Section: US & Canada
Ukraine jet-downing crisis eases
DONETSK, Ukraine — After days of resistance, pro-Russian rebels on Monday yielded some ground in the crisis surrounding downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 — handing over passengers’ bodies, relinquishing the plane’s black boxes and pledging broader access for investigators to the crash site. …read more Source:...
‘The world must choose sides’
In the wake of the attack on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, “every country, including Russia,” must determine whether it is “together with the terrorists or together with the civilized world,” Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Monday. …read more Source:...
Michael Lawson approved as nominee to U.N. aviation body
The Senate approved one of President Obama’s fundraisers Monday to fill a vacancy on the United Nations body that investigates aviation incidents like the Malaysia Airlines crash that is roiling eastern Ukraine. But first, his nomination ruffled a political saga on U.S. soil. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid complained from …...
Rebels Release Train With Bodies, Black Boxes From Downed Malaysia Airlines Plane
HRABOVE, Ukraine—Bowing to international pressure Monday, pro-Moscow separatists released a train packed with bodies and agreed to hand over the black boxes from the downed Malaysia Airlines plane, four days after it plunged into rebel-held eastern Ukraine. With body parts decaying in sweltering heat and signs that evidence at the crash...
Rebels turn over MH17 black boxes
Moscow-backed rebels allow bodies from the jet crash to leave Ukraine. …read more Source: USA...
U.N. Security Council unanimously approves probe of crash in Ukraine
The United Nations Security Council, increasing pressure on Russia over the downing of a jetliner of Ukraine, adopted a resolution Monday calling for investigators to have unfettered access to the crash site and demanding a cease-fire in the area. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Dutch families enraged over treatment of crash victims
The relatives of Dutch citizens blown out of the sky above Ukraine poured out their grief and anger Monday at a meeting with their monarch and political leaders. The Dutch have widely condemned the way the bodies of the victims have been treated in Ukraine after the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 killed 298 passengers and crew, including...
Flight MH17: Europe Unlikely to Enforce Tougher Sanctions on Russia
On Tuesday, European Union (E.U.) foreign ministers will meet to discuss increasing sanctions against Russia following the downing of flight MH17. The U.S. has blamed the incident on separatist rebels who, it claims, shot the plane down using weapons supplied to them by Moscow. MoreOverruled: Russia Caves to World on Jet Crash Investigation NBC...
In pictures: Ukrainian rebels turn over black boxes
Controversy continues over access to crash site amid concerns over integrity of evidence …read more Source: The Globe and...
UN Calls for Probe of Plane Downed Over Ukraine
(UNITED NATIONS) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Monday demanding international access to the site of the plane downed over eastern Ukraine and an end to military activities around the area, following intense pressure on a reluctant Russia to support the measure. MoreU.N. Security Council Holds Urgent Meeting on...
