Section: US & Canada
Poroshenko Signs Law Allowing Dissolution Of Parliamentary Factions
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed into law amendments to parliamentary rules that allow the speaker to dissolve parliamentary factions. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Despite sanctions call, UK exports arms to Russia
British lawmakers say the country is still exporting arms and military equipment to Russia, despite the government’s call for tough sanctions over Moscow’s arming of separatist rebels in Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...
Bodies of Malaysia jet victims leave Ukraine
KHARKIV, Ukraine — Two military aircraft carrying the first bodies of victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash left the embattled plains of eastern Ukraine Wednesday, bringing some consolation to grieving relatives who still must wait for positive identifications and answers about who caused the disaster.The Dutch government declared a day of...
Tons Of Major International Airlines Are Canceling Israel Flights After Gaza Rocket Strike
Major US, European and Canadian airlines cancelled flights to and from Israel after a rocket fired from Gaza struck near its main international airport in Tel Aviv. The cancellations highlighted heightened worldwide fears of a rocket hitting a passenger jet in the wake of last week’s downing of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 over rebel-held...
Heading Home: First MH17 Victims Fly Out of Ukraine
A short ceremony was held at the airport before the flight took off from Kharkiv, Ukraine. …read more Source:...
The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
Hello! Here’s what people will be taking about on Wednesday. 1. Airlines in the United States and Europe, including American Airlines and Air Berlin, have suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv over concerns related to rocket strikes near the airport. The FAA is operating with caution to protect the safety of its passengers, even though...
The Factory in the China Food Scandal Is Foreign-Owned. That Could Have Made It a Target
Another day in China, another food scandal. This time the accused is a meat supplier to KFC and McDonald’s in China. An undercover investigation by a Chinese TV station, which aired on Sunday, claimed that a factory in Shanghai owned by Illinois-based OSI Group was shipping the fast-food giants expired meat. Later, coffee-shop chain...
Australia: All Ukraine victims may not be found
The remains of some victims of the Malaysian airliner crash may never be recovered unless there is a secure and thorough search of the area in rebel-controlled east Ukraine where it was shot down, Australia’s prime minister said Wednesday. …read more Source: Miami...
Bodies Of MH17 Victims Depart Kharkiv
The first bodies of victims from the Malaysian airliner downed in eastern Ukraine departed Kharkiv on July 23. At a ceremony at Kharkiv’s airport Ukrainian soldiers loaded coffins with the remains of those who died in the MH17 crash on a Dutch military plane before it took off for the Netherlands. (Reuters) …read more Source: Radio...
Australia says all victims of Ukraine plane crash may not be recovered without full search
Australia’s prime minister says the remains of some victims of the Malaysian airliner crash may never be recovered unless there is a thorough search of the site in Ukraine where it was shot down. …read more Source: FOX...
