Section: US & Canada
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...
Tributes Round the World for Victims of Ukraine Crash
Prayers and tributes across the world for the victims of the Malaysian airliner, which crashed in eastern Ukraine. Here in Sydney, Australia’s Ukrainian community mourned the deaths of the 298 passengers on board MH17 with tears and songs. The victims came from 11 countries, and their deaths are felt across four continents. In the...
OSCE Team Allowed To See Part Of Crash Site
Armed separatists in eastern Ukraine have allowed international inspectors to visit a field strewn with debris from a Malaysian airliner that was shot down on July 17, killing all 298 people aboard. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Multiple Bus Crash Kills 9, Injures 40 in Germany
A Polish bus collided with a Ukrainian bus, and then broke through the central barrier and collided with a minibus traveling in the other direction. …read more Source:...
Ukraine Accuses Insurgents of Blocking Access to Crash Site
“Russian-led terrorists” are keeping international investigators and foreign governments from the site where Malaysian Airlines 17 crashed after being shot down by a missile, the Ukrainian government said Saturday. …read more Source: The New York...
Ukraine accuses Russia of helping destroy plane crash evidence
Kiev says militiamen removed 38 bodies from crash site and are “seeking large transports to carry away plane fragments to Russia” …read more Source:...
