Section: US & Canada
A year later, Ukrainian villagers recall horrors of MH17
A year after Flight MH17 crashed, the families of the victims are still waiting for the results of the investigation, while residents of Hrabove keep finding personal belongings and parts of plane in the area. …read more Source: CTV...
One Year Later, MH17 Downing Still Impacts Ukraine Crisis
A year after 298 people died when Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine allegedly shot down a Malaysian passenger airliner on July 17, 2014, the tragic incident still hangs over the ongoing conflict. VOA’s Al Pessin reports from London. …read more Source: Voice of...
A year on, Ukrainian villagers recall horrors of MH17 crash
HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP) — The field outside Hrabove, littered one year ago with bodies and smelling of burnt flesh and plastic, now smells of wild flowers. …read more Source: CNS...
Ukraine Moves Toward Constitutional Reform
Ukraine inches closer to long-anticipated reform to give more powers to the regions …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine inches closer to long-anticipated reform to give more powers to the regions
Ukraine’s parliament has made the first step toward devolving more powers to separatist-controlled areas in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
A Year On, Ukrainian Villagers Recall Horrors of MH17 Crash
ABOVE, Ukraine (AP) – The field outside Hrabove, littered one year ago with bodies and smelling of burnt flesh and plastic, now smells of wild flowers.But the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 still haunts residents, who remember the bodies that fell from the sky… …read more Source:...
Russia is going to send fuel to Syria from Crimea
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia plans to supply Syria with 200,000 tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) per year via the Crimean port of Kerch, two trading sources told Reuters. The plans are a further sign of cooperation between the two countries despite hopes in the West that Russia might stop shielding President Bashar al-Assad from...
Locals describe what it was like when MH17 was shot out of the sky in eastern Ukraine
HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP) — The field outside Hrabove, littered one year ago with bodies and smelling of burnt flesh and plastic, now smells of wild flowers. But the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 still haunts residents, who remember the bodies that fell from the sky above their sleepy village in eastern Ukraine. “People came out of...
Ukraine Passes Draft Bill on More Autonomy for East Regions
Ukraine’s parliament approved a draft law on Thursday to grant two separatist regions greater autonomy, a first step towards meeting the demands of a cease-fire agreement on the status of the pro-Russian self-styled “people’s republics.” President Petro Poroshenko submitted the bill to parliament after coming under...
A year on, Ukrainian villagers recall horrors of MH17 crash
HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP) — The field outside Hrabove, littered one year ago with bodies and smelling of burnt flesh and plastic, now smells of wild flowers. …read more Source: U.S....
