Section: US & Canada
US Senate Confirms John Tefft as Envoy to Russia
The U.S. Senate has approved President Barack Obama’s nomination for ambassador to Russia. John Tefft, a career diplomat specializing in Eastern Europe, was unanimously approved Thursday, filling a post that had been vacant since February. Tefft has served as Obama’s ambassador to Ukraine and former President George W. Bush’s...
Senate Follies Almost Derail Confirmation Of New U.S. Ambassador To Russia
In the midst of major political turmoil, fiery rhetoric, sanctions, violence in eastern Ukraine and the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, America’s new diplomatic envoy to Russia almost didn’t get confirmed by the Senate. On Thursday night, a Republican senator refused to confirm John F. Tefft as the new ambassador to Russia as...
White House Adviser Goes Ballistic After Republicans Block Russian Ambassador Nominee
The Senate on Thursday night eventually confirmed John Tefft to be the U.S. Ambassador to Russia late Thursday night, after an initial blocking of his confirmation by Senate Republicans prompted an unusually public outburst by a senior White House adviser. U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,...
MH17 Crash Site: 10 Ukraine Government Troops Killed By Rebels
Moscow-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine on Thursday killed at least 10 soldiers in an overnight ambush on a Ukrainian paratroopers unit, near the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, a BBC report said. …read more Source: International Business...
Dozens of investigators reach Ukraine plane crash site
A team of several dozen international investigators descended Friday on the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash site in eastern Ukraine to begin combing an area now designated as a crime scene. …read more Source: CTV...
Large expert team reaches Ukraine crash site
A team of several dozen international investigators descended Friday on the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash site in eastern Ukraine to begin combing an area now designated as a crime scene. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Large expert team reaches Ukraine crash site
HRABOVE, Ukraine — A team of several dozen international investigators descended Friday on the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash site in eastern Ukraine to begin combing an area now designated as a crime scene.A few hours earlier, at least 10 Ukrainian soldiers were killed when their convoy was ambushed by pro-Russian separatist rebels in a...
Large expert team reaches Ukraine crash site
HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP) — A team of several dozen international investigators descended Friday on the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash site in eastern Ukraine to begin combing an area now designated as a crime scene. Investigators from the Netherlands and Australia, along with accompanying officials from the Organization for Security and...
Civilians in Ukraine Flee Fighting
Civilians from towns around the area of Eastern Ukraine where flight MH17 was shot down are continuing to flee heavy fighting. …read more Source: The Boston...
More Investigators Reach MH17 Crash Site as Rebels Ambush Ukraine Troops Nearby
HRABOVE, Ukraine—A team of several dozen international investigators descended Friday on the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash site in eastern Ukraine to begin combing an area now designated as a crime scene. A few hours earlier, at least 10 Ukrainian soldiers were killed when their convoy was ambushed by pro-Russian separatist rebels in a...
