Section: US & Canada
UN rights chief: Flight 17 possible war crime
GENEVA (AP) — The downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 may be a war crime, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Monday. Pillay, the U.N.’s top human rights official, called for a thorough investigation into the violation of international law that occurred when the flight was shot down with a surface-to-air...
UN rights chief: Flight 17 possible war crime; Ukraine civilian toll could violate int’l law
The downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 may be a war crime, U.N. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine clashes intensify as army tries to pressure rebels
At least eight civilians have been killed by fighting and shelling in two Ukrainian cities held by separatist militants, officials in the rebellion-wracked east said Monday. …read more Source: FOX...
US: Russia has fired rockets into Ukraine
Secretary of State John Kerry spoke by phone Sunday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, urging him to stop the flow of heavy weapons and rocket and artillery fire from Russia into Ukraine, said a State Department official. “The wide areas of impact near the Ukrainian military units indicates fire from multiple rocket...
UN says 1,100 killed in Ukraine since mid-April
Increasingly intense fighting in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions was extremely alarming, UN monitors said …read more Source: The Globe and...
Downing of Malaysian Plane May Be a ‘War Crime,’ U.N. Rights Official Says
The assessment came as United Nations monitors said that more than 1,100 people had been killed in “extremely alarming” fighting in eastern Ukraine since mid-April. …read more Source: The New York...
Death Toll Mounts as Clashes Intensify in Ukraine
(KIEV, Ukraine) — At least eight civilians have been killed by fighting and shelling in two Ukrainian cities held by separatist militants, officials in the rebellion-wracked east said Monday. Authorities in Luhansk said five people were killed and 15 injured by overnight artillery strikes. Three were killed in Donetsk as a result of...
UN Says More Than 1,100 Killed In Ukraine Conflict
The United Nations says more than 1,100 people have been killed in the Ukrainian conflict since mid-April. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine Recaptures Strategic Town Near Crash Site
At least three civilians were killed in overnight fighting in eastern Ukraine and government troops pressed ahead with their campaign against pro-Russian rebels, taking a strategic point close to where Malaysian flight MH17 crashed, officials said on Monday. Kyiv said on Monday its troops recaptured Savur Mogila, a strategic piece of high ground...
Hague Court: Russia Must Pay Yukos Shareholders $50 Billion
The Hague’s arbitration court ruled on Monday that Russia must pay a group of shareholders in defunct oil giant Yukos around $50 billion for expropriating its assets, a big hit for a country teetering on the brink of recession. The Hague court said it had awarded shareholders in the GML group just under half of their $114 billion claim,...
