Section: US & Canada
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...
Somber farewell: 1st Flight 17 victims head home
Ukraine holds ceremony at airport in Kharkiv before coffins carrying remains from downed Malaysia Airlines jet are sent to Netherlands …read more Source:...
Whale Collisions Spark Calls for Ship Speed Limits in Australia
Right now, some 20,000 humpback whales are enjoying the warm waters of Australia’s East Coast, where they migrate every year during Antarctica’s winter to feed, breed and calve. They are the product of a wildly successful conservation program launched in 1979 that brought the humpback from the brink of extinction following decades of...
Bodies of MH17 victims to be flown to the Netherlands Wednesday, Ukraine says
Deputy Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said Wednesday’s ceremony was set for 11 a.m. local time at the airport in Kharkiv, before the bodies are flown to the Netherlands …read more Source: The Globe and...
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...
