Section: US & Canada
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...
Ukraine at potential turning point after crash
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....
MH17: Ottawa blames Putin for downed Malaysian airliner
Canada says it’s broadening the sanctions it’s imposing on Russia in wake of the attack on a civilian Malaysian airliner over Ukraine …read more Source: The Globe and...
Reporters Detained At Gunpoint While Investigating Malaysian Plane Crash
Several reporters were recently detained by pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine while investigating the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. The Guardian reported Monday that Paul Hansen and Jan Lewenhagen — Swedish journalists working for Dagens Nyheter — were at the morgue in Donetsk when they were detained and held in another...
Obama to speak about downed Ukraine plane
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...
Russia Presents Its Account of MH17 Crash
Russia’s Defense Ministry said a second aircraft was in the vicinity of the doomed airliner, and that Ukraine had missile systems in the area. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Flight 17 tragic end for family of 6 coming home
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Mohammad Afif and his family were about to start a new chapter in their lives. Afif was getting set to begin his university studies in architecture, and his father was preparing to move back to Malaysia with his wife and three of their children after working overseas for several years.But what was supposed to be a...
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...
