Section: US & Canada
Ukraine: Russia is helping separatists destroy Malaysia Airlines crash evidence
By Peter Leonard KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine accused Russia on Saturday of assisting separatist rebels in destroying evidence at the crash site of a Malaysia Airlines plane shot down with 298 people onboard. The government in Kyiv said militiamen have removed 38 bodies from the crash site and have taken them to the rebel-held city of Donetsk....
Forensic experts gather material to ID victims
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Forensic teams fanned out across the Netherlands on Saturday to collect material including DNA samples that will help positively identify the remains of victims killed in the downing of the Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine.Police said in a tweet that 40 pairs of detectives from the National Forensic...
Forensic experts gather material to ID victims
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Forensic teams fanned out across the Netherlands on Saturday to collect material including DNA samples that will help positively identify the remains of victims killed in the downing of the Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine. The spokesman, who declined to be named in line with company policy, said the team...
AIDS Society Mourns Researchers, Experts Killed in Crash
The International AIDS Society has confirmed that at least six high-level researchers and AIDS experts were among those killed on the Malaysia Airlines flight downed Thursday over volatile eastern Ukraine. The victims include the former president of the society, which is holding its annual week-long conference beginning Sunday in Melbourne....
Malaysia ‘deeply concerned’ MH17 crash site not secured
Malaysia’s transport minister says the country is “deeply concerned” that the site in Ukraine where a Malaysia Airlines jetliner was shot down with 298 people onboard “has not been properly secured.” …read more Source: CTV...
Analysis: Putin’s Frankenstein comes back to haunt
Russian president’s dangerous courting of nihilistic rebels in eastern Ukraine could prove impossible to control …read more Source: Toronto...
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17: Ukraine Accuses Rebels Of Destroying Evidence
* Ukraine says rebels hamper access to crash site * Fighting flares in region, fate of black boxes unclear * Obama calls downing of plane a “wake-up call” for Europe * Ukraine, allies believe rebel missile hit Boeing 777 HRABOVE, Ukraine, July 19 (Reuters) – Ukraine accused Russia and pro-Moscow rebels on Saturday of destroying...
Tributes round the world for victims of Ukraine crash
Families and small communities around the world pay tribute to the 298 people on board the Malaysian jet, which crashed in eastern Ukraine. Sarah Toms reports. Video provided by Reuters …read more Source: USA...
China Hesitant to Accuse Russia for Plane Crash
The missile attack against a civilian airliner high above eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 aboard, is already seen as a pivotal moment in the Ukraine crisis. China has said the conflict is an internal struggle that should be negotiated peacefully, but has resisted joining Western-led sanctions against Moscow. After the MH17 crash, China joined...
Putin’s Defiance After Malaysian Airlines Crash Points to Further Isolationsim
At some point on Thursday evening, just after Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 blew apart over some wheat field in eastern Ukraine, Vladimir Putin had a chance to take stock of his options. There were essentially two. The Russian President could stand behind the rebel fighters in eastern Ukraine, even as suspicion grew that they were responsible for...
