Section: US & Canada
Ex-leader’s estate embodies Ukraine’s past, present, hope for future
On a summer’s day in the park, children gripped Frisbees and ice cream cones as they tottered next to distracted parents. A wedding party simulated a conga line for a patient cameraman. A trio of twentysomething men sipped kvass, a favorite only-looks-like-beer beverage. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Ukraine Crisis: 1 Killed At Donetsk Dental College In Attack Meant For Rebel Headquarters
A Ukrainian military strike intended to hit the headquarters of pro-Russia separatists Thursday instead hit a dental college, killing one patient. The attack was the second unsuccessful attempt at blowing up the rebel headquarters in Donetsk. The strike inflicted massive damage on the dental college in Donetsk, including the college’s...
Undeterred, Russia wades into war of sanctions
Moscow bans import of virtually all Western food in retaliation for U.S., EU sanctions, and threatens much harsher measures as Snowden reportedly granted residency …read more Source:...
Family, Friends Mourn MH17 Victims
4104 + file Nearly 2000 people gathered at a church in Melbourne to remember the victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 that was shot down in Ukraine last month. Friends and family wept as they laid wreaths for the 27 Australians killed in the crash. Australian Prime Minister tony Abbott. …read more Source: The Boston...
Mortar hits hospital in eastern Ukraine
A mortar hit a large hospital in the troubled Ukrainian city of Donetsk Thursday, killing at least one person, as government forces tighten their grip on the pro-Russian rebel stronghold. …read more Source:...
Russia Extends Ban On Food Products From U.S., Europe, Canada And Australia Over Ukraine Sanctions
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Thursday banned most food imports from the West in retaliation for sanctions over Ukraine — a sweeping move that will cost Western farmers billions of dollars but could also lead to empty shelves in Russian cities. The decision shows that President Vladimir Putin has no intention of bowing to Western pressure...
Major hospital in eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk hit by shelling
Only the dentistry unit suffered damage, witnesses said, but it is one of Donetsk’s larger hospitals. …read more Source: Toronto...
10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell (DIA, SPY, QQQ, FOXA, GMCR, SCTY, WEN, MYL, OWW, ZNGA, SSYS, MNST, LGF, DUK)
REUTERS/Kenneth Armstrong The hitchBOT is seen posed next to Highway 17 north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and a portion of the Trans-Canada Highway August 5, 2014. The hitch-hiking robot is now at the halfway point in its journey across Canada. Picture taken August 5, 2014. 1. Russia Bans Food Imports From The West. Specifically from the U.S.,...
MH17: Kiev suspends crash-site ceasefire after recovery mission halted
Netherlands said on Wednesday it was halting the recovery mission because of continued fighting in the region …read more Source: The Globe and...
Snowden Granted Asylum Extension— Here’s Why He’s Still ‘Very Useful’ To Russia
AFP/Axel HeimkenA giant screen shows fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden (top) delivering a speech, on May 16, 2014 in the northern German city of Hamburg,As the world condemns Russia’s continued support for separatists in eastern Ukraine in the wake of MH17, Edward Snowden is asking Vladimir Putin for an extended asylum....
