Section: US & Canada
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...
At least 8 civilians killed as hostilities in eastern Ukraine intensify
Officials in rebellion-wracked eastern Ukraine say at least eight civilians have been killed by fighting and shelling in two cities held by separatist militants. …read more Source: FOX...
Death toll mounts as clashes intensify in Ukraine
A Donetsk People’s Republic APC travels in the city of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine Sunday, July 27, 2014. Ukrainian armed forces mounted a major onslaught against pro-Russian separatist fighters … …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Investigators renew bid to access Malaysian jet crash site despite fighting
A joint Australian-Dutch probe team renewed efforts on Monday to gain access to the crash site of a Malaysian airliner in eastern Ukraine, Australian Federal Police said, after fierce fighting kept them away the previous day. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s move to ban its Communist Party a step toward real independence
The party pushes the Kremlin’s agenda in Ukraine, in particular the allegation that the Ukrainian government is the main culprit of the death of civilians in the Donetsk conflict …read more Source: The Globe and...
Satellite images prove Russia fired rockets into Ukraine after MH17 crash, U.S. says
Russia’s foreign ministry over the weekend accused the U.S. of conducting ‘an unrelenting campaign of slander against Russia, ever more relying on open lies’ …read more Source: Calgary...
