Section: US & Canada
Russian Court Leaves Ukrainian Pilot Jailed
A court in the Russian city of Voronezh on July 25 upheld the detention of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko accused of complicity in the murder of two Russian journalists in Ukraine. The court rejected an appeal filed by Savchenko’s lawyers who asked the court to release her on bail. Savchenko participated in the hearing via videolink from...
Officials Investigate Cause of Air Algerie Crash
Authorities appear to have ruled out a missile attack in the crash of an Air Algerie flight that went down in Mali on Thursday, but many questions remain. The plane was carrying 118 passengers French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told reporters Friday – 112 passengers and 6 crew members. Fifty-four French nationals are among the victims....
Black box found at site of Air Algerie crash
PARIS (AP) — French soldiers on Friday secured one of the black boxes from the Air Algerie plane that went down in restive northern Mali with the loss of at least 116 people, French President Francois Hollande said Friday. Terrorism has not been ruled out as a cause, although officials say the most likely cause is bad weather. The black box...
MH17 Photos Show Crash Site Unguarded As European Monitors Arrive
European monitors arrived Friday at the site of the MH17 crash in eastern Ukraine as new photos emerged of wreckage that appeared to be left unguarded by both monitors, and pro-Russia separatists who have been reported to have barred access to parts of the crash site. …read more Source: International Business...
Ukrainian Troops Recapture Rebel Stronghold
The Ukrainian government said it had regained control of the key separatist stronghold of Lysychansk after several days of fierce fighting, raising the Ukrainian flag above the city. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
EU Lines Up Economic Sanctions on Russia
European officials Friday put off discussion about imposing sanctions on members of President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle but pressed ahead with plans to deliver sector-wide economic sanctions on Russia next week. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Ukraine Says Troops Under Fire From Over Russia Border
MOSCOW (AP) — The Ukrainian army on Friday claimed that soldiers came under artillery fire from the Russian side of the border overnight and were attacked by rebels in several other places in the restive east. Ukrainian forces are trying to close in on the rebels, cutting them off from the border with Russia which Kiev believes is the...
MH17: Europe crafts preliminary deal on Russia sanctions over Ukraine
Ambassadors asked the EU’s Executive Commission to draw up a legal text setting out economic sanctions that the EU would impose for possible agreement next week …read more Source: The Globe and...
Dempsey: Putin may light fire and lose control
Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey touched on the ongoing situation in Ukraine, including talks with NATO allies about increasing readiness. (July 25) …read more Source: USA...
Russia bans dairy imports from Ukraine
Russia has announced a ban on all dairy imports from Ukraine starting next week, a move Kiev has dismissed as politically motivated. …read more Source: Miami...
