Section: U.S. News (USA)
Anthropologist criticized for showing images of MH17 victims
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An anthropologist and pathologist who is part of the international team working to identify people killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was brought down over Ukraine was publicly rebuked Thursday for discussing the case and showing photos of victims in a lecture to students. …read more Source: U.S....
Ash Carter: Europe ‘not doing enough’ on defense
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Ash Carter is calling on Europe to spend more on defense in light of security threats like terrorism and Russia’s intervention in Ukraine. …read more Source: U.S....
Gazprom Antitrust Case Targets Putin on Ukraine
An antitrust case against Russia’s energy giant could weaken its economy and influence on Europe. …read more Source: U.S....
Mother of Ukraine pilot jailed in Russia seeks global help
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The mother of a Ukrainian helicopter pilot imprisoned in Russia is on a global campaign seeking support from world leaders to pressure President Vladimir Putin to free her daughter. …read more Source: U.S....
US to send Ukraine $18 million in food, health, shelter aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will supply Ukraine with nearly $18 million in aid to provide shelter, food vouchers, potable water and health and sanitation in regions affected by fighting between government forces and pro-Russia fighters. …read more Source: U.S....
US, Ukraine start military training, defying Russian fury
YAVORIV, Ukraine (AP) — Troops from the United States and Ukraine have officially opened joint training exercises intended to help bolster Ukraine’s defenses against incursions from Russian-backed separatists in the east. …read more Source: U.S....
US troops arrive in Ukraine for training exercises
MOSCOW (AP) — About 300 US Army paratroopers have arrived in Ukraine for training exercises with national guard units, a move criticized by the Kremlin and eastern Ukraine’s Russia-backed separatist rebels. …read more Source: U.S....
UN: death toll in Ukraine fighting now above 6,100
BERLIN (AP) — The United Nations says the number of people killed in a year of fighting in Ukraine has now passed 6,100, and says it’s increasingly worried that breaches in a cease-fire will further worsen the human rights situation in parts of the country’s east. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukrainian fighting in and out of the ring
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk is a man fighting both inside and outside the ring. …read more Source: U.S....
The Latest: Putin says Ukraine is cutting off east
MOSCOW (AP) — 1:20 p.m. (1020 GMT; 6:20 a.m. EDT) …read more Source: U.S....
