Section: US & Canada
MH17 disaster one year later: Ukrainian villagers recall horrors of bodies falling from the sky
The field outside Hrabove, littered a year ago with bodies and smelling of burnt flesh and plastic, now smells of wild flowers. …read more Source: The Toronto...
What to do this weekend and beyond
Friday, July 17 Stinky tofu is delicious, we’re told. Pretend Lansdowne Park is Bangkok at the open-air Ottawa Asian Festival Summer Night Market, with over 45 food vendors, many from Toronto including the infamous Hong Kong Stinky Tofu — just follow the line — and a festival-only introduction to Philippine BBQ from Ottawa’s Meryenda....
MH17 Victims Mourned At Crash Site, Around The World On Anniversary
HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP) — In a solemn procession, residents of the Ukrainian village where a Malaysian airliner was shot down with 298 people aboard a year ago marched Friday to the crash site. Half a world away, Australia’s prime minister remembered the “savagery” of the attack as he unveiled a plaque in Canberra set in...
Ukraine calls local elections but not in rebel-held east
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian parliament has voted to call a local election across the country in October, but not in the rebel-occupied east. …read more Source: U.S....
Ukraine Calls Local Elections, But Not In Crimea, Rebel-Held East
Ukrainian lawmakers have voted to call local elections on October 25. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Leaders, villagers remember victims of downed Malaysian plane
By Maria Tsvetkova HRABOVE, Ukraine (Reuters) – The rebel-held east Ukrainian village where a Malaysian airliner was shot down honored the… …read more Source:...
Separatist Forces Gather For MH17 Event
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine gathered at the MH17 crash site on July 16, to prepare for a parade to mark the anniversary of the shooting down of the Malaysian airlines flight which claimed 298 lives. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine’s parliament calls local elections in October, but not in rebel-held east or Crimea
The Ukrainian parliament has voted to call a local election across the country in October, but not in the rebel-occupied east. …read more Source: FOX...
Kiev Remembers Malaysia Airlines Victims
Members of the Ukrainian Parliament on Friday laid flowers on the steps of the Dutch Embassy to pay respects to those who died in the disaster last year. …read more Source: The New York...
Ukraine Calls Local Elections but Not in Rebel-Held East
Ukraine’s parliament calls local elections in October, but not in rebel-held east or Crimea …read more Source: ABC...
