Section: US & Canada
Fighting rages near MH17 crash site in Ukraine
As the investigation into the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 continues, fighting between the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatists intensified near the crash site in eastern Ukraine. International monitors and investigators were unable to examine the wreckage. Kitty Logan reports. …read more Source:...
Russia Celebrated Its Navy Day In Recently Annexed Crimea
Russia celebrated its de-facto annexation of Crimea by holding its annual Navy Day celebration in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol yesterday. Navy Day is a national holiday in Russia typically held on the last Sunday of July. The holiday originated with the Soviet Union, which first celebrated Navy Day in June 1939. Ukraine has also celebrated...
$50bn Yukos Case Latest Russia Cost
Russia has been caught firing artillery across the border at Ukraine – at least that’s according to these images, released by the U.S. on Sunday. It’s the latest development in the geopolitical standoff. And it’s against this backdrop that an international court in the Hague has ordered Russia to pay 50 billion dollars to...
Ukraine: Rebels still manipulating crash site
WASHINGTON — Ukraine’s foreign minister says pro-Russian separatists are continuing to try to manipulate the wreckage of the Malaysian airliner that the United States and others have accused the rebels of shooting down. …read more Source: Boston...
Poland, Britain call for more sanctions on Russia
WARSAW, Poland — The foreign ministers of Poland and Britain have called for more economic sanctions on Russia, saying it is responsible for the downing of the Malaysia Airlines passenger jet over eastern Ukraine this month.Poland’s Radek Sikorski said the responsibility for the downing of the airliner carrying almost 300 people rests...
Poland, Britain call for more sanctions on Russia
The foreign ministers of Poland and Britain have called for more economic sanctions on Russia, saying it is responsible for the downing of the Malaysia Airlines passenger jet over eastern Ukraine this month. …read more Source: Miami...
Black box confirms explosion downed plane in Ukraine
Flight data recorders confirm that a Malaysia Airlines airliner with 298 people aboard was blown out of the sky while flying over a war-torn corner of Ukraine. …read more Source: New York Daily...
Poland, Britain want new sanctions on Moscow, say Russia responsible for downing of airliner
The foreign ministers of Poland and Britain have called for more economic sanctions on Russia, saying it is responsible for the downing of the Malaysia Airlines passenger jet over eastern Ukraine this month. …read more Source: FOX...
Why Conspiracy Theories Take Hold in Russia
All it takes is an hour or two of Russian state television to learn that someone is plotting against Russia. Watch for a few more hours, and you’ll find that everyone is plotting against Russia. Watch for a few more days, and the truth comes out: Russia is plotting against Russia. Thanks to the increasingly baroque explanations of...
‘Massive Explosive Decompression’ Brought Down MH17, Ukraine Says
KIEV Ukraine (Reuters) – Analysis of the black box flight recorders from a downed Malaysian airliner show it was destroyed by shrapnel coming from a rocket blast and went down because of “massive explosive decompression”, a Ukrainian security official said on Monday. The spokesman for Ukraine’s Security Council, Andriy...
