Section: US & Canada
U.S. tightens sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
New Russia sanctions hit banks, arms makers …read more Source: USA...
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...
US imposes more sanctions against Russia
The Obama administration announced today a new series of sanctions against Russian companies in the wake of Russia’s refusal to back off in Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...
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...
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...
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...
Ukraine rebels reclaim village on Russian border
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Separatist rebels said they retook a village near the Russian border from government forces Wednesday as both sides pressed to claim territory in eastern Ukraine. Sergei Kavtaradze, a spokesman for separatists in Donetsk, said one rebel militiaman was killed and 15 others injured in fighting in … …read...
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...
