Section: US & Canada
U.S. Shares Photos It Says Show Shelling Of Ukrainian Troops From Russian Territory
The U.S. State Department on July 27 released satellite images that Washington says support claims rockets have been fired from Russia into Ukraine during the last week. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
In strife-torn Ukraine, soccer is more than just a game
Sergey Sapsay showed up early at Olympic Stadium Sunday to hang a banner honoring the owner of the soccer club he supports, Oleg Babaev. …read more Source: Miami...
Pro-Russian Rebels Are Using Soviet WWII Posters To Recruit In East Ukraine
Pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine are turning to Soviet World War II posters to spread their message of fighting against Ukrainian “fascists” in a part of the world that was flattened by Nazi troops. “The Motherland Calls!” read one billboard accompanied by a vintage print of a stern-looking Soviet woman against a...
Fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists intensifies near MH17 disaster site
Ukrainian armed forces mounted a major onslaught against pro-Russian separatist fighters Sunday in an attempt to gain control over the area where a Malaysia Airlines plane was downed earlier this month. …read more Source: New York Daily...
Hamas Agrees to Cease-Fire, But Rockets Keep Flying
MoreIsrael Acknowledges Mortar Strike at UN School, But Denies CasualtiesIsrael Says It’s Extending Gaza Truce for 24 HoursPHOTOS: Israel’s Ground Offensive in GazaUpdated 3:55 p.m. ET Sunday MoreIsrael Acknowledges Mortar Strike at UN School, But Denies CasualtiesCease-Fire Ends in GazaSecond American Diagnosed With Ebola in Liberia...
Hamas Agrees to 24-Hour Holiday Truce in Gaza War
MoreIsrael Says It’s Extending Gaza Truce for 24 HoursPHOTOS: Israel’s Ground Offensive in GazaGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Hamas on Sunday agreed to observe a 24-hour humanitarian truce after initially rejecting such an offer by Israel, as fighting resumed and the two sides wrangled over the terms of a lull the international...
MH17 Crash Investigators Hampered by Fighting in Ukraine
A team of international crash investigators and police officers was forced to cancel a visit to the site of the downed Malaysia Airlines plane Sunday in eastern Ukraine. Heavy fighting has been reported between government forces and rebels close to the area where Flight MH17 came down ten days ago. The team of international police officers from...
Arms Embargo Wouldn’t Hurt Russia, Says Study
LONDON—An arms embargo against Russia would be little more than symbolic because Russia is largely self-sufficient in supplying its armed forces, a report argued Sunday. European Union countries exported $583 million of military equipment to Russia last year, less than 1 percent of the nation’s $68 billion defense budget, according to...
Experts Will Try to Reach MH17 Site Monday
After a failed attempt to reach the debris of MH17 on Sunday, international experts are preparing to get there Monday despite ongoing fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Israel Says It’s Extending Gaza Truce for 24 Hours
(BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip) — Hamas resumed rocket fire Saturday on Israel after rejecting Israel’s offer to extend a humanitarian cease-fire, the latest setback in international efforts to negotiate an end to the Gaza war. MoreSecond American Diagnosed With Ebola in Liberia NBC NewsWhat Truce? More Than a Dozen Die in Renewed Mideast...
