AP poll: Police killings of blacks voted top story of 2014
By DAVID CRARY The police killings of unarmed blacks in Ferguson, Missouri, and elsewhere — and the investigations and tumultuous protests they inspired — was the top news story of…
Ukraine
Putin accuses West of trying to sideline Russia
By LAURA MILLS and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to fix Russia’s economic woes within two years, voicing confidence that the plummeting ruble will recover and promising…
NATO sees Russia ready for Ukraine incursion
By PETER LEONARD Russia still has enough troops along Ukraine’s border to mount a major incursion, NATO’s top commander said Wednesday, and Moscow is using its military might to affect…
US TO PRESENT INTELLIGENCE DATA ON PLANE CRASH
President Barack Obama visits the Dutch Embassy in Washington to sign a book of condolence, joined by Deputy Chief of Mission Peter Mollema, Tuesday, July 22, 2014. Most…
EU IMPOSES NEW SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIAN OFFICIALS
By JUERGEN BAETZ and SERGEI CHUZAVKOV A refrigerated train loaded with bodies of the passengers of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 departs Kharkiv railway station, Ukraine, Tuesday, July 22, 2014. The…
AIRLINES SCRAP ISRAEL FLIGHTS OVER MISSILE FEAR
By The Associated Press FILE – In this file photo taken July 22, 2011 a Delta Air Lines jet takes off at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Mich. Delta…
Russian President Vladimir Putin in Vienna amid Ukraine peace hopes
Austrian President Heinz Fischer, right, welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, during a welcoming ceremony in front of the Hofburg palace in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, June 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Ronald…
Ukraine rebels: We will honor the cease-fire
By MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC Pro-Russian fighters rest in a shelter at their position outside Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, June 22, 2014. Russian president Vladimir Putin said Sunday that fighting was continuing,…