Section: US & Canada
Rebels to allow ‘safe access’ to MH17 crash site: Malaysian PM
Malaysia’s prime minister says he has reached a deal to allow “safe access” to the MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
EU at Crossroads on Russia Sanctions
The piles of flowers grow outside Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport – the departure location of the doomed Malaysian jet carrying 298 passengers, 193 of them Dutch. The plane reportedly downed by a missile fired by pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine now lies at the heart of the crisis. As the fighting rages on, so does international...
Dutch: Plane crash site needs full forensic sweep
HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP) — Dutch experts are calling for a full forensic sweep of the site where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 went down. Members of the Dutch National Forensic Investigations Team toured farm fields Monday near the eastern Ukrainian village of Hrabove, where they observed some of the victims’ remains … …read...
Obama: Putin must force separatist cooperation with probe of Malaysian flight crash
President Obama demanded Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin force separatists in Ukraine to cooperate with international investigators trying to gain access to the crash site of the downed Malaysian Airlines flight and to recover the bodies of the 298 victims. “What are they trying to hide?” Mr. Obama asked …...
Train carrying MH17 crash victims leaves rebel-held town
A refrigerated train bearing the bodies of many of the 298 people killed in the Malaysia Airlines plane disaster has pulled away from a rebel-held town in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
Obama: What are the rebels trying to hide about MH17?
Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine need to allow international teams to conduct a full and open investigation of the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight 17, President Obama said Monday. …read more Source: USA...
Ukraine forces take control of Donetsk airport
Ukrainian forces have taken full control of Donetsk airport as they continue to fight pro-Russian rebels in the eastern Ukraine city, a Ukrainian military spokesman says. …read more Source:...
Canada to impose more sanctions against Russia due to its military actions against Ukraine
Canada says it is planning to issue further economic sanctions over sectors of the Russian economy due to Russia’s continuing military actions against Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Can Good Come From Ukraine’s Tragedy?
It’s possible that the Malaysia Airlines disaster will help restore sanity in Ukraine, but it’s not likely. …read more Source:...
How the Israel-Palestine Peace Process Collapsed
In the New Republic, Ben Birnbaum and Amir Tibon offer an astonishing work of reporting, narrating the demise of John Kerry’s last-ditch attempt to broker a final agreement between Israel and Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian Authority. Rich in detail and elegantly written, it is very worth your time. But let’s face it, it’s a...
