Section: US & Canada
Putin under scrutiny after downing of Malaysia Airlines jet
The downing of a passenger jet over separatist-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine puts Russian President Vladimir Putin in a tight spot. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Witnesses to Malaysia crash try to make sense of tragedy
Locals in Gravobo, Ukraine, say they feel lucky the plane and its debris missed their homes. …read more Source: USA...
Ukraine’s Air-Defense Intelligence Deepens Mystery
Ukraine intelligence officials said they knew three days before the downing of Flight 17 that rebels in the east of the country possessed sophisticated air-defense systems capable of felling a jetliner at high altitudes. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Ukraine, rebels fight over Malaysian flight MH17 wreckage
Ukraine accused Russia and pro-Moscow rebels on Saturday of destroying evidence of “international crimes” as guerrillas and foreign observers faced off over access to the wreckage of the downed Malaysian airliner. …read more Source: The Peace River Record...
MH17 Passenger, Crew List, Official Contact Numbers: Malaysia Airlines Releases List of All Passengers’ Names and Breakdown of Nationalities (+PDF)
Malaysia Airlines has released the complete list of passengers and crew names. The national carrier is also seeking out the family members or friends of those on-board the doomed Flight MH17. The Boeing 777 plane was shot down in Ukraine on July 17 while flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. Here is the statement from Malaysia Airlines:...
Dutch leader calls on Putin to help crash probe
An angry Dutch prime minister says he has had an “extremely intense” telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin in which he urged him to “show the world he intends to help” in the investigation into the Ukraine air disaster. …read more Source: Miami...
Border With Russia Helps Luhansk Republic Hang On
The Ukrainian government has intensified efforts to reestablish its authority in Luhansk Oblast. But the breakaway region’s control of a section of the border with Russia is proving a difficult lifeline to sever. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Graphic: A look at Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Malaysia Flight 17 was shot down by a missile Thursday over eastern Ukraine en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, according to authorities. …read more Source: USA...
Ukraine says multiple Buk missile systems moved to Russia
Three Buk missile systems made their way from eastern Ukraine across the border into Russia on Friday, according to Ukrainian officials, including one lacking the missile they believe brought down a Malaysia Airlines jet the day before. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Ukraine, rebels agree on security zone at crash site
The zone will allow teams to remove the bodies of the 298 killed in the shootdown of the airliner. …read more Source: USA...
