Section: US & Canada
Air Algerie Plane with 110 Passengers Aboard Crashes
ALGIERS (Reuters) – An Air Algerie flight crashed on Thursday en route from Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso to Algiers with 110 passengers on board, an Algerian aviation official said. There were few clear indications of what might have happened to the aircraft, or whether there were casualties, but Burkina Faso Transport Minister Jean Bertin...
Ukraine Parliament Takes Step Toward Elections
The ruling coalition collapsed as part of a plan to complete the transformation that began with the ouster of President Viktor F. Yanukovych. …read more Source: The New York...
Ukraine accused of targeting civilians in east
War literally came to Alexander Litvinenko’s living room, when a missile punched a gaping hole into the wall of his ninth-floor apartment. The 53-year-old college philosophy teacher had just stepped into his study to check the news online, barely escaping death. …read more Source: Miami...
CNN fireelancer abducted in eastern Ukraine
A Ukrainian journalist working as a fixer for CNN remains in detention two days after he was abducted by pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source:...
Poland cancels plans for cultural year with Russia
The Polish government has canceled plans for a year of cultural celebrations with Russia out of anger with Russian actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...
More MH17 victims repatriated at Netherlands ceremony
Dignitaries in the Netherlands gathered for another solemn moment of silence at Eindhoven airfield on Thursday as the remains of 51 more Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 victims were returned to Dutch soil. …read more Source:...
CNN Freelancer Reportedly Abducted In Ukraine
A freelancer working for CNN in Ukraine has reportedly been abducted by pro-Russian separatists, the network reported Thursday. According to CNN, armed separatists captured Anton Skiba outside a hotel in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk after Skiba worked a single day with the station’s television crew. CNN, which said he was...
Ukraine accused of targeting civilians as government forces close in on rebel stronghold
War literally came to Alexander Litvinenko’s living room, when a missile punched a gaping hole into the wall of his ninth-floor apartment. …read more Source: FOX...
Ukraine accused of targeting civilians in east
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — War literally came to Alexander Litvinenko’s living room, when a missile punched a gaping hole into the wall of his ninth-floor apartment. Five civilians were killed and 12 injured in fighting between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian rebels on Monday, according to the mayor’s office. While the...
Planes carrying bodies of Malaysia Airlines victims leave Ukraine
Two military aircraft carrying remains of victims from the Malaysian plane disaster departed for the Netherlands Thursday, while Australian and Dutch diplomats joined to promote a plan for a U.N. team to secure the crash scene which has been controlled by pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: FOX...
