Section: US & Canada
Super Typhoon Neoguri, Gaza Strikes And Close Encounters With Bulls: Week In Photos, Jul. 6 – Jul. 13
Nothing quite compares to the power of a photograph to communicate the goings on in the world. Ranging from the serious to the silly, these photos offer peeks into what happened around the globe this week.1. A damaged railway bridge near the village of Novobakhmutivka, eastern Ukraine on July 8, 2014.(DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images)2....
Ukrainian Fighter Jets Pound Rebels
By Richard Balmforth and Natalia Zinets KIEV, July 12 (Reuters) – Ukrainian war planes bombarded separatists along a broad front on Saturday, inflicting huge losses, Kiev said, after President Petro Poroshenko said “scores and hundreds” would be made to pay for a deadly missile attack on Ukrainian forces. In exchanges marking a...
Europe Considers Fracking to Cut Russian Gas Imports
The political crisis in Ukraine, including its dispute with Moscow over the flow of Russian natural gas, has forced many European nations to reconsider their reliance on Russia for energy. Some nations are looking at new options for extracting natural gas at home, including the controversial process of hydraulic fracking. Although much of Europe...
In Ukraine, Wedding Bells Ring On Both Sides Amid The Crisis
Love on the Ukrainian frontlines has been on display since December, when protesters took to the streets of Kyiv to protest then-President Viktor Yanukovych’s last-minute decision to reject closer ties with the European Union. The relationships don’t always succeed, but here are some pictures of weddings among the unrest. …read...
Ukraine Scrambles Fighter Jets Over Rebel Positions
Ukraine scrambled jet fighters to strike at rebel positions early on Saturday, after separatists resumed missile attacks on government forces near the frontier with Russia, the border guard service said. …read more Source:...
EU Sanctions Target 11 Pro-Russian Separatists in Ukraine
The European Union says it is placing sanctions on 11 leaders of the pro-Russian rebellion in eastern Ukraine, including separatist leader Alexander Borodai. The rebels have declared independence for the region, and have been fighting Ukrainian government troops. Borodai is a Russian citizen who has declared himself the prime minister of the...
EU extends sanctions to 11 pro-Russian rebels over Ukraine crisis
The European Union said on Saturday that it has extended sanctions to cover 11 leaders of the pro-Moscow rebellion in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
EU sanctions 2 Russian spin doctors for roles in Ukraine crisis
The European Union said on Saturday that it has extended sanctions to cover 11 leaders of the pro-Moscow rebellion in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine’s next battle is Donetsk, but no bombs, please
The battle for Ukraine’s Donetsk is imminent. How much damage will the city suffer? …read more Source: USA...
EU names latest Ukraine sanctions targets
Local citizens line up to receive humanitarian aid in Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, July 11, 2014. Ukrainian government troops have been fighting for more than three months against separ… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
