Section: US & Canada
Pressing advantage, Ukraine demands rebels surrender
Pro-Russian separatists asked for cease-fire to prevent “humanitarian catastrophe” after being surrounded in their stronghold of Donetsk …read more Source:...
To the Weekend Protesters
This weekend, there have been large protests on the streets of London, Cape Town, and Santiago, and smaller demonstrations in Paris and New York. Were they marching in support of the tens of thousands of Yazidis and Christians in Iraq who face imminent murder and starvation on a mountaintop at the hands of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria...
The Crisis With Russia And The Unspoken Link
Riveting as always at the Aspen Institute, which hosted a stellar, deeply informed panel this Friday past bringing together Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and moderated by Harvard Kennedy School Professor Nicholas Burns. It would have been hard to...
Ukraine Demands Rebels Surrender as Fighting Rages in Donetsk
A Ukrainian military spokesman rejected a pro-Russian separatist call for a cease-fire, as fighting continues unabated in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian troops have surrounded Donetsk in a “tight ring” and the only thing for rebels left to do is surrender, said Andriy Lysenko, the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council...
Fighting Rages in Donetsk, Ukraine
Fighting raged Sunday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk despite a request from the pro-Russian rebels there for a cease-fire to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe.” …read more Source: Voice of...
Ukraine demands that rebels in Donetsk surrender
A Ukrainian boy walks past a statue of Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin decorated with a Ukrainian national flag in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014.(AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Donetsk beset by fighting as Ukraine demands rebel surrender
Fighting raged Sunday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk despite a request from the pro-Russian rebels for a cease-fire to prevent a ‘humanitarian catastrophe.’ Ukrainian officials demanded that the insurgents surrender instead. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine Rejects Cease-Fire Offer From Separatists As Troops Surround Donetsk
On Saturday, pro-Russian separatists sought a humanitarian cease-fire to allow for food and water to reach citizens in Donetsk but Ukraine has refused such an offer, saying it would only accept the offer once the separatists have surrendered, reports Reuters. …read more Source: International Business...
Iranian Plane Crashes After Takeoff, Killing 39
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A regional passenger plane assembled in Iran crashed Sunday while taking off from the capital, killing 39 and injuring another nine onboard, according to a senior transportation official and state media. MoreRights Group Urges Iran to Release Detained American JournalistDespite a Crackdown, Iranian Fashion Keeps Pushing...
Fighting rages in rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine despite rebel request for a cease-fire
By Yuras Karmanau DONETSK, Ukraine — Fighting raged Sunday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk despite a request from the pro-Russian rebels there for a cease-fire to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe.” One person was killed and 10 injured in shelling that started early Sunday morning and continued into the day, city...
