Section: US & Canada
Kyiv Unveils ‘Terrorism’ Sanctions Against Russian Citizens, Companies
Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk says the Ukrainian government is proposing that sanctions be imposed by Ukraine against 172 citizens from Russia and other countries and 65 Russian companies who are financing “terrorism” in the country. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
New Ukraine rebel leader gives Moscow distance from mutiny
A Ukrainian has replaced a Russian at the helm of the insurgency in eastern Ukraine and declared that he wants “only moral support” from Moscow, as the Kremlin apparently tries to rebut Western claims that it is calling the shots among the rebels. …read more Source: CTV...
Iraq Now a No-Go Zone for Commercial U.S. Aircraft, FAA Says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday restricted U.S. airlines and commercial operators from flying over Iraq while armed conflict raged and the United States launched air strikes. The FAA had previously, on Aug. 1, restricted U.S. airlines from flying at or below 30,000 feet (9,100 meters) over...
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...
