Section: US & Canada
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Conspiracy Theories Emerge; Long Odds for Justice
GENEVA (AP) — Anyone hoping to bring to justice whoever downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 must face sobering facts. The wreckage scene is compromised, key evidence may have disappeared altogether and political complexities could block an international court from hearing the case. If Russian nationals were involved in the disaster that...
Huddling With Ukrainian Rebels in a Bunker on the Front Lines
SAUR-MOGILA—From the base of a big stone obelisk, the soldiers scour the valley below their hill. They look out from army green binoculars with chipped paint and a hammer-and-sickle insignia. They see fascists and Nazis, and they say they will fight to the death.They set up a rusty rifle, stamped …read more Source: The New...
Russian military fires artillery into eastern Ukraine
Russian artillery fired into eastern Ukraine, Pentagon says …read more Source: USA...
Investigation Underway, as Victims’ Bodies Leave Ukraine
Victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash in eastern Ukraine are being brought back home. Seventy four coffins were flown to the Netherlands, Thursday. The Dutch Foreign Minister thanked Ukraine for this, while the Ukrainian Foreign Minister reiterated their priorities: …read more Source: The Boston...
Russia Fired On Ukraine, U.S. Says
WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) – The United States said on Thursday that Russia was firing artillery across the border into Ukraine to target Ukrainian military positions in the conflict against pro-Russian separatists. “We have new evidence that the Russians intend to deliver heavier and more powerful multiple rocket launchers to the...
Russian Sanctions Spark AK-47 Buying Frenzy In U.S.
In an effort to keep arms away from Russian-backed rebels in Ukraine, the United States may have kicked off something of an arms race back home. The Obama administration last week announced a new round of sanctions against Russia that it says are intended to discourage Russia from continuing to support rebel groups in eastern Ukraine. Companies...
Investigators Find No Evidence of MH17 Black Box Tampering
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Air accident investigators successfully extracted data from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17’s two black boxes on Thursday, as work to recover the bodies of the 298 victims and secure the crash site in eastern Ukraine continued. The Dutch Safety Board, which is coordinating the inquiry into the causes of the...
Letter: Don’t pin blame on Putin
Re: Canada and Russia can’t do business now, and Russia bears some responsibility for downing of Malaysian jet, July 21. Eric Morse and John Baird blame the situation in Ukraine entirely on Russian President Vladimir Putin. They ignore the events in Maidan Square where, supported by the losers of the previous election and western powers, a...
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk Resigns, Citing Government Turmoil
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk offered his resignation to Parliament on Thursday, citing the legislative body’s inability to pass laws, the Associated Press reported. The nationalist Svoboda party and the Udar party said it would form a coalition parliamentary government. Oleksandr Turchynov, the speaker of Parliament, said it...
Pentagon confirms 2 Ukrainian fighter jets shot down near Russia border
The Pentagon has confirmed two Ukrainian Sukhoi-25 fighter jets were shot down near the Russian border Wednesday. …read more Source: FOX...
