Section: US & Canada
World War 3? Russia is Firing Across Border Into Ukraine, United States Says
KIEV, Ukraine—Russia is launching artillery attacks from its soil on Ukrainian troops and preparing to move heavier weaponry across the border, the U.S. and Ukraine charged Friday in what appeared to be an ominous escalation of the crisis. Russia accused Washington of lying and charged Ukraine with firing across the border on a Russian...
U.S. says Russia is moving bigger rocket launchers to Ukraine border
The Pentagon said Friday that Russia was moving troops and adding heavier artillery near its border with Ukraine where separatists are battling government forces, the latest escalation of Moscow’s involvement in the conflict. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Maria Putin Flees Holland Along with Boyfriend Jorrit Faasen After Fury Over Flight MH17
Maria Putin, the daughter of Russian president Vladmir Putin, has fled the Netherlands along with her partner Jorrit Faassen after the public’s fury over the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 situation. The flight was reportedly shot down by Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. Dozens of Holland citizens were on board. Putin’s...
The world impact of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17’s crash
The downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 convulsed families, AIDs researchers, governments and witnesses in Ukraine. …read more Source: Toronto...
The Russian Dream Is All About Empire
The Russian Dream is for the country to be a great empire and to inspire fear. Interviews I recently conducted in Moscow all ended with the same words: “First, the Olympic Games in Sochi, then we annexed Crimea. And now, we’ve won the hockey championships!” Here, a popular joke says that “while everyone thought Russia was...
IMF Urges Ukraine to Honor Bailout Obligations
The International Monetary Fund has urged Ukraine’s fragile government to honor its bailout obligations, a sign the fund is concerned that a breakdown in the country’s coalition could jeopardize its emergency financing package. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
AP Journalists Saw Rebels With BUK Missiles Hours Before MH17 Crashed
SNIZHNE, Ukraine (AP) — It was lunchtime when a tracked launcher with four SA-11 surface-to-air missiles rolled into town and parked on Karapetyan Street. Fifteen hundred miles (2,400 kilometers) to the west, passengers were checking in for Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. It had been a noisy day in this eastern Ukrainian town, residents...
Malaysia Air Flight 17: Let Grief, Not Anger, Guide Us
The downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 by a missile over rebel held territory in the eastern Ukraine is a tragedy that senselessly ended 298 lives. But to avoid more such catastrophes, we need to let grief, not anger, guide our response. Anger clouds sound judgment; it allows the current tragedy to become a seed for new ones. We need to...
Weekend Roundup: Queen Rania vs. Shimon Peres
Two icons of peace and conciliation in the Middle East, Queen Rania of Jordan and Israel’s outgoing president, Shimon Peres, are at bitter loggerheads in this week’s WorldPost. While Peres speaks of Israel’s “moral heritage” and the undisputed right to defend itself against Hamas missiles, Queen Rania pleads for a...
Haunting Photos From The Site Of The Malaysian Airlines Crash 8 Days Later
After the literal and figurative dust from the downed Malaysian flight MH17 has settled, officials and crews are left to make sense of it all. In a field outside the town of Hrabove, in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, workers are still sifting through the wreckage, searching for more bodies and clues as to what happened. The photos from...
