Section: US & Canada
Canadian group trying to assist Ukrainian orphans caught up in civil war
Kyiv says that nearly 600 children from orphanages in eastern Ukraine need to be moved as fighting in the area intensifies, but separatists say they should go to Russia. …read more Source: Toronto...
Airstrike in eastern Ukraine kills 11 civilians
Four-story apartment building collapses in rebel-held eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: USA...
European Leaders Expected to Expand Russian Sanctions
European leaders are expected to approve broader sanctions against Russia at their summit on Wednesday, finding that Moscow hasn’t lived up to demands the leaders set two weeks ago to defuse the fighting that has gripped eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Slaviansk residents choose: live with hardship or leave
Residents of the eastern Ukrainian separatist stronghold of Slaviansk are forced to decide whether to live amid shortages and firefights or flee their ravaged city. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Video provided by Reuters …read more Source: USA...
Airstrike in eastern Ukraine kills 11 civilians
People carry out computers from collapsed building after an airstrike in Snizhne, 100 kms east from the city of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine Tuesday, July 15, 2014. An airstrike demolished an apar… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
U.S. preparing unilateral sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON — 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. Until now, the U.S. has...
BRICS Conference Plots a Challenge to Western Economic Domination
A new monetary organization that aims to be a rival to the World Bank and the IMF was launched today by leaders of the BRICS group at their annual summit. Leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, banded together as a set of emerging nations, announced the long-awaited bank and contingency fund, a clear move away from the...
Tensions Build at Remote Ukrainian Border Post
Ukrainian officials are tightening security at the border with Russia, amid continued clashes with pro-Russian separatists. Even at places on the border far from the fighting, trenches have been dug and other preparations made to defend against a feared Russian onslaught. VOA’s Anita Powell recently visited one of these remote border posts...
Ukrainian Airstrike Kills At Least 11 Civilians: Officials
SNIZHNE, Ukraine (AP) — An airstrike in eastern Ukraine sent an apartment building crumpling to the ground Tuesday, killing at least 11 people and adding to the steadily mounting civilian death toll from the fighting between government forces and pro-Russian insurgents. Rebels pinned the attack on the Ukrainian air force. The government...
Russian Foreign Minister: BRICS Stand Against Western Sanctions
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that the BRICS bloc stands against one-sided economic and political measures by third countries, but that the emerging nations are not seeking confrontation with the West. Speaking to reporters after a meeting between the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, Lavrov said...
