Section: US & Canada
U.S. Tightens Russia Sanctions
The U.S. Treasury Department has announced a new round of sanctions aimed at Russia over the Ukraine crisis, including several top Russian banks and energy companies. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S. To Escalate Sanctions Against Russia In Response To Crisis In Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Obama administration is levying deeper sanctions on Russia as the West grapples for a way to quell an insurgency in eastern Ukraine widely believed to be backed by Moscow. The sanctions are expected to target key areas of the Russian economy, including the defense industry. But officials say the...
Education System Failed to Unite Ukraine, but There Is Still Hope if Diversity Is Embraced
Ukraine’s recent political crisis, a pro-Russian separatist movement and violence in the East has yet again drawn attention to the competing loyalties of Ukrainian citizens. Ukraine gained statehood in 1991 after the break-up of the Soviet Union, but the nation-building process for a new generation has been difficult. The country is...
Obama Widens Sanctions Against Russia in Ukraine Face-Off
The new penalties, targeting a series of large banks and energy and defense firms, go significantly further than the financial and travel limits imposed so far. …read more Source: The New York...
Ukrainian female pilot faces murder charges in Russia
Trial of a Ukraine pilot is creating a flash point between Moscow and Kiev. …read more Source: USA...
U.S. Sees Russian Buildup Near Ukraine
Russia has a resumed a buildup of combat troops along its border with Ukraine, U.S. officials said, confirming an earlier assessment from NATO. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Gaza: Put the Ground Invasion on Hold
Tel Aviv — Today is the ninth day of the war between Hamas and Israel. It’s the ninth day that missiles were fired at Tel Aviv and the ninth day that all of those missiles were downed by Iron Dome. Other parts of Israel were not as lucky. However, thankfully, today no Israeli was wounded, due to the fact that Israelis (in an...
Urban warfare feared in Ukraine fighting
KIEV, Ukraine — Insurgents bade tearful farewells Wednesday as they loaded their families onto Russia-bound buses and began hunkering down for what could be the next phase in Ukraine’s conflict: bloody urban warfare.While the pro-Russian rebels in the east have lost much ground in recent weeks and were driven from their stronghold of...
For Its Nuclear Program, Time Is on Iran’s Side
Negotiators in Vienna trying to persuade Iran to give up its nuclear arms program are at an impasse and seem about to end with nothing resolved. That raises an important question for the West and for Iran’s neighbors: Will a delay in the diplomacy advance Iran’s mad dash to make a nuclear bomb? The world’s top powers seem set to...
Obama Is Facing A Stifling Dilemma On Russian Sanctions
The Obama administration, frustrated with the lack of willingness from the European Union to implement new, harsh sanctions on Russia, reportedly is considering going it alone and implementing unilateral sanctions. But as border tensions build up again between Russia and Ukraine, President Barack Obama may find himself forced to choose between...
