Section: US & Canada
Investigators Examine Shrapnel-Like Holes in MH17 Debris
Investigators have found shrapnel-like holes in pieces of the fuselage belonging to the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that crashed in eastern Ukraine last Thursday, allegedly after being struck by a missile. Michael Bociurkiw, spokesman for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), described the punctures as “almost...
Australia readies 90 police for Ukraine crash site
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia is close to finalizing a deal with Ukraine to send police and a small number of troops to secure the Malaysian plane crash site as part of a multinational team, the Aus… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Australia readies 90 police for Ukraine crash site
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia is close to finalizing a deal with Ukraine to send police and a small number of troops to secure the Malaysian plane crash site as part of a multinational team, the Australian prime minister said Friday. Australia has 90 federal police officers in Europe ready to be deployed to the site in eastern Ukraine where...
MH17 Investigators ‘Hampered’
The heads of Ukraine’s Emergency Situations Service and the Dutch Police Mission in Ukraine say armed separatists are hampering work at the scene of the MH17 plane crash. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe denies there’ve been any incidents. But Ukraine officials say investigators have been chased away. Dutch...
Australia readies 90 police for Ukraine crash site
Australia is close to finalizing a deal with Ukraine to send police and a small number of troops to secure the Malaysian plane crash site as part of a multinational team, the Australian prime minister said Friday. …read more Source: Miami...
Ukraine reports overnight rebel attacks on border
The Ukrainian army has reported rebel attacks overnight throughout the restive east, claiming that at one border crossing the rebels were supported by artillery fire from the Russian side. …read more Source: Miami...
Ukraine reports overnight rebel attacks on border
MOSCOW (AP) — The Ukrainian army has reported rebel attacks overnight throughout the restive east, claiming that at one border crossing the rebels were supported by artillery fire from the Russian side. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Ukraine reports overnight rebel attacks on border crossing, claims fire from Russian side
The Ukrainian army has reported rebel attacks overnight throughout the restive east, claiming that at one border crossing the rebels were supported by artillery fire from the Russian side. …read more Source: FOX...
France sends soldiers to guard Air Algeria wreck
PARIS (AP) — French officials have dispatched a military unit to secure the site in Mali where an Air Algeria plane crashed in a heavy rainstorm with 116 people aboard. The pilots had sent a final message to ask Niger air control to change its route because of heavy rain, Burkina Faso Transport Minister Jean Bertin Ouedraogo said Thursday....
MH17 Crash Scene Still Unsecured
A week after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 came down in Ukraine, the crash site has yet to be secured raising concerns that vital evidence will be lost. …read more Source: The Boston...
