Section: US & Canada
US working on case against Russia on downed plane
“A buildup of extraordinary circumstantial evidence … it’s powerful here,” said Secretary of State John Kerry, a former prosecutor, and it holds Russian-supported rebels in eastern Ukraine responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, with the Kremlin complicit in the deaths of nearly 300 passengers and crew...
The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know for Monday. 1. Refrigerated train cars supposedly carrying the bodies of victims from the Malaysian Airlines flight that was shot down on Thursday is held up in eastern Ukraine by pro-Russian rebels, according to the New York Times. The Kiev government has accused the rebels of “blocking...
Maarten de Jonge, Dutch Cyclist, Was Supposed To Fly On Both Doomed Malaysia Airlines Flights
Maarten de Jonge is an incredibly lucky man. He managed to twice cheat death this year by simply changing his plane reservations. According to The Independent, the 29-year-old Dutch athlete who competes for Malaysia’s Terengganu Cycling Team was scheduled to fly on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was shot out of the sky on July 17 while...
John Kerry: Growing evidence Russia armed rebels that shot down plane
Pro-Russia separatists seized control of recovered bodies from the downed Malaysian airliner Sunday in eastern Ukraine as U.S. and international officials urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to rein in the rebels so investigators could have unimpeded access to the crash site. Secretary of State John F. Kerry also said there … …read...
U.S. builds case against rebels, Russia
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration expanded its case Sunday accusing Ukrainian separatists and Russian forces of working hand in hand to acquire and operate a missile battery believed to have shot down a Malaysia Airlines jetliner last week, killing nearly 300 people. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Putin blames others for exploiting Ukraine crash
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has lambasted those who use the downing of a passenger jet in eastern Ukraine for “mercenary objectives,” the Kremlin said Monday.In a statement posted on the Kremlin website, Putin again lashed out at Ukraine for ongoing violence with pro-Russian rebels in the eastern part of the...
Russia could lose sovereign immunity if implicated in Flight 17 downing
The Russian Federation and its agents may face civil and criminal liability if it is proved that the Kremlin or its operatives supplied the missile that Ukrainian separatists are suspected to have used to shoot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. Pro-Russia separatists reportedly have taken custody of the jetliner’s black … …read...
Putin blames others for exploiting Ukraine crash
Putin also says he supports a crash investigation by a “full team of experts” under the auspices of the International Civil Aviation Organization, a U.N. agency. Since a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet was downed Thursday over Ukraine, killing everyone on board, the U.S. and others have blamed Moscow, which they say supplies and...
U.S. Presses Case Against Russia On Downed Jet
By Anton Zverev and Matt Spetalnick HRABOVE, Ukraine/WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry laid out what he called overwhelming evidence of Russian complicity in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 as international horror deepened over the fate of the victims’ remains. Kerry demanded that...
UN to vote on crash resolution; Russia has doubts
CANBERRA, Australia — The U.N. Security Council will vote Monday on an Australia-proposed resolution demanding international access to the Ukraine plane crash site and a cease-fire around the area, with diplomats pressuring a reluctant Russia to approve it.Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said his country would view a Russian veto of...
