Section: US & Canada
Russia-U.S. relations are chilly, but is this a Cold War?
While the U.S., Europe and Canada continue to punish and isolate Russia with sanctions over its role in Ukraine there is an ongoing debate about whether a new Cold War is underway. …read more Source:...
Malaysia PM calls for cease-fire in area around MH17 crash site
Malaysia’s prime minister on Thursday called on Ukrainian and pro-Russian separatists to agree to a cease-fire in the area surrounding the site where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down. …read more Source: FOX...
MH17: Investigators reach crash site as Kiev and rebels clash
Ukraine’s government accused pro-Russian rebels of placing land mines near the site of a crashed Malaysian airliner to prevent a proper investigation …read more Source: The Globe and...
Malaysian prime minister: stop fighting in Ukraine
Razak, who was speaking in a joint news conference with Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte in The Hague, is visiting the Netherlands to discuss repatriating Malaysian victims’ remains and the security situation in Ukraine. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has said around 80 bodies have yet to be recovered from the wreckage, which had been...
MH17 Crash Update: European Monitors, Experts Reach Crash Site
European monitors reached the MH17 crash site for the first time in about a week after previous attempts to reach the wreckage were thwarted by violence in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: International Business...
Sorry, Mr. Obama, this is a new Cold War. Here are seven reasons why
Standoff between the Kremlin and the White House goes beyond MH17 and Ukraine: it’s a series of proxy wars and economic conflicts that aren’t likely to end soon …read more Source: The Globe and...
Rebels Accused of Placing Land Mines Near MH17 Crash Site as Russia Mulls EU Goods Ban
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Russia fought back on Wednesday over new U.S. and EU sanctions imposed over Ukraine even as G7 leaders warned of further steps, while Ukraine’s government accused pro-Russian rebels of placing land mines near the site of a crashed Malaysian airliner to prevent a proper investigation. Russia announced a ban on...
Investigators reach Ukraine jet crash site
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. …read more Source: Miami...
European Rights Court Orders Russia to Pay Another $2.5 Bln for Yukos
PARIS—The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Russia to pay out nearly 1.9 billion euros ($2.5 billion) to shareholders of Yukos, the oil producer that the government had dismantled over a decade ago. Thursday’s ruling said Russia must produce a plan to distribute the funds within six months. The court said a further 300,000...
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...
