Section: US & Canada
The Latest: Dutch: No one thought about aviation safety
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The latest news on the report into the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine last year. All times local.4:18 p.m.As war raged on last year in eastern Ukraine between Russia-backed separatists and Ukrainian forces, Dutch Safety Board investigators say absolutely no one “gave any thought of a...
Watch: How Missile Brought Malaysia Airlines Plane Down Over Ukraine
This animation released by the Dutch Safety Board details how a Buk missile brought MH-17 down over pro-Russian Eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 onboard. …read more Source: ABC...
Investigators: Russian-Made Missile Downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Over Ukraine
A Russian-made Buk missile downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, according to Dutch investigators probing the July 2014 crash over Ukraine. The Dutch Safety Board concluded that the airplane traveling from Amsterdam to Kuala broke apart after being hit by a missile fired from easter Ukraine. USA Today reported: Dutch Safety Board (DSB) chairman...
Trudeau says he would tell Putin off ‘to his face’ if he becomes prime minister
TORONTO — Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says he would tell off Russian President Vladimir Putin “directly to his face” if he becomes prime minister. Trudeau accuses Putin of “being dangerous” in eastern Europe, “irresponsible and harmful” in the Middle East and “unduly provocative” in the Arctic....
Venus Williams rallies to advance to 2nd round in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — Venus Williams rallied to beat Yuliya Beygelzimer of Ukraine 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 Tuesday in the opening round of the Hong Kong Open.The third-seeded Williams wore a bandage on her left thigh and looked hampered in her movements. However, she came from a break down three times in the final set to close out the win in 2 hours, 13...
Russia calls Dutch investigation into MH17 crash ‘biased’
The Dutch investigation into the downing of a Malaysian Airlines passenger jet over eastern Ukraine last year is biased, Russian news agencies quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Tuesday. …read more Source: The Globe and...
The Latest: White House welcomes Dutch report on crash
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The latest news on the report into the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 in eastern Ukraine last year. All times local.___3:20 p.m.The White House is calling the release of the Dutch Safety Board’s report on the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 “an important milestone” in the effort to hold...
White House calls for ‘justice’ in downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 over Ukraine in 2014
In another simmering feud between Washington and Moscow, the White House called Tuesday for punishment for the Russia-backed separatists who shot down a passenger jet over Ukraine last year, killing all 298 persons aboard. “The United States will fully support all efforts to bring to justice those responsible,” said National …...
Dutch Safety Board: Buk missile downed MH17 in Ukraine
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Malaysia Airlines flight 17 was destroyed by a Buk surface-to-air missile over eastern Ukraine, the Dutch Safety Board said Tuesday as it presented the results of an official probe into the crash. The missile’s Russian maker, however, presented its own report hours earlier, trying to … …read more...
Venus Williams rallies to advance to 2nd round in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — Venus Williams rallied to beat Yuliya Beygelzimer of Ukraine 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 Tuesday in the opening round of the Hong Kong Open. …read more Source: CNS...
