Section: US & Canada
Russian convoy rolling again toward Ukraine
A Russian aid convoy destined for rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine resumed its disputed southward journey on Thursday. …read more Source:...
Eurozone recovery grinds to halt amid Ukraine fear
Parisian rest during lunch time at the plaza de la Defense, Paris business district, outside Paris, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. France’s economy stagnated in the second quarter, leaving President… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Putin in Crimea
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Russian Aid Convoy Heading for Rebel-Controlled Ukraine Border Crossing
KAMENSK-SHAKHTINSKY, Russia—In a diplomatic game of chicken, a large Russian aid convoy rolled toward the Ukrainian border on Thursday — but it was heading toward a crossing controlled by pro-Russian rebels instead of a government post as Ukraine had demanded. Ukraine’s government threatened to block the convoy if the cargo could not be...
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s Twitter Was Hacked
The press office for Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev denied that he was stepping down Thursday after his Twitter account was apparently hacked, Bloomberg reports. “The Twitter account of the prime minister was hacked and the recent posts about his resignation and plans to become a freelance photographer are false,” an unnamed government...
Russian Aid Convoy Heads Toward Ukraine Amid Controversy
VORONEZH, Russia (AP) — A large Russian aid convoy resumed its journey toward Ukraine Thursday, taking a road leading directly toward a border crossing controlled by pro-Russian rebels in the Luhansk region. The convoy of more than 200 vehicles had been parked at a military depot in the southern Russian city of Voronezh since late Tuesday amid...
Ukraine Passes Law On Russia Sanctions, Gas Pipelines
Ukraine’s parliament has passed legislation that would allow the government to impose sanctions on Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Eurozone recovery flatlines as Ukraine unravels
The continent’s central pillars — Germany and France — were held back by weaker investment by business and by fears over the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: USA...
Shelling hits nearly all parts of Donetsk
Shelling hit nearly all districts of the eastern Ukrainian rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Thursday, city leaders said. …read more Source:...
Eurozone Economy Stops Growing, Recession Fears Loom
FRANKFURT, Germany—Well, that didn’t last long. After four quarters of meager growth, the fragile economic recovery in the 18-country eurozone creaked to a halt in the second quarter. Growth was zero. After only 0.2 percent in the first quarter. Now who will get out and push? The European Central Bank, with a further monetary stimulus? Or...
