Section: US & Canada
As Kyiv’s Maidan Square Clears, Regrets Remain
The last of the hardcore protesters on Kyiv’s Independence Square accepted the inevitable Sunday and took down their last remaining canvas tents following scuffles and the burning of tires three days earlier. They are leaving but not without ill-feelings towards Ukraine’s new, post-revolution government. One of the protesters,...
Russia Embarks on ‘Humanitarian’ Mission in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Peter Poroshenko is accepting the assistance, stipulating that Russia must work with the International Red Cross. …read more Source:...
Russia to participate in humanitarian mission to eastern Ukraine
Red Cross-led operation in conflict-stricken province has some worried Russia will use humanitarian issue as a guise to support separatists …read more Source:...
The Ottoman Revival That Is Anything but Brotherly
July marked the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War. It also marks the beginning of the end of the once all powerful and glorious Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans marched victoriously into the Arab world via Damascus on September 26, 1516. They marched out of the very same city in defeat exactly 402 years later on the same date,...
Ukrainian Paramilitaries Battle Separatists Near Donetsk
Volunteer paramilitary troops with the Azov, Shahtarsk, and Donbas battalions, along with Right Sector fighters, engaged in intense fighting with separatists forces on the outskirts of Ilovaysk, near the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. Despite the use of mortars, heavy guns, and small arms, the volunteers were unable to break through the...
Kyiv Agrees To International Aid Mission Led By Red Cross
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he has agreed to an international humanitarian mission for eastern Ukraine led by the Red Cross that includes cooperation from the European Union, Germany, and Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Rocket Attack Leads to Mass Jail Breakout
DONETSK, Ukraine—Rockets slammed into a high-security prison Monday in the rebel-held city of Donetsk, igniting a riot that allowed more than 100 prisoners to flee, authorities in eastern Ukraine said. Donetsk city council spokesman Maxim Rovinsky said a direct rocket hit killed at least one inmate and left three others severely wounded. In...
Ukraine OKs Red Cross-led aid mission to east
DONETSK, Ukraine — The Red Cross will lead an international humanitarian aid operation into Ukraine’s conflict-stricken province of Luhansk with assistance from Russia, the European Union and the United States, Ukraine said Monday.The Kremlin earlier announced that it was dispatching the humanitarian convoy into eastern Ukraine, where...
Ukraine Says Its Forces Close to Taking Rebel-Held Donetsk
Residents of Donetsk wake to the sound of shelling. Most are taking no chances when it come to their safety… seeking shelter in a basement near the city center. …read more Source: The Boston...
Red Cross to lead relief effort to eastern Ukraine
Russia is warned not to use any humanitarian convoy as a pretext for invasion. …read more Source: USA...
