Section: US & Canada
Rebels attack troops from Russia, says Ukrainian army
Ukrainian forces are trying to close in on the rebels, cutting them off from the border with Russia which Kyiv believes is the source of arms. …read more Source: Toronto...
Now You See It, Now You Don’t: Rewriting The Ukraine Crisis
Getting the story straight on Ukraine is already hard. But the task is made even more difficult by information posted on the Internet that is subsequently “disappeared.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
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...
Ukraine says overnight rebel attacks on border crossing come from Russian side
MOSCOW — 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 Kyiv believes is the source of...
Russian execs fear lasting damage from plane crash
MOSCOW (AP) — Having for months dismissed Western sanctions on Russia as toothless, business leaders here are now afraid that the crash of the Malaysian jetliner will bring about an internatio… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
French president says no survivors in Air Algerie crash
PARIS — French president Francois Hollande announced Friday that there were no survivors in the crash of an Air Algeria MD-83 aircraft. The jetliner carrying 116 people — including five Canadians — crashed Thursday in a rainstorm over restive Mali, and its wreckage was found near the border of neighbouring Burkina Faso. It was...
Ukraine Says 325 Troops Killed Fighting Rebels In East
The Ukrainian military says 325 soldiers and officers have been killed since the “antiterrorist” operation was launched in the country’s eastern regions of Luhansk and Donetsk more than two months ago. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russian execs fear lasting damage from plane crash
MOSCOW (AP) — Having for months dismissed Western sanctions on Russia as toothless, business leaders here are now afraid that the crash of the Malaysian jetliner will bring about an international isolation that will cause serious and lasting economic damage. “Over the past few months, there was a sense that Mr. Putin acted decisively,...
Russian execs fear lasting damage from plane crash
MOSCOW (AP) — Having for months dismissed Western sanctions on Russia as toothless, business leaders here are now afraid that the crash of the Malaysian jetliner will bring about an international isolation that will cause serious and lasting economic damage…. …read more Source: Associated...
Russian businesses worry Malaysian plane crash will lead to long-term isolation, sanctions
Having for months dismissed Western sanctions on Russia as toothless, business leaders here are now afraid that the crash of the Malaysian jetliner will bring about an international isolation that will cause serious and lasting economic damage. …read more Source: FOX...
