Section: US & Canada
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...
Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg Flies to Israel, Dismissing Safety Fears
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has flown to the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, CBS reports, thumbing his nose at the safety concerns that grounded most Israel-bound flights from the U.S. earlier in the day. MoreBirthright Youth Trips Continue As Israel-Gaza Conflict Rages OnNetanyahu’s Wikipedia Page Replaced With Palestinian...
Ukraine honours Malaysian jet victims before bodies sent to the Netherlands
Ukraine began a departure ceremony Wednesday for the bodies of Malaysia Airlines passengers and crew who became victims of fighting raging far below them on the plains of eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Bodies of Malaysia jet victims to leave Ukraine
A youth group holds a banner as they march towards the Parliament house during a rally to seek justice for the victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday,… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
With the Election of Joko Widodo, Indonesia Writes a New Chapter
MoreThe World’s Most Populous Muslim Nation Is About to Decide Its Political FutureWhat Indonesia Can Teach Thailand and Egypt About Democracy (and Vice Versa)The ‘Jokowi Effect’ Could Be the Most Important Thing in Indonesia’s ElectionsIndonesians woke up Wednesday morning to something completely new: a President who did...
MH17 Victims’ Remains Readied for Flight to Netherlands
The remains of some of the nearly 300 people who died in a Malaysian Airlines crash last week were being readied to be flown to the Netherlands early Wednesday. A transport plane sat on the tarmac at the airport in Kharkiv, Ukraine, as the Ukraine government planned a departing ceremony for the bodies of MH17 passengers and crew who were victims...
Bodies of Malaysia Airlines crash victims bound for Netherlands
The first bodies of victims of the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 will be flown to the Netherlands Wednesday for formal identification and forensic examination, six days after the Boeing 777 fell out of the sky and into a field in eastern Ukraine, near the border with Russia. …read more Source: FOX...
