Section: Miami Herald (USA)
Pro-Russia rebels confident after making gains
As the survivor of a tank attack on a Ukrainian army truck was being carried into an ambulance, he was showered with verbal abuse by a rebel fighter. …read more Source: Miami...
Ukrainian civilian plane crashes in Algeria
A Ukrainian civilian cargo plane crashed in the mountains near the far southern desert city of Tamanrasset in the early hours of the morning Saturday, reported the state news agency. …read more Source: Miami...
EU set to slap new sanctions on Russia
European Union leaders are poised to slap additional sanctions on Russia because of what they condemn as a continued destabilization of Ukraine and a deepening military involvement by Moscow. …read more Source: Miami...
Ukraine says fighter jet shot down
Ukrainian forces say one of their fighter jets has been shot down by a Russian missile in combat against Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...
With war underway in Ukraine, Russians don’t like what little they learn
The secret funerals are back. So are motherly measures. Even soccer officials are sniping at each other. As the Ukrainian-Russian conflict enters its sixth month, there are signs from inside Russia that a nation’s nerves are beginning to fray. …read more Source: Miami...
Families of Russian troops in Ukraine want answers
The last time Valeria Sokolova saw her husband, the 25-year-old paratrooper told her that he and his fellow soldiers were heading for military exercises in southern Russia, near the Ukrainian border. …read more Source: Miami...
Dutch prosecutor in Ukraine for crash inquiry
The Netherlands has assigned a prosecutor to work in Kiev on the criminal investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. …read more Source: Miami...
UN: Pro-Russian rebels, Ukraine target civilians
Around three dozen people a day are being killed in eastern Ukraine where both sides target civilians in violation of international law and the death toll has risen to at least 2,220, the U.N. human rights office said Friday. …read more Source: Miami...
German economic fears growing but Merkel strong
Ordinary Germans are spooked about the future. Businesses are starting to see black clouds on the horizon. And an economy that has been the envy of Europe is showing cracks, shrinking unexpectedly last quarter amid the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...
Russia’s Putin urges release of Ukrainian soldiers
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Friday called on pro-Russian separatists fighting government troops in eastern Ukraine to release Ukrainian soldiers who have been surrounded by the rebels. …read more Source: Miami...
