Section: US & Canada
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...
MH17 Ukraine Crash: Russian Roulette II
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UN Security Council to vote as early as Monday on Ukraine crash investigation
Australia’s foreign minister says an urgent vote could take place as early as Monday in the U.N. …read more Source: FOX...
Researchers killed in Malaysia Airlines crash honoured by AIDS Conference
Officials held a moment of silence at the opening of the 20th International AIDS Conference for colleagues killed in the MH17 crash over Ukraine. …read more Source: Toronto...
Bodies from downed jet piled in boxcars in Ukraine
TOREZ, Ukraine — Pro-Moscow rebels piled nearly 200 bodies from the downed Malaysian jetliner into four refrigerated boxcars Sunday in eastern Ukraine, and cranes at the crash scene moved big chunks of the Boeing 777, drawing condemnation from Western leaders that the rebels were tampering with the site. …read more Source: Boston...
10 Things You Need To Know As Asian Markets Open
Good morning. The world’s still reeling from the MH17 crash and there’s widespread anger in Australia at the inability of investigators to get to the site. Let’s start the week… 1. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott spoke to Vladimir Putin overnight and pressed for his support in repatriating the bodies of the 28...
Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Russia’s Anti-West Isolationism
The rhetoric emanating from the Kremlin has been one of the main drivers of support for the Ukrainian conflict. …read more Source: The New York...
