Section: US & Canada
Russia ordered to pay $50 billion over Yukos
LONDON (AP) — An international court on Monday ordered Russia to pay over $50 billion in compensation to the former majority shareholder of now-defunct oil producer Yukos over the expropriation of the company more than 10 years ago. The Russian government under President Vladimir Putin in 2003 leveled massive tax claims against Yukos, then...
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...
The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
Welcome back from the weekend! Here’s what people will be taking about on Monday. 1. Israel maintains that its forces were not responsible for 16 Palestinians who were killed last Thursday when a United Nations school in Gaza came under fire. An Israeli military spokesman “acknowledged that an errant mortar round fired by Israeli...
Death toll mounts as clashes intensify in 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. …read more Source: Miami...
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:...
