Section: US & Canada
Russia’s Military Has A Very Different Idea About What Happened To MH17
Russia is taking a different line than the rest of the world regarding the Malaysia passenger plane that was shot down on Thursday. Ukraine and the West have stated that there is a mountain of evidence indicating that pro-Russian separatists shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 with a Russian-supplied BUK missile system. Russia’s minister...
MH17 Conspiracy? Russia Claims Ukraine Su-25 Fighter Plane Flew Near Malaysia Flight Before Crash (+Video)
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday, July 21, that a second plane was spotted near Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 before it crashed. In a press conference, a Russian military official claimed that a Ukrainian Su-25 fighter plane was spotted about 3 to 5km (about 1.9 to 3.1 miles) near MH17 before it crashed. The official also added that...
Outrage at Moscow grows over ‘shambolic’ Flight 17 probe
The probe into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 has turned “shambolic,” according to international leaders, and an intercepted communication appears to capture Moscow directing Russian separatists in Ukraine to keep evidence out of the hands of objective investigators. …read more Source: FOX...
6 Ukrainian Soccer Club Players Won’t Return to Region
After playing Lyon, five players from Brazil and one from Argentina refused to board the plane to the war-torn Donetsk. …read more Source:...
Dutch anger swells at treatment of Ukraine bodies
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — It is no longer only grief and mourning sweeping across the Netherlands in the aftermath of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. It is now anger.The Dutch have widely condemned the way the bodies of loved ones have been treated in Ukraine and the fact they have not yet been returned home, four days after...
Putin points finger at Ukraine in downing of Malaysia Airlines jet
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday again attempted to sidestep any blame in connection with last week’s downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet and demanded that international teams be ensured safe access to the crash site. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Bodies of MH17 victims at risk as power fails on refrigerated train
The chaotic Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 recovery effort stumbled again Monday, with more bodies found at the sprawling crash site but a worrisome power outage in the refrigerated train holding over 200 of the dead. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Ready to Hand MH17 Investigation Over to Dutch
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Monday the country is prepared to let Dutch authorities take over the investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. The deal to let the Dutch continue the investigation is an effort to end the standoff between the Ukrainian government and Russia-backed separatist groups over who can...
Dutch tell rebels: Train full of bodies must leave
HRABOVE, Ukraine — Dutch forensic investigators told armed separatists guarding train cars full of bodies from the downed Malaysia Airlines jet on Monday that the train must be allowed to leave within hours.The experts from the Dutch National Forensic Investigations Team — which specializes in victim recovery and identification...
Armed Ukrainian separatists making clean-up at Malaysia Airlines 17 crash site difficult
The chaotic Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 recovery effort stumbled again Monday, with more bodies found at the sprawling crash site but a worrisome power outage in the refrigerated train holding over 200 of the dead. …read more Source: CNY...
