Section: US & Canada
Markets Cheer Russia’s Ukraine Exit
U.S. stocks finished out the week on a high note- rallying after Russia said its military exercises near Ukraine’s border are over- overshadowing concerns about U.S. air strikes in Iraq. That news also turned stocks positive for the week. Utilities were the best performers on the S&P 500. Their high-dividend yield – attractive to...
The tale of the moth and the dog-strangling vine
A vine that crowds out and basically strangles other vegetation has been watched by Naomi Cappuccino over the past 15 years as it has spread across Ottawa and other parts of Ontario. Cappuccino, an associate professor in Carleton University’s biology department, says the invasive species known as dog-strangling vine first caught her...
Russian leader of eastern Ukraine rebellion cedes fight to locals
The flagging pro-Russia rebellion in eastern Ukraine has a new leader fighting to keep control of the militants’ most important stronghold following the resignation of a Russian citizen who had directed the insurgency since it began more than four months ago. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
US warns Russia that any intervention in Ukraine would be viewed as ‘an invasion of Ukraine’
The United States is warning Russia that any further intervention in Ukraine would be viewed as “an invasion of Ukraine.” U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power delivered the warning Friday at a Security Council meeting on Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
American Carriers Are Now Banned From Flying Over Iraq
The Federal Aviation Administration has banned U.S. carriers from flying over Iraq, the agency announced Friday. The ban was handed down just hours after the U.S. launched airstrikes in the country for the first time since U.S. troops pulled out of Iraq in December 2011. The American strikes were targeting forces from militant group the Islamic...
Dutch experts identify 23 Ukraine plane victims
Twenty-three victims aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 have been identified so far, the Dutch-led forensic team working on their remains said Friday. …read more Source: Miami...
Russian invasion of Ukraine more likely: Bremmer
Amid reports that Russia may be open to de-escalating the crisis in Ukraine, Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer told CNBC he’s not buying it. …read more Source:...
The War Photo No One Would Publish
The Iraqi soldier died attempting to pull himself up over the dashboard of his truck. The flames engulfed his vehicle and incinerated his body, turning him to dusty ash and blackened bone. In a photograph taken soon afterward, the soldier’s hand reaches out of the shattered windshield, which frames his face and chest. The colors and...
Putin Holds Peace Talks With Eurasian Leaders, As New Conflict Looms
Vladimir Putin will mediate talks between leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan over the reigniting hostilities on the disputed border between the two countries in Sochi today. Four Armenian and 13 Azeri servicemen have been killed since July 28th in the Armenian-populated region of Nagorno Karabakh. The unrecognised Ministry of Defence of Nagorno...
Dutch forensics team has identified bodies of 23 Ukraine plane disaster victims so far
The Dutch-led forensic team working on the remains of those aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 says it has identified 23 victims so far. …read more Source: FOX...
