Section: US & Canada
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...
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...
Ukraine crash: Bodies leaving separatist-held area by train, Kiev says
The bodies of all 298 victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 are aboard two trains in eastern Ukraine and set to be moved to Kharkhiv, a city controlled by the country’s central government, officials in Kiev said Monday. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Rebels to give Flight 17 black boxes to Malaysia
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: Miami...
Malaysian PM says rebels to give Flight 17 black boxes to Malaysia investigators
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: FOX...
Ukrainian Military and Rebel Fighters Clash in Donetsk
The fighting in the regional capital between the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatists was said to be intense, with a witness reporting heavy shelling and damage at a children’s hospital. …read more Source: The New York...
Obama on Plane Crash in Ukraine
The president discussed developments in the investigation of the Malaysia Airlines crash in Ukraine and urged Russia to push separatist rebels for access to the wreckage site. …read more Source: The New York...
