Canadian Jewish News (blog)Man saves Jewish cemeteries and graves in UkraineCanadian Jewish News (blog)For the past 25 years, Sheykhet, a 58-year-old resident of Lviv, has scoured Ukraine in an attempt to save its Jewish heritage from neglect and abandonment. Thanks to financial assistance from foundations and private sources, he has preserved about 180 ...

Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog)A Real (late week) Cold Front? Not as numbing as JanuaryMinneapolis Star Tribune (blog)75000 people have been admitted to 3000 shelters across the Ukraine. Trains shut down in northern Sweden. "Too cold to operate safely". Details here. "Cooper". Germany allows people or companies to sponsor the names of major winter storms, ...and more »

List of World Press Photo winnersCBS NewsRay McManus, Ireland, Sportsfile, Scrum half, Old Belvedere vs. Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland; 3. Henrik Brunnsgård, Sweden, Base jumper Johannes Dagemark takes off of a wind turbine, Skara, Sweden. SPORTS STORIES — 1. Alexander Taran, Russia, 'Strelka ...and more »

Globe and MailWorld Press Photo 2011 winnersWashington PostSamuel Aranda / AP Stephanie Sinclair, of the United States, won first prize in the Contemporary Issues Stories category for this picture, which shows Tahani (in pink), who married her husband, Majed, when she was 6 years old and he was 25.List of World Press Photo winnersThe Associated Press2012 World Press Photo contest winnersDenver PostWorld Press Photo contest winnersUSA TODAYall 455 news articles »

The Day Weekly DigestThe Day's experts on changes in Russia and risks for UkraineThe Day Weekly DigestThere is no critical mass for cardinal reforms as yet, but there is the example of the Ukraine without Kuchma campaign and Orange Revolution, despite disillusioning the outcome. Small as it is, the intrigue of the upcoming presidential elections in ...and more »

EU wheat near 8-month high as weak euro helpsReutersThe market also remained underpinned by worries about the impact of severe winter weather on crops, notably in Russia and Ukraine. * "People are concerned and the market is pricing uncertainty about weather damage," the trader said.and more »

Russian farmers importing Virginia Holstein bulls to help dairy industryWashington PostThe next wave waits in Virginia, preparing to board a ship, cross an ocean and hit a desperate mating scene. It's an enviable mission, at least from the perspective of the Virginia Holstein bulls dispatched to help the Russian dairy industry by doing ...and more »

Nuclear Damage ControlBusiness InsiderAfter the partial meltdown at Three Mile Island in central Pennsylvania in March 1979 and the explosion of Chernobyl's unit four reactor in the Ukraine in April 1986, few would have predicted that nuclear power could ever shake off its global pariah ...and more »

Entertainment CalendarLongview Daily NewsIn the Beachway Restaurant, 3061 Ocean Beach Highway. 425-4113. Cowlitz Valley Old-Time Music Association: Open-mike fiddling, country and other old-time, musical entertainment. 7 pm at Catlin Grange, 205 Shawnee in North Kelso.and more »

LTTE Tamil Diaspora involved in human smugglingLankawebCountries that provide humans to be trafficked are Belarus, Moldova, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Albania, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Romania, China, Thailand & Nigeria. Favored destinations for sex traffickers are Belgium, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, ...and more »