Section: US & Canada
Barack Obama trapped foreign policy squeeze
WASHINGTON – When U.S. President Barack Obama came to power in 2008, it wasn’t just a ritualistic passing of the torch. It was the sheathing of a sword that had led America into two major wars that ultimately scarred its credibility and international reputation. The era of Obama was supposed to be a time of healing, a time of soft power, a...
Rights group reports alarming rise in abductions, torture in Ukraine
A human rights investigation team sent into eastern Ukraine by Amnesty International found “graphic and compelling evidence of savage beatings and other torture,” primarily at the hands of pro-Russia separatists, the London-based rights organization reported Friday. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Eastern Ukrainians flee as army suffers losses
Donetsk People’s Republic platoon commander Arsen Pavlov, also known as Motorola, and Elena Kolenkina exchange rings during their wedding ceremony in the city of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine Frida… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Amnesty: Abduction, Torture Rampant in Eastern Ukraine
Human rights group Amnesty International says dozens of people in eastern Ukraine have been abducted and tortured by armed pro-Russian separatist groups in recent months. Ukrainian government forces are also accused of abuses. Several weeks after she was abducted and tortured, pro-Ukrainian activist Hannah still wears bandages to treat her...
Ukraine death toll climbs, but information scant
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The only thing clear about the death toll in eastern Ukraine, where government troops are battling separatist rebels, is that it’s mounting…. …read more Source: Associated...
Death toll climbs in Ukraine conflict, but details scant as fighting hinders investigations
The only thing clear about the death toll in eastern Ukraine, where government troops are battling separatist rebels, is that it’s mounting. …read more Source: FOX...
C.I.A. Station Chief Will Soon Be Leaving Berlin, Officials Say
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s decision to ask the CIA station chief in Berlin to leave the country was an inevitable response to fresh allegations of U.S. spying on Berlin, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Friday. Officials said the U.S. spy chief would be leaving soon. “Our decision to ask the current...
Ukraine Crisis: Up To 30 Soldiers Killed By Rebels; Possibly Deadliest Attack Since Cease-Fire Ended
A missile attack from pro-Russia separatists may have killed up to 30 Ukrainian soldiers and border guards Friday in what may be the deadliest attack since the Ukrainian government ended a self-imposed cease-fire late last month. The rebels fired Grad missiles at a Ukrainian border post in Zelenopillya, in eastern Ukraine near the Russian border,...
Ukraine Readies Plan Against Rebels
(Reuters) – Ukrainian forces regained more ground but sustained further casualties on Thursday in clashes with separatists, while two Western allies urged Russia’s Vladimir Putin to exert more pressure on the rebels to find a negotiated end to the conflict. Government forces have recently gained the upper hand in the three-month...
Ukraine vows to avenge 30 troops killed in rebel strike
“The militants will … get what they deserve,” President Petro Poroshenko says. …read more Source: USA...
