Section: The Huffington Post (USA)
Hillary Clinton: Putin ‘Bears Responsibility’ For Malaysia Plane Crash
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Russian President Vladimir Putin “bears responsibility” for the crash of a Malaysian airliner that was downed last week in eastern Ukraine. “I think if there were any doubt it should be gone by now, that Vladimir Putin, certainly indirectly — through his support of the...
15,000 Russian Troops Amassed Along Ukraine Border: U.S. Ambassador To NATO
The U.S. Ambassador to NATO said on Friday that more than 15,000 Russian troops amassed along the country’s border with Ukraine, Reuters reports.This is breaking news. Check back later for updates. …read more Source: The Huffington...
Nailing Shut ‘Window To Europe’ Will Empower Russian Nationalists
MOSCOW — The West reacted sharply against Russia over the downing of the Malaysian Boeing. That is justified: Even if investigators conclude that separatists in Donetsk are not to blame, Russia helped create a situation in which such a thing is even possible in southern and eastern Ukraine. However, threatening and isolating Russia is...
Russian Newspaper Runs Front Page Apology For MH17
A leading Russian newspaper has issued an apology on its front page, asking for forgiveness from the people of the Netherlands who lost their loved ones in the Malaysian Airlines plane crash. The front page of Novaya Gazeta on Friday featured the words “Vergeef ons, Nederlands” (Forgive Us, Netherlands) in bold above a heartbreaking...
Let’s Tell the Truth About This International Madness
The horrible human costs and increasing danger the world is now facing in Gaza, Ukraine, and Iraq show the consequences of not telling the truth. And unfortunately, we seem to mostly have political leaders who are unwilling to admit the truth of what’s happening, deal with root causes instead of exploiting symptoms, and then do everything...
FIFA Rejects Calls To Strip Russia Of World Cup
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA rejected calls to move the 2018 World Cup from Russia, saying the tournament “can achieve positive change.” Russia’s alleged involvement in shooting down a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine last week prompted calls from some lawmakers in Germany to review the country’s hosting rights. On Friday,...
Ukraine Says Troops Under Fire From Over Russia Border
MOSCOW (AP) — The Ukrainian army on Friday claimed that soldiers came under artillery fire from the Russian side of the border overnight and were attacked by rebels in several other places in the restive east. Ukrainian forces are trying to close in on the rebels, cutting them off from the border with Russia which Kiev believes is the...
Doomed Malaysian Airliner’s Flights Recorders Unaffected By Slight Damage, Russia Says
MOSCOW, July 25 (Reuters) – Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee said on Friday the black box flight recorders from the Malaysian airliner downed over Ukraine had suffered slight damage but this would not affect the data. “During the inspection it was established that the recorders have slight mechanical damage which did not...
State of the World’s Wars
Through the haze of horror and grief at war scenes around the world, systematic data collection can provide a needed big-picture perspective. The world’s experts on war data, in Uppsala, Sweden, recently released the updated dataset on armed conflicts through 2013. The bad news is that 2013 continued a trend in the wrong direction (so far...
Obama Defends FAA’s Temporary Ban On Flights To Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the Federal Aviation Administration took “prudent action” in temporarily banning U.S. flights in and out of Israel.Obama says decisions on airline safety are not made on the basis of politics or alliances. He noted that the FAA ban came on the heels of last week’s downing of a...
