Section: US & Canada
‘Russian Involvement’ Is Central to UK Inquiry Into Ex-KGB Agent’s Death
Evidence that shows Russia was behind the 2006 murder of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko in London will mostly be given in secret, the chairman of a public inquiry into his death said on Thursday. Kremlin critic Litvinenko, 43, died after being poisoned with a radioactive isotope in November 2006, a crime which from his death bed he blamed...
Social Media Posts Belie Russian Denials About Ukraine Involvement
Moscow has called the war in Ukraine’s east a domestic fight. Photos posted by soldiers near the border or in Ukraine seem to contradict these claims. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Investigators reach Flight MH17 crash site
As fighting raged in eastern Ukraine, an international team of investigators on Thursday reached the crash site of the Malaysia Airline Flight 17 and got a first look at where it was brought down by a missile two weeks ago. …read more Source: CTV...
Send More Help to the Hot Zone
The lives of both local and international health care workers, as well as the lives of thousands of people in West Africa and possibly beyond, are at stake in the world’s largest Ebola epidemic to date. Organizations such as Samaritan’s Purse and Doctors Without Borders have taken the lead in combatting the disease, which has seen...
Indonesia’s Moment
Indonesia’s President Suharto reigned for over three decades based on an implicit compact with his citizenry. The former general would ensure the world’s fourth most populous nation prospered so its people could climb out of poverty, and in return they consented to his autocratic rule and turned a blind eye when his family and cronies...
International Experts Reach MH17 Crash Site in Ukraine
An international team of experts has reached the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine for the first time, after days of attempts foiled by violence in the separatist-controlled area. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe announced the development Thursday, saying a small team of its monitors, accompanied...
Investigators reach Ukraine crash site
Fighting along the route to the wreckage site between government troops and pro-Russian separatist rebels had for several days kept the delegation from reaching the area. Yatsenyuk had said last week he was resigning after two parties left the coalition supporting him and parliament balked at passing laws he said were essential to fund the...
International Investigators Reach Ukraine MH17 Crash Site
ROZSYPNE, Ukraine—As fighting continued to rage in eastern Ukraine, an international team of investigators on Thursday managed to reach the crash site of the Malaysia Airline Flight 17 for the first time since it was brought down by a missile two weeks ago. Clashes along routes to the wreckage site between government troops and pro-Russian...
Ukraine’s parliament rejects prime minister’s resignation
The vote was 16 for accepting and 109 against, with the rest of the 450-member parliament either absent or not voting. …read more Source: Toronto...
Monitors Reach Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Crash Site After Days of Delays
The Ukrainian government said it had suspended operations against pro-Russia rebels in the area to allow the monitors safe passage, Reuters reported. …read more Source: The New York...
