Section: US & Canada
Malaysia jet victims’ bodies arrive in Netherlands
Remains of Malaysia Airlines bodies reach Ukraine-held city; Europe mulls more sanctions …read more Source:...
Putin’s Elite Counter-Terror Troops Have An Insane Training Regimen
A recent video from retired Special Operations veteran Larry Vickers highlights three of the most strenuous counter-terrorism drills that Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) operators have to go through in the course of their training. They provide a look at how some of Vladimir Putin’s most elite soldiers are made — a potentially...
What happened? The day Flight 17 was downed
SNIZHNE, Ukraine (AP) — It was lunchtime when a tracked launcher with four SA-11 surface-to-air missiles rolled into town and parked on Karapetyan Street. Fifteen hundred miles (2,400 kilomete… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Ukrainian woman reportedly posts mascara ‘looted’ from Malaysia Airlines crash
A pretty young woman posted a photo of herself on Instagram holding a tube of mascara allegedly stolen from the Ukraine crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 and created an uproar on the Internet. …read more Source: New York Daily...
Malaysia Airlines Conspiracy Theories: What Actually Happened When Fight 17 Crashed?
SNIZHNE, Ukraine (AP) — It was lunchtime when a tracked launcher with four SA-11 surface-to-air missiles rolled into town and parked on Karapetyan Street. Fifteen hundred miles (2,400 kilometers) to the west, passengers were checking in for Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. It had been a noisy day in this eastern Ukrainian town, residents...
Ukraine Crisis: Russia Reportedly Amassing 15K Troops On Border, Supplying Rebels With Tanks, Armored Vehicles
More than 15,000 Russian troops have amassed along the border with Ukraine as the Pentagon said Friday it appears Moscow is about to transfer “heavy caliber multiple rocket systems” to pro-Russia separatists. Reuters cited the U.S. ambassador to NATO in a tweet reporting that 15,000 Russian troops are on the Ukrainian border. The news...
What happened? The day Flight 17 was downed
SNIZHNE, Ukraine (AP) — It was lunchtime when a tracked launcher with four SA-11 surface-to-air missiles rolled into town and parked on Karapetyan Street. A man wearing unfamiliar fatigues, speaking with a distinctive Russian accent, checked to make sure they weren’t filming. Sergei Kavtaradze, a spokesman for rebel leader Alexander...
Chalk River nuclear shipments opposed in Washington
A New York congressman says the proposed trucking of intensely radioactive liquid waste from Chalk River to the United States could cause a “mobile Chernobyl” in the event of a spill while crossing the border at Buffalo. Representative Brian Higgins brought the issue to the floor of the House Thursday, calling on the Department of...
Sloviansk: Going Back to a Ruined House
Many residents of Sloviansk are now returning home, after pro-Russian insurgents were pushed out of the eastern Ukrainian city at the beginning of July. …read more Source: The Boston...
Flight Makes Emergency Landing Due to ‘Agitated’ Passenger
Sunwing Flight 772 was forced to make an emergency landing in Toronto at 8:55AM Friday because an “agitated customer made a direct threat against the aircraft,” an official at the Canadian airline said in a statement. The plane, which had departed at 7:00AM, was originally headed to Panama City. Two U.S. F16 fighter jets from Toledo,...
