Section: US & Canada
Ukraine’s Poroshenko to meet Merkel, Putin
The Ukrainian President said he would call on Russian President Vladimir Putin to rein in pro-Russian separatists when the two men meet next week. …read more Source:...
Russian Truck Convoy Begins Crossing Into Ukraine
The first trucks from a convoy which Russia says is carrying humanitarian aid have entered eastern Ukraine after a week waiting for permission to cross the border. Moscow has accused the Ukrainian government of creating “artificial demands” to delay aid deliveries. The convoy is bound for the Luhansk region, where many residents have...
Remains of Flight 17 victims return to mourning Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Carried by soldiers and draped in the national flag, coffins carrying Malaysian victims of Flight MH17 returned home Friday to a country still searching for those onboard another doomed jet and a government battling the political fallout of the twin tragedies. The bodies and ashes of 20 victims from the Malaysia Airlines...
Malaysia Still Yearns for Closure as the First MH 17 Bodies Return
MoreMalaysians Want the Bodies of Their MH17 Dead Back Before the Ramadan Fast EndsMH17 Recovery Team Forced to Halt Work in Ukraine’s Killing FieldsUkrainian Rebels Hand MH17 Black Boxes to Malaysian InvestigatorsMalaysia came to a standstill Friday morning as the first remains of its nationals killed on the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight...
Russia sends aid convoy into Ukraine, Kiev calls it 'invasion'
Kiev says Ukrainian forces would not attack the convoy and had allowed it to pass to avoid ‘provocations’ …read more Source: The Globe and...
Malaysia Mourns as Bodies of MH17 Victims Finally Come Home
People across Malaysia held a minute’s silence and wore black on Friday as the Southeast Asian country observed a day of mourning to mark the return of the first 20 bodies among its citizens killed when a jetliner was downed last month. Malaysian Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 crashed after apparently being struck by a missile over war-torn...
Russian aid trucks move into Ukraine
Moscow says it got tired of waiting for the nod from Kiev, so it ordered humanitarian convoy into rebel-held territory, against Kiev’s will …read more Source:...
Russian Trucks Cross Border Without Assent of Ukraine
The convoy of several dozen vehicles said to be carrying aid crossed the border on Friday apparently without the approval of the Ukrainian government or the Red Cross. …read more Source: The New York...
Russia Orders Convoy Across Border Without Permission From Kiev
Russia ordered a convoy of aid trucks across the border into eastern Ukraine on Friday apparently without Kiev’s permission, raising the danger of direct confrontation with the Ukrainian military which is fighting pro-Russian rebels. A Reuters witness said about 70 white-painted trucks, part of a column of about 260 that had been waiting at...
MH17 remains return home as govt battles fallout
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Carried by soldiers and draped in the national flag, coffins carrying Malaysian victims of Flight MH17 returned home Friday to a country still searching for those onboard another doomed jet and a government battling the political fallout of the twin tragedies. The bodies and ashes of 20 victims from the Malaysia...
