Section: Miami Herald (USA)
Slovak PM critical of Ukraine for sanctions
Slovakia’s prime minister has criticized Ukraine for preparing sanctions against Russia. …read more Source: Miami...
Eurozone recovery grinds to halt amid Ukraine fear
Europe’s shaky economic recovery ground to a halt in the second quarter amid fears over the crisis in Ukraine and softer trade and investment. …read more Source: Miami...
UN says Ukraine death toll doubles in 2 weeks
The number of people who have been killed in eastern Ukraine appears to have doubled in the last two weeks, the U.N. human rights office said Wednesday. …read more Source: Miami...
Ordinary Ukrainians become unlikely warriors
Denis Lavrienko is a 36-year-old TV director who devotes his free time to his wife and young daughter. Vladislav Matelsky is a 28-year-old part-time truck driver who lives with his girlfriend. Vyacheslav Konstantinovsky is the multimillionaire owner of a fast-food chain. …read more Source: Miami...
Rebel-held Ukraine city hit by heavy rocket fire
At least three people have been killed in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine as the government intensifies its shelling campaign. …read more Source: Miami...
German ZEW confidence index sags on Ukraine fears
Germany’s ZEW indicator of confidence among professional investment analysts sagged to a 20-month low in August. …read more Source: Miami...
US sees hope for easing of Ukraine tensions
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the Obama administration is hopeful diplomacy can ease tensions between Ukraine and Russia over Moscow’s insistence on sending humanitarian aid to pro-Russian areas of eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...
Reports: 280 Russian aid trucks leave for Ukraine
Russian state media is reporting that about 280 trucks have left the Moscow region for war-torn eastern Ukraine, a day after the Kiev government welcomed an international humanitarian relief mission into the rebellious region. …read more Source: Miami...
Australia’s Abbott: Ukraine crash was murder
Australia’s prime minister, Tony Abbott, has said the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine was mass murder. …read more Source: Miami...
Dutch push plane inquiry despite lack of access
The Dutch Safety Board says it will push ahead with an investigation into the cause of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster, despite not being able to access the site where the plane went down in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...
