Section: US & Canada
US Spy Plane Enters Swedish Airspace to Avoid Russian Fighters
U.S. military officials say one of its spy planes veered into Swedish airspace without permission recently, to avoid Russian planes over the Baltic Sea. The U.S. European Command told the New York Times this week that an Air Force RC-135 surveillance plane, flying in international airspace on July 18, was approached by Russian fighter jets....
Photos August 4: Top images from around the world
People walk past sculptures made with straw on August 4, 2014 during a contest in the village of Krasnoye, some 38 kilometers outside the southern Russian city of Stavropol. AFP PHOTO / DANIL SEMYONOVDANIL SEMYONOV/AFP/Getty Images A Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) sits on a sunflower on August 4, 2014 in Godewaersvelde. AFP...
European Leaders Mark Outbreak of World War I
Former foes have gathered in the Belgium city of Liege to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I, one of the grimmest episodes of Europe’s history that laid the groundwork of World War I. The ceremony in Liege gathered heads of state and royalty from across Europe who paid homage to the nearly 17 million soldiers and...
Kiev says it recaptures rail hub in eastern Ukraine, five soldiers killed
Ukrainian government forces recaptured an important railway hub from pro-Russian rebels in the east of the country, with five soldiers killed and 15 others wounded over the last 24 hours, a security official in Kiev said on Monday. …read more Source: The Toronto...
More than 400 Ukrainian soldiers cross border into Russia
A Russian border security official said more than 400 Ukrainian soldiers crossed into Russia, according to a report from the Interfax news agency. It wasn’t immediately clear why the soldiers entered Russia, with both sides giving conflicting accounts. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine Soldiers Cross Border Into Russia
MOSCOW—A Russian border security official said more than 400 Ukrainian soldiers crossed into Russia, according to a report from the Interfax news agency. It wasn’t immediately clear why the soldiers entered Russia, with both sides giving conflicting accounts. The Russian official said the soldiers deserted the Kiev government and the...
Ukraine Claims a Victory and a Setback
Ukrainian forces said they had moved closer to cutting off the separatist stronghold of Donetsk even as a number of Ukrainian troops surrendered overnight on the Russian border. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Ukrainian Soldiers Build Their Own ‘Fortress On Wheels’
Ukrainian soldiers battling separatists in the country’s east have converted a Russian-made army truck into a bullet-proof armored vehicle. They used thick metal sheets to reinforce the driver’s cab and the sides of the Ural off-road truck, which also carries an automatic grenade launcher. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service)...
MH17 Crash Site Investigation Thwarted By Gunfire, Mortar Rounds In Eastern Ukraine
Investigators trying to reach bodies from the MH17 crash site had their search held off Monday as gunfire and shelling were reported in the area of eastern Ukraine where pro-Russia separatists and government forces have been fighting. The team of mainly Dutch and Australian experts were waiting for European monitors to give the go-ahead to resume...
Voices: Celebrating a special journalist
An acid attack didn’t deter a Ukrainian journalist from staying in the field she loves. …read more Source: USA...
