Section: US & Canada
Dutch leader calls on Putin to help crash probe
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — 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: San Francisco...
Why Airlines Didn’t Avoid Risky Ukraine Airspace; Other Flights Shot Down
The shooting down of a Malaysian Airlines plane with nearly 300 people on board over war-torn eastern Ukraine is likely to have profound consequences for the world’s airlines. Airlines are already being more vigilant about avoiding trouble spots. That will make flights longer and more costly because of the need for extra fuel — an...
Dutch leader tells Putin to help Ukraine crash probe during ‘extremely intense’ phone call
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: FOX...
Rebels hamper access to Flight MH17 crash site
Armed separatists hampered access to the Malaysia Airlines crash site Saturday, limiting the movements of international monitors and raising concerns that evidence showing who brought the plane down and killed the 298 people onboard would be lost, tampered with or destroyed. …read more Source:...
Ukraine video claims proof of Russia-supplied anti-aircraft system
The Ukrainian security ministry on Friday released a video in which officials claimed they have evidence proving pro-Russian separatists had the capability to shoot down the Malaysian Airlines jet that killed 298, including one American. …read more Source: Miami...
Malaysian Transport Minister to Ukraine to Investigate Crash
Malaysia’s transport minister is heading to Ukraine to join officials of his government already there preparing to assist in the investigation of the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. Malaysia is expressing alarm that the site, where a passenger jet of its flag carrier was apparently shot down by a missile, is not secure, and that...
Ukraine Crisis Shows Divisions in Old Soviet Bloc
WARSAW, Poland— Poland’s foreign minister had sharp words on the downing of the Malaysia Airlines jumbo jet in Ukraine — blaming the crash on Russia-backed “bandits.” But throughout most of central and eastern Europe, leaders withheld judgment, expressing shock but refusing to say more until more facts are in. The...
Plane Families Must Wait to Go to Ukraine Site
THE HAGUE, Netherlands— Malaysia Airlines says it has no immediate plans to fly the relatives of 298 passengers and crew killed in the downing of Flight 17 to Ukraine to visit the site because of security concerns. A spokesman for the airline says next of kin are being cared for in Amsterdam while a team from the carrier, including security...
Igor Girkin / Igor Strelkov: Donetsk People’s Army Commander Says Flight MH17 is Ukraine Conspiracy
MOSCOW—A top pro-Russia rebel commander in eastern Ukraine has given a bizarre version of events surrounding the Malaysian jetliner crash — suggesting many of the victims may have died days before the plane took off. The pro-rebel website Russkaya Vesna on Friday quoted Igor Girkin as saying he was told by people at the crash site...
Ukraine, Rebels Argue Over Crash Site
They’re working tirelessly in a rebel-held territory of Eastern Ukraine. Emergency workers face the grueling task of collecting bodies. The charred remains of a Malaysian Airliner lie scattered across a corn field. …read more Source: The Boston...
