Section: US & Canada
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...
Dutch PM demands access to disaster area of Flight MH17 downing
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says “all political, economic and financial options” are on the table if access doesn’t improve to the area in Eastern Ukraine where a Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 went down last week, killing the 298 on board. …read more Source:...
Russian Markets Feel Heat from Ukraine Crisis
Russian shares slid on Monday to a two-month low as Moscow came under fierce international pressure over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 and European governments threatened to follow the United States in widening economic sanctions. Monday’s losses extended a near 8 percent slump last week provoked by Washington’s...
Obama To Speak On Ukraine Plane Crash
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will speak about the downed plane in Ukraine from the White House Monday morning. U.S. officials have been seeking to build a case that the plane was shot down by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. Officials also say it is unlikely the separatists could have fired a missile without...
Here Comes Obama’s Statement On Ukraine…
President Barack Obama will deliver a statement on the situation in Ukraine at 10:50 a.m. ET Monday morning, the White House said. His statement will come from the South Lawn of the White House, four days after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down near the Ukrainian border. The U.S. and Europe have pointed the finger of blame at pro-Russian...
