Section: US & Canada
The US Says It Has New Evidence That Russia Fired Artillery At Ukrainian Troops
The United States on Thursday said it had evidence Russian forces were firing artillery from inside Russia on Ukrainian troops, in what officials called a “clear escalation” of the conflict. Moscow is also planning to “deliver heavier and more powerful multiple rocket launchers” to the pro-Russian separatist forces in...
Dutch furious after learning Putin’s daughter lives in the Netherlands, mayor calls for her to be deported
With Dutch anger boiling since Malaysia Airlines was shot down over the Ukraine by Russian-backed rebels, the revelation that Vladimir Putin’s daughter lives in the Netherlands is leading some to call for her to be deported. …read more Source: Calgary...
Despite plane crashes, it’s safe to fly
Pilot Robert Mark says it’s been tough for the airline industry after the plane crashes in Ukraine and Taiwan. …read more Source:...
Rebels stop search for more MH17 victims, but Dutch hope to resume
The transfer from Ukraine to the Netherlands of remains of victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 shootdown is expected to be completed by Saturday, the Dutch prime minister said Thursday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine political gridlock on view as government falls
KIEV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian government collapsed and the popular prime minister resigned Thursday, highlighting the political gridlock gripping the country struggling with a pro-Russia insurgency, a hostile neighbor and one of the weakest economies in Europe. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Things to know about the Russia sanctions debate
The United States and its allies in Europe are angrier at Russia now over Ukraine — but will they do anything more about it? …read more Source:...
Obama, Dutch PM call for more sanctions on Russia
White House cites Moscow for not helping to calm things in eastern Ukraine in wake of downing of Malaysian jet …read more Source: The Globe and...
U.S. officials: Russia is firing at Ukraine and giving weapons to rebels
U.S. officials on Thursday for the first time accused Russia of firing artillery rounds from its territory at Ukraine positions across the border. …read more Source: New York Daily...
State of the World’s Wars
Through the haze of horror and grief at war scenes around the world, systematic data collection can provide a needed big-picture perspective. The world’s experts on war data, in Uppsala, Sweden, recently released the updated dataset on armed conflicts through 2013. The bad news is that 2013 continued a trend in the wrong direction (so far...
Planes with Ukraine bodies arrive in Netherlands
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two more military aircraft carrying remains of victims from the Malaysian plane disaster arrived in the Netherlands on Thursday, while Australian and Dutch diplomats joined to promote a plan for a U.N. team to secure the crash site which has been controlled by pro-Russian rebels. Human remains continue to be found a...
