Section: US & Canada
2 planes with more Malaysia jet victims to leave Ukraine
Containers holding remains of victims of the Malaysia jet crash were loaded aboard two military transports to go to the Netherlands Thursday on the second day of the airlift, while Australia dispatched 50 police officers to prepare to join a proposed UN team to secure the crash site. …read more Source:...
-Dutch Mourn as First MH17 Bodies Arrive in Netherlands
A nation in shock and mourning. Flags across the Netherlands flew at half mast in memory of the 298 people who died when flight MH17 crashed in rebel controlled eastern Ukraine. In Amsterdam, thousands of people gathered outside the royal palace in Dam Square, commemorating the innocent victims caught up in a distant war. U.S. officials believe...
2 planes with more crash victims to leave Ukraine
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s government says 51 containers holding bodies and body parts of victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash are ready to depart for the Netherlands aboard two military transport planes. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Ukraine has not received Canadian aid promised months ago, ambassador says
Comment marks point of friction between two countries as Harper has made opposition of Russia a centre of policy …read more Source: The Globe and...
The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
Hello! Here’s what people will be taking about on Thursday. 1. The Federal Aviation Administration lifted its ban on U.S. flights into and out of Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport. The agency suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv on Tuesday over concerns related to a rocket strike near the airport. 2. A Ukrainian rebel admitted in an...
Malaysian PM: ‘Weeks or Months’ Before Crash Victims’ Remains Returned
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Thursday it might take “weeks or months” before remains of his compatriots who perished in the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine can be brought home. Malaysia, a majority Muslim country, had initially sought to have the remains returned by July 28 for Hari Raya, also known...
EU to weigh far-reaching sanctions on Russia
EU diplomats will weigh sweeping Russian sanctions on Thursday, according to a proposal seen by the Financial Times. …read more Source:...
Tel Aviv Diary: Israelis Grow Impatient With Obama and Kerry
Tel Aviv, ISRAEL—This was a day of reflection in Israel. The number of rockets falling on the nation’s cities has lessened in the past few days. While Hamas has continued to send rockets toward the center of the country, the numbers of rockets have dropped off by 50 percent. One more person in Israel, however, has died—a Thai...
Rebels had missiles, commander reportedly admits, while NATO reports more weapons moving into Ukraine
By Roland Oliphant in Donetsk Ukraine said yesterday (Wednesday) that two of its military aircraft had been shot down by missiles fired from Russia, as a senior rebel commander reportedly admitted that separatists forces had been in possession of Buk anti-aircraft missiles. The two Ukrainian SU-25 fighter jets were downed near the village of...
Gaza Fighting Continues Even As FAA Lifts Flight Ban To Tel Aviv
GAZA/JERUSALEM, July 23 (Reuters) – Gaza fighting raged on Wednesday, displacing thousands more Palestinians in the battered territory as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said efforts to secure a truce between Israel and Hamas had made some progress. U.S. aviation authorities lifted a ban on flights to Tel Aviv which had been in force for...
