Section: US & Canada
Planes with Ukraine bodies arrive in Netherlands
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two more military aircraft carrying remains of victims from the Malaysian plane disaster arrived in the Netherlands on Thursday, while Australian and Dutch diplomats joined to promote a plan for a U.N. team to secure the crash site which has been controlled by pro-Russian rebels. Human remains continue to be found a...
Ukraine Disaster in Search of an Investigation
For all of the diplomatic frenzy that has followed the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, there is no sign of an investigation at the crash site. …read more Source: The New York...
Algerian Plane Wreckage Found in Mali
The wreck of a plane that was carrying 116 people from Burkina Faso to Algiers was found Thursday in Mali, according to officials. The Air Algerie commercial plane lost contact with controllers early Thursday, just an hour after it took off, as it headed into a rainstorm. The wreckage was found near the border of Burkina Faso, a presidential aide...
Airline Expert: Missile will Show Signature on Debris
The debris field from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 is spread over a 21-kilometer radius in eastern Ukraine. It is expected to take investigators months to sort through the airplane pieces to learn about the missile that brought down the jetliner and who fired it. VOAs Carolyn Presutti explains how this work will be done. …read more Source:...
EU Expected To Add More Names, Entities To Ukraine Sanctions List
The European Union on July 25 is expected to add to its sanctions list 15 Ukrainian and Russian individuals and 18 entities over their role in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
U.S., Ukraine say Russian shipments of heavy war equipment to separatists grow
Three Ukrainian border guard brigades were said to be close to eating grass to survive, running out of ammunition and food, trapped on the eastern edge of their country between Russian separatists to their west and fire coming in from Russia to their east. …read more Source: Miami...
Planes with Ukraine bodies arrive in Netherlands
In this framegrab made from a video provided by press service of the rebel Donetsk People’s Republic and icorpus.ru, pro-Russians collect parts of the burning debris of a Ukrainian military fi… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
OSCE Finds Large Piece of Fuselage at Airline Crash Site
OSCE investigators head into the crash site in eastern Ukraine. They encounter no incidents at the site. …read more Source: The Boston...
Ukrainian prime minister resigns
The Ukrainian Prime Minister tendered his resignation on Thursday, after upbraiding fellow politicians. …read more Source:...
European Sanctions Cannot Dislodge Russia From Ukraine
Ever since last Thursday’s crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 galvanized international anger toward Russia, divisions among European countries have appeared to hinder the continent’s ability to react to the crisis. …read more Source: International Business...
