed a “significant” part of a Russian armored column that crossed into Ukraine during the night, President Petro Poroshenko told British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday, according to the presidential website. Separately, a Ukrainian military spokesman said Ukrainian...
REPORT: Ukrainian Troops Attacked Russian Military Column
The Ukrainian military has reportedly attacked and destroyed a part of a Russian military column that has crossed the border through the separatist-held border post of Izvaryne, according to Bloomberg News, citing Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko. The destruction of Russian military vehicles will only further increase tensions between...
Federal government’s terror sanction lists confusing and out of date
The tangle of lists that Canadian banks and other financial institutions rely on to sanction terrorists, tyrants and other troublemakers are confusing and often out of date, industry players are telling the federal government. That report comes from Jim Bronskill of the Canadian Press. More from his article: The complaints have prompted a federal...
127 victims identified from Ukraine plane disaster
Dutch authorities say they have identified 127 victims from the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster in Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...
127 victims identified from Ukraine plane disaster
With fighting between pro-Russia separatist rebels and Ukrainian forces ongoing near the crash site, victims’ remains were gathered and sent to the Netherlands for identification. In remarks confirmed by his office, chief prosecutor Fred Westerbeke said he expects the case will take years to build. …read more Source: San Francisco...
