Section: US & Canada
Planes Bring More Bodies Of MH17 Victims To The Netherlands
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two military aircraft carrying remains of victims from the Malaysian plane disaster departed for the Netherlands Thursday, while Australian and Dutch diplomats joined to promote a plan for a U.N. team to secure the crash scene which has been controlled by pro-Russian rebels. All 298 people aboard Malaysia Airlines...
MH17: Cold War Replay?
The most bizarre conspiracy theory surrounding the recent downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine comes from a leading pro-Russian separatist, Igor Girkin. Relying on second-hand information, Girkin asserted that many of the passengers from the crash had already been dead before the plane had even taken off. His underlings had reported to...
How Putin Is Shaping The Next U.S. Free Trade Deal
WASHINGTON — Three dozen environmental groups sent a letter to the Obama administration on Thursday asking it to reject part of a proposed trade deal with the European Union that would give a major boost to fracking in the U.S. Multiple sets of documents leaked recently show the EU requesting shipments of U.S. oil and natural gas in...
Russia Will Comply With MH17 Probe Led by Dutch
Russia’s ambassador to Malaysia told Reuters Wednesday that the country will cooperate with an investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 that will be led by the Dutch. Under the rules of the United Nations’ civil aviation body, the ICAO, the country where the crash occurred typically heads up the probe. But Russia...
Two Ukraine parties quit parliament coalition to trigger election
One party leader said current situation protects ‘Moscow agents’ …read more Source: The Globe and...
Western Threats Mean Little to Putin
Russia appears to be threatened from all sides because of its behavior in the Ukraine conflict. The threats, however, are not real to President Vladimir Putin or to the rebels in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Australia Offers 50 Police Officers to Secure Flight 17 Crash Site
Australia, dozens of whose citizens were aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, has sent 50 police officers to Europe in hopes that they will be allowed to help secure the crash site in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...
Ukrainian government moves to ban Communist Party
A court in Kiev is holding a hearing on the government’s request to ban the Communist Party of Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...
Ukrainian government tries to ban Communists, accuses them of supporting rebels
A court in Kiev is holding a hearing on the government’s request to ban the Communist Party of Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukrainian Parties Quit Parliament Coalition, Trigger Election
Two Ukrainian parties have quit the majority coalition in parliament to allow President Petro Poroshenko to start the procedure for new parliamentary elections. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
