Section: US & Canada
Lax security at crash site hampers investigations
HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP) — When international monitors and Malaysian aviation experts arrived Tuesday at the two main sites where the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 smashed into the undulating countryside of eastern Ukraine, there was almost no perimeter tape. The lack of security and images of separatist rebels rifling through the...
Lax security, slipshod collection spark fear of evidence contamination at Ukraine crash site
When international monitors and Malaysian aviation experts arrived Tuesday at the two main sites where the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 smashed into the undulating countryside of eastern Ukraine, there was almost no perimeter tape. …read more Source: FOX...
Photos July 22: Top images from around the world
The day’s best photos, as selected by editors at Postmedia News, are a stunning collection of the greatest images from around the world. A commuter bus drives by aircraft wreckage at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 near the village of Hrabove, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, July 22, 2014. A team of Malaysian investigators visited...
Ukraine separatists apparently cut up, looted parts of Malaysia jet
Pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine who had cordoned off the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 appear to have cut into and carted off parts of the plane. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
White House defends Obama’s no-drama approach on Ukraine, Putin
In the week since the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet snapped the world’s attention onto the war in Ukraine, President Obama has made three statements, called several world leaders, identified the parties responsible and repeatedly expressed moral outrage. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
As Bodies Are Moved to the Netherlands, Safety Remains Top Concern in Ukraine
Malaysian aviation crash scene experts are on the ground in Ukraine. They’re the first international accident investigators to reach the site where flight MH17 was brought down last week. Even with international monitors and heavily armed separatist fighters, the experts still face danger, especially with new fighting nearby. …read...
Plane crash bodies removed from war zone
EDITORS NOTE GRAPHIC CONTENT – Bodies of crew members lie next to a destroyed Ukrainian tank in the northern outskirts of city of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine Tuesday, July 22, 2014. The soldiers … …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Exxon Mobil Moves Ahead With Russian Oil Drilling Project
A rig set sail two days after the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet in Ukraine led to mounting pressure for new sanctions against Russia. …read more Source: The New York...
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 investigators finally reach crash site
Tragic plane’s black boxes handed over to Malaysian officials for analysis 5 days after crash; OSCE observer calls Ukraine rebels handling of wreckage “invasive” …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s ambassador: ‘It’s unfortunate we have to fight’
The downing of a Malaysian civilian jet focused world attention anew on Russia’s role in the separatist uprising in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada, Vadym Prystaiko, talked with Mark Kennedy about the crisis. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity. Q. It seems like there is chaos. What’s...
