Section: US & Canada
Ukraine presses offensive against pro-Russia insurgents
Fighting in eastern Ukraine left at least nine Ukrainian soldiers dead Friday, as government troops pressed their offensive against pro-Russian insurgents using heavy artillery and combat jets. …read more Source:...
Americans Celebrate 4th Of July Around The World
Each year on July 4th, America celebrates Independence Day, remembering the adoption of the Declaration of Independence and the country’s independence from Great Britain. Traditionally marked with cook-outs, parades and fireworks shows, Americans do not let the Fourth of July pass without a proper party. And even if they are not in the...
Ukraine Ready to Hold Fresh Talks with Separatists
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko says Ukraine is ready to hold a new round of talks with pro-Russian separatist leaders and Russian officials on Saturday. Poroshenko’s office said Friday that he told European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton in a telephone call that he had suggested a time and place for the talks and is...
Ukraine’s Parliament Approves Draft Energy Bills
Ukraine’s parliament has approved a draft law that would give the government more control over the energy sector. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Empty Beaches At Crimea’s Tourist Resorts
The Crimean peninsula has traditionally thrived on tourism along its Black Sea coast. But after Russia’s annexation of the region in March, the number of tourists has plummeted, leaving restaurants, hotels, and tourist agencies struggling to survive. (RFE/RL) …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
German Intel Worker Suspected Of U.S. Spying: Report
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman said Friday that she had been informed of the arrest of a German man who, according to media reports, is an intelligence service employee accused of spying for the United States. Federal prosecutors said a 31-year-old German man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of spying for...
Ukraine troops recapture 17 villages from pro-Russia separatists
Ukrainian troops have recaptured more than a dozen eastern villages from pro-Russia separatists but Russia is allowing the rebels to attack Ukrainian border posts from its territory, a top security official said Friday. …read more Source: CTV...
Bulgaria hosts NATO naval drills in Black Sea, just few hundred miles off Ukraine’s coast
Bulgaria’s Defense Ministry says that NATO ships are taking part in international drills amid stepped-up presence of alliance forces in the Black Sea, at the same time that Russia’s Black Sea Fleet is on maneuvers. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine OKs Preliminary Emergency Energy Plans
Ukraine’s parliament gave preliminary approval on Friday to a draft law that would allow the Kyiv government to exert tighter control over the energy sector in the face of dwindling natural gas supplies after Russia cut off exports last month. The parliament also approved, in a first reading, a bill that would allow consortiums with...
UN Rights Chief Says Eastern Ukraine Fighting Imperils Civilians
UN human rights chief Navi Pillay says renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine is putting civilians at increasing risk. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
