Section: Associated Press (USA)
Scrutiny on officials worldwide increases in offshore leaks
LONDON (AP) — Iceland's prime minister became the first major figure brought down by the leak of millions of records on offshore accounts as the scrutiny intensified around officials from other countries, including Ukraine's president…. …read more Source: Associated...
Lawyer for 2 Russian troops in Ukraine found dead
MOSCOW (AP) — A lawyer for two Russian servicemen on trial in Ukraine has been found dead…. …read more Source: Associated...
Ukrainian pilot denounces her trial in Russia as a farce
DONETSK, Russia (AP) — A Ukrainian pilot charged in the deaths of two Russian journalists on Wednesday denounced her trial as a farce…. …read more Source: Associated...
Tatars step up resistance to Russian rule over Crimea
UROZHAYNE, Crimea (AP) — Elnara Asanova lives alone with her four small children because her husband, an ethnic Tatar, is in jail. Last April, when she was seven months pregnant, police grabbed him from the streets of their village because he had taken part in a Tatar protest against Russian annexation of Crimea…. …read more...
Kerry takes aim at Russia over Ukraine and Syria
MUNICH (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is sharply criticizing Russia for its actions in Ukraine and Syria, accusing Moscow of "repeated aggression" in both places…. …read more Source: Associated...
Kerry visits Switzerland for talks with Russian counterpart
ZURICH (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Switzerland for talks with Russia's foreign minister on Syria and Ukraine…. …read more Source: Associated...
The Latest: Ukraine says no one speaks out against sanctions
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The latest on North Korea's announcement that it conducted a hydrogen bomb test Wednesday (all times Seoul):… …read more Source: Associated...
Crimeans enter 2016 struggling, but optimistic
SEVASTOPOL, Crimea (AP) — As New Year's Eve approaches, the central square of Crimea's largest city is festooned with bright festive decorations, including a soaring artificial tree that flashes and winks. But areas just a few steps away are sunk in darkness, the street lamps turned off because of an electricity shortage…....
Ukraine says it won’t repay Russian debt due by weekend
MOSCOW (AP) — Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk says his country won't repay a $3 billion debt owed to Russia by this weekend…. …read more Source: Associated...
Kerry plans to visit Russia within the week
PARIS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he hopes to visit Russia within the next week for talks on the crisis in Syria and Ukraine…. …read more Source: Associated...
