Section: US & Canada
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...
Here Are The Countries That Would Be Most Affected By A Russia Gas Disruption
Some parts of Europe are now threatening to impose sanctions on Russia as Moscow-supported rebels stand accused of shooting down an airplane carrying citizens of four different European countries, including 192 Dutch. Other parts aren’t, however — because they probably couldn’t afford to, as Russia could retaliate by disrupting...
UN to vote on crash resolution; Russia has doubts
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — 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...
Appeal from mother of Flight MH17 victim: ‘Mr. Putin, send my children home’
Dutch woman’s words convey nation’s growing anger as rebels in eastern Ukraine hamper efforts to recover bodies from crash site and investigate cause of disaster. …read more Source: Toronto...
Abbot’s Anger Over Air Crash Site
Australia’s prime minister’s launched an angry attack on activity at the scene of the MH17 plane crash which remains under the control of pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine. Tony Abbott delivered a scathing assessment of the situation at the wreckage site which he says is more like a garden clean-up than a forensic investigation....
All walks of life among Malaysia plane passengers
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International passengers from all walks of life, from a prominent AIDS researcher and soccer fans to a nun and a florist, were aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. The Boeing 777 was carrying 298 people when it was shot down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday in eastern Ukraine, sending shockwaves around the world...
The BRICS Don’t Like the Dollar-Dominated World Economy, but They’re Stuck With It
When the BRICS get together for their annual summit — as they did last week in Brazil — they always make a lot of noise about changing the way the global economy works. They have good reason to be frustrated. The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) are gaining in economic power and crave the political clout to match,...
