Section: US & Canada
EU leaders ponder tougher sanctions against Moscow for its involvement in Ukraine crisis
European Union leaders are considering whether to toughen sanctions against Russia because of what they consider its destabilization of neighboring Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Blond beauty patrols eastern Ukraine with pro-Russia rebels as tensions mount
She could stop you dead in your tracks with her beauty — or her bullets. A blond bombshell brandished an assault rifle while patrolling war-torn school grounds in eastern Ukraine Tuesday. …read more Source: New York Daily...
More Ukrainian soldiers killed as fighting rages in east
Fighting raged in Ukraine’s east on Wednesday when separatists tried to break through the lines of government forces near the border with Russia and a tentative step towards agreeing conditions for a ceasefire failed. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Ukraine Rebels Recapture Village on Russian Border
DONETSK, Ukraine—Separatist rebels in east Ukraine say they have retaken a village near the Russian border from government forces as they attempt to regain territory. Sergei Kavtaradze, a spokesman for a separatist group that calls itself the Donetsk People’s Republic, said one rebel militiaman was killed and another 15 injured in...
Photos July 16: Top images from around the world
A village official leads a child as he is evacuated from their house at an informal settlers’ area as Typhoon Rammasun barrels across Manila on July 16, 2014. Typhoon Rammasun shut down the Philippine capital on July 16 as authorities said the first major storm of the country’s brutal rainy season claimed at least one life and forced...
Ukraine rebels reclaim village on Russian border
Separatist rebels in east Ukraine say they have retaken a village near the Russian border from government forces as they attempt to regain territory. …read more Source: Miami...
Ukraine rebels reclaim village on Russian border
Sergei Kavtaradze, a spokesman for a separatist group that calls itself the Donetsk People’s Republic, said one rebel militiaman was killed and another 15 injured in fighting in the village of Marinivka. Since the start of the month, Ukrainian forces have halved the territory held by the insurgency, which is seeking to wrest two eastern...
Ukrainian soldiers killed in east as push toward ceasefire fails
Fighting has escalated sharply since Friday with the downing of a Ukrainian military transport plane and the deaths of civilians in air and artillery attacks …read more Source: The Globe and...
Ukraine crisis: U.S. prepares unilateral sanctions on Russia
The United States is considering imposing unilateral sanctions on Russia over its threatening moves in Ukraine, a shift in strategy that reflects the Obama administration’s frustration with Europe’s reluctance to take tougher action against Moscow, according to U.S. and European officials. …read more Source:...
Ukraine rebels reclaim village on Russian border in fight-back against government troops
Separatist rebels in east Ukraine say they have retaken a village near the Russian border from government forces as they attempt to regain territory. …read more Source: FOX...
