Section: US & Canada
John Baird calls on rebels to leave plane crash site, promises more sanctions against Russia
The Harper government says it is planning to slap more people and entities with sanctions over Russia’s continuing military actions against Ukraine. …read more Source: Calgary...
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:...
Flight 17 tragic end for family of 6 coming home
[…] what was supposed to be a joyous return home turned into a tragedy when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 went down over Ukraine last week en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, killing all 298 people onboard, including 19-year-old Afif and his entire family. Khairil was among 70 Taylor’s students and faculty members who gathered at...
Stench of death as more bodies pulled from Ukrainian plane crash site
The stench of death lingered near the Ukrainian plane crash site as more bodies were found in the wreckage Monday and the power to refrigerated train cars holding more than 200 bodies mysteriously shut down. …read more Source: New York Daily...
Ukraine at potential turning point after crash
MOSCOW (AP) — The crash of the Malaysian airliner in rebel-held eastern Ukraine is being viewed as a potential turning-point in the conflict — either, the international revulsion over the death of all 298 people on board will force the warring parties to seek an end to the violence, or the disaster will stoke the fighting as the...
Ukraine’s conflict: despite hopes for a turning point, change could be elusive
The crash of the Malaysian airliner in rebel-held eastern Ukraine is being viewed as a potential turning-point in the conflict — either, the international revulsion over the death of all 298 people on board will force the warring parties to seek an end to the violence, or the disaster will stoke the fighting as the recriminations escalate....
The West and Russia: Naiveté Without Borders?
The tragedy of Malaysia Airlines MH17 is the price we pay for the naiveté of the West concerning Russia’s Vladimir Putin, the soft response to his aggression against Ukraine and for the division, mostly of our own making, among allies. When we loose sight of our basic interests, our fundamental values in the urge to satisfy short-term...
MH17 crash victim’s brother tries to forgive
A Minnesota man lost his brother and sister-in-law on the Malaysia Airlines plane that was shot down in Ukraine. He says they were best remembered by family for their love of their children and five grandkids. …read more Source: USA...
Dutch tell rebels: Train full of bodies must leave
A man walks next to a refrigerated train loaded with the bodies of victims, in Torez, eastern Ukraine, 15 kilometers (9 miles) from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, Monday, July … …read more Source: The Bismarck...
