Section: US & Canada
Pro-Russian Rebels Say They Have The Black Boxes From Downed MH17
A separatist leader said on Sunday they were keeping what they presumed were the black boxes from the downed Malaysian airliner in the eastern city of Donetsk, but they would need experts to confirm that they were the plane’s flight recorders. “Some items, presumably the black boxes, were found, and they have been delivered to Donetsk...
European leaders warn Russia to force separatists to free up crash zone or face EU ire
The leaders of France, Germany and Britain are telling Russia’s Vladimir Putin to ensure that separatists in Ukraine give full access to investigators at the Malaysian plane crash site or risk the ire of Europe. …read more Source: FOX...
MH17 black boxes found and will be handed over, says rebel leader
The black boxes from the Malaysia Airlines plane have been found and will be given to international aviation authority, a rebel leader in Ukraine says. …read more Source: Toronto...
Rebels to give MH17 black boxes to aviation group
A paramedic walks by a part of fuselage at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 near the village of Hrabove, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, July 19, 2014. World leaders demanded Friday th… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Cameron demands Russia cease support for rebels
LONDON — British Prime Minister David Cameron is demanding that Russia end its support for the rebels in Ukraine, arguing that Russia’s policies destabilized the country and created the conditions that appear to have led to the downing of Malaysian Airways flight MH17.In an unusual front-page op-ed in the Sunday Times, Cameron says...
An arsenal that can reach the skies
Under a blazing sun in early June, a group of pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine were digging amid pine woods near the town of Krazny Liman. …read more Source:...
Ukraine: We have proof
Ukrainian officials yesterday claimed to have proof that Russia armed rebels with the surface-to-air missile that blew a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet out of the sky, killing all 298 people on board, while accusations of a cover-up continued to hamper the international investigation of the debris-strewn crash site. …read more Source:...
Malaysia Airline Retires MH17 Flight Number
Malaysia Airline says it is retiring the flight number of the plane that was shot down over Ukraine. The carrier said in a statement Sunday that beginning Friday, it will no longer use MH17 to identify any of its Amsterdam-Kuala Lumpur flights. It said it is doing so “out of respect for our crew and passengers” who were aboard the...
Plane crash bodies put on train for rebel city
HRABOVE, Ukraine — Armed rebels forced emergency workers to hand over all 196 bodies recovered from the Malaysia Airlines crash site and then had them loaded onto refrigerated train cars bound for a rebel-held city, Ukrainian officials and monitors said Sunday.The surprising, rapid-fire developments Sunday morning came after a wave of...
Plane crash bodies put on train for rebel city
Ukrainian miners carry the body of a victim at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 near the village of Hrabove, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, July 19, 2014. World leaders demanded Frida… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
