Section: US & Canada
Crash coverup of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 likely impossible
Concerns have been raised over whether pro-Russian separatists may have tampered with or hauled away debris from the Malaysia airline crash site. But some experts say there should still be enough evidence scattered about to get answers about the crash. …read more Source:...
Vladimir Putin pressured to aid Ukraine plane crash probe, rein in rebels
Russian-supported rebels backed down and allowed a refrigerated train carrying the bodies of Malaysia Airlines victims out of their territory in Ukraine, as President Obama and other Western leaders warned Russian President Vladimir Putin to speed up cooperation with the crash probe and to rein in fighters loyal to Moscow. … …read...
Rebels release train with bodies from downed jet
HRABOVE, Ukraine — Bowing to international pressure, pro-Moscow separatists released a train packed with bodies and handed over the black boxes from the downed Malaysia Airlines plane, four days after it plunged into rebel-held eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Boston...
Pro-Russian rebels agree to hand over black boxes from Malaysia Flight 17
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak says the leader of the pro-Russian rebels has agreed to hand over both black boxes from Flight 17 to Malaysian investigators who are in Ukraine. …read more Source: CNY...
Overruled: Russia Caves to World on Jet Crash Investigation
A reluctant Russia joined a U.N. Security Council vote urging a stop to fighting in eastern Ukraine where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed. …read more Source:...
UN Demands Rebels Give Access to MH17 Site
The U.N. Security Council unanimously demanded on Monday that armed groups controlling the crash site in eastern Ukraine where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 went down immediately allow safe and unrestricted access to the wreckage. The Council strongly condemned the downing of the aircraft and called for a “full, thorough and independent...
Ukraine, Gaza Weigh on U.S. Markets
Major U.S. indices all finishing Monday in the red. But there was plenty of action after the closing bell. Shares of Netflix rallying. Revenue met estimates as the streaming media company added over a million users in Q2, saying a price increase didn’t keep customers away. That overshadowed earnings that were slightly below estimates. And...
After MH17, Challenges Ahead for the International Community in Ukraine
In the wake of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, which was shot down last week, diplomatic pressure for Russia and Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine continues to mount. Malaysian Prime Minster Najib Razak recently announced an agreement with the leader of a pro-Russian separatist group to return bodies, hand over black boxes, and let...
Ukraine rebels hand black boxes from downed plane to Malaysia experts [Video]
DONETSK, Ukraine – A senior separatist leader, Aleksander Borodai, handed over two black boxes from an airliner downed over eastern Ukraine to Malaysian experts in the city of Donetsk in the early hours of Tuesday. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Dutch Reporter Caroline Van Den Heuvel Reads MH17 Victim’s Diary on Air: Television Station 1V EenVandaag Apologizes (+Photo)
Dutch 1V EenVandaag reporter Caroline Van Den Heuvel was seen reading through a MH17 victim’s diary on air. Disgusting. Dutch journalist going through and reading from diary of MH17 victim pic.twitter.com/uYLKIyP1XH — Michael van Poppel (@mpoppel) July 21, 2014 According to Dutch website nu, van den Heuvel browsed through a diary of...



