Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)
The Latest: Race is onto be fastest man in the Olympic pool
The swimmer, who comes from the Crimean city of Sevastopol, ruled out changing nationality to Russia after the 2014 annexation and told The Associated Press in June he had not been able to return home since then. The games has been hit with complaints ranging from empty seats and too little food for fans at the venues, to snarled transportation...
The Latest: NATO concerned by Russia, Ukraine tensions
The official urged all parties to return to the negotiating table and work toward a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine by diplomatic and peaceful means. Ukraine’s president has ordered the army to be on combat alert on the country’s de-facto border with Crimea and on the front line in eastern Ukraine following...
Russia’s Putin meets top brass to discuss security in Crimea
The Kremlin on Thursday said Putin chaired a Security Council session to discuss “additional measures” to ensure security at Crimea’s de-facto border, the territorial waters around it and the Crimean airspace. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Russia says 2 die in clashes with Ukrainian agents in Crimea
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s main domestic security agency said Wednesday that one of its agents and an army soldier were killed while fending off what it described as a series of attempted terror attacks by the Ukrainian military intelligence in Crimea, the claim Ukrainian officials denied. […] he said, it makes no sense to discuss the...
The Latest: Beach volleyball ends ball throwing ritual
After a collision going for one of the signed souvenirs earlier Tuesday, organizers are now pulling a child out of the stands and having a member of the winning team hand them the ball. The new system makes for feel-good video and eliminates the chaos of fans fighting for the ball. The International Olympic Committee has stripped a Ukrainian...
US destroyer visit latest twist in China-US military ties
QINGDAO, China (AP) — The visit of the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Benfold to the northern Chinese port of Qingdao this week is the latest development in a long-term effort to build trust between the countries’ militaries amid tensions and a rivalry for dominance in Asia. Though China resents the highly visible presence of the...
The Latest: First American with hijab competes in Olympics
First American with hijab competes in Olympics Muhammad, sporting a plain black Muslim head scarf under a red, white and blue mask, was a winner in her opening bout in the women’s sabre tournament, beating Olena Kravatska of Ukraine 15-13. The first golf shot in 112 years at the Olympics will be struck by the lone Brazilian player in the...
Rebel leader in Ukraine wounded in bombing
An explosive device detonated early Saturday in Luhansk near the car of Igor Plotnitsky, leader of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic, the rebel-run Luhansk Information Center said on its website. Fighting between Russia-backed rebels and government forces has been raging since April 2014, leaving more than 9,500 dead and...
Ukraine insurgency leads to flood of illegal weapons
The war in eastern Ukraine against Russia-backed separatists has led to the uncontrolled spread of firearms throughout the country, with experts describing Ukraine as a “supermarket” where millions of illegal weapons are for sale. Since the armed conflict broke out in 2014, the number of crimes involving firearms has more than doubled in Ukraine,...
Separatist Ukrainian leader wounded in Luhansk car bombing
Local police chief Oleg Anashchenko was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying the bombing is being treated as an act of terror and that police forces have been put on alert. Denis Pushilin, a top rebel official in the neighboring Donetsk region, warned on Saturday that the attempt on Plotnitsky could signal Kiev’s intentions to renew...
