Section: US & Canada
Rebels release train with bodies from downed jet
Netherlands’s Ambassador in Ukraine, Kees Klompenhouwer, left, and Ukrainian President, Petro Porosheko, express their condolences outside the Dutch Embassy in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, July 21, … …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Britain’s Cameron warns of additional penalties on Russia after crash
British Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday that he would press fellow European leaders to impose harsher sanctions on Russia in the aftermath of the Malaysia Airlines crash. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Clinton: US, Europe should get tough on Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) – Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that the U.S. and Europe should work together to develop tougher sanctions on Russia while she backed President Barack Obama’s calls for a thorough investigation into the passenger jet that was shot down last week over Ukraine. Clinton said in … …read more Source: The...
What The Russian Papers Are Saying About Flight MH17
Scrambling to explain the downing of the MH17 Boeing 777, Russia’s print media is giving credence to Kremlin-friendly theories that to many outside the country would seem far-fetched. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukraine rebels hand over black boxes from Malaysia crash
Senior separatist leader Aleksander Borodai told a room packed with journalists: “Here they are, the black boxes” …read more Source: The Globe and...
Malaysia PM Says Rebel Leader Will Hand Over MH17 Black Boxes
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—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, Malaysia’s prime minister said early Tuesday. Prime Minister Najib Razak also said that as part of an agreement he reached by phone with rebel leader Alexander Borodai on...
On the Road: Crash of Malaysian Jet Shakes Business Travel
The downing of the jet in Ukraine could add a new factor for employers to consider as they send workers around the globe. …read more Source: The New York...
U.S. blames Russian President Vladimir Putin, rebels for barring crash investigators
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Barack Obama has demanded that Russian President Vladimir Putin immediately take steps to assure that independent investigators have free and unimpeded access to the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was shot down last week in eastern Ukraine by a surface-to-air missile. In a statement delivered...
Russia ‘loaded the gun’ that shot down Malaysian airliner: John Baird
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird ramped up his criticism Monday of Russia — saying it “loaded the gun” used by those who last week shot down a Malaysian civilian jetliner carrying nearly 300 people. At a news conference in London, England, Baird announced that Canada will soon take new measures to punish Russian...
Will the International Criminal Court prosecute anyone for downing of Malaysia Airlines jet?
As international investigators continued Monday to clamour for access to the site in Ukraine where a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet was shot down, the question over whether those responsible would ever face justice remained unclear. Ukraine’s prime minister has suggested that the International Criminal Court should investigate the downing...
