Section: US & Canada
Ukraine prepares offensive to retake rebel stronghold Donetsk
The move comes as Ukrainian forces appear to have gained some momentum recently. But Russia also appears to becoming more involved in the fighting. …read more Source: Toronto...
Epidemiologists Believe They Can Completely End The AIDS Epidemic
Targets, students of management agree, help achieve goals. The best are demanding but realistic. And that is something those in charge of the fight against AIDS have come to realise. Their latest target, by far their most ambitious, is to end the epidemic by 2030. “End” is an elastic term, since there is no cure for HIV infection, nor...
MH17 questions persist as U.S. suggests ‘circumstantial case,’ but no proof
A series of unanswered questions about the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 shows the limits of U.S. intelligence gathering even when it is intensely focused, as it has been in Ukraine since Russia seized Crimea in March. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine launches offensive to retake Donetsk
Jerzy Dyczynski and Angela Rudhart-Dyczynski whose daughter, 25-year-old Fatima, was a passenger on Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, sit on part of the wreckage of the crashed aircraft in Hrabov… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Parents honor daughter at Flight 17 crash site in Ukraine
The parents are the first-known family members of the 298 victims to visit the site. …read more Source: USA...
Putin’s Tyranny Is Costing Russian Citizens $7,000 Each
One trillion dollars. That may be the cost to Russian investors of Vladimir Putin’s rule. It is the equivalent of about $7,000 for every Russian citizen. The calculation stems from the fact that investors regard Russian assets with suspicion. As a result, Russian stocks trade on a huge discount to much of the rest of the world, with an...
Ukraine launches offensive to retake Donetsk from pro-Russia rebels
DONETSK, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials said their forces advanced to the outskirts of a key town north of Donetsk on Saturday as they try to retake the stronghold held for months by pro-Russia rebels. The move comes as Ukrainian forces appear to have gained some momentum recently by retaking control … …read more Source: The...
Efforts to Secure Malaysia Airlines Crash Site Stall in Eastern Ukraine
Fighting in eastern Ukraine on Saturday prevented Dutch military police officers from securing the site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, while Russian news media stoked conspiracy theories of a secret Dutch military mission. …read more Source: The New York...
Obama, senior EU officials barred from Chechnya
The president of the small Russian republic that was the scene of two devastating separatist wars in the past 20 years on Saturday said he was placing Obama on a list of people banned from visiting. Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov wrote on his Instagram account Saturday that the ban is in response to U.S. and EU actions in Ukraine, Libya, Syria,...
Ukraine crisis: Government forces attempt to retake key town
Ukrainian officials say their forces have advanced to the outskirts of a key town north of Donetsk in hopes of retaking the stronghold held for months by pro-Russia rebels. …read more Source:...
