Section: US & Canada
Grieving Father Writes Open Letter To Putin: ‘Thank You For Murdering My Child’
The father of a 17-year-old passenger aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 wrote a heartbreaking public letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Thank you very much, Mr. Putin, separatist leaders and Ukrainian government! For murdering my sweet and only child,” Hans de Borst starts his letter, published on his Facebook page and in...
New satellite imagery shows MH17 crash site
New satellite imagery released Monday shows the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines flight that went down in eastern Ukraine July 17. The photos, released to journalists by Google, were taken by a third-party firm July 20 and 21 as international aviation experts were still making their way to the rebel-controlled region of Ukraine to investigate...
Journey Home Finally Begins for the Victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight
The train bearing the bodies of the victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 finally began its long journey to get them out of Ukraine’s war-torn badlands and closer to home. …read more Source: The New York...
Victims’ bodies, plane debris could hold vital clues to who shot down airliner over Ukraine
“What exactly are they trying to hide?” President Barack Obama asked Monday as he demanded that Ukrainian rebels give investigators access to the wreckage of the downed jetliner. …read more Source: FOX...
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...
