Section: US & Canada
Malaysia Airlines says no flight yet to Ukraine for family members of Ukraine crash victims
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. …read more Source: FOX...
Malaysia ‘deeply concerned’ that Ukraine site where jetliner went down not ‘properly 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.” Liow Tiong Lai said at a news conference Saturday in Kuala Lumpur that “the integrity of the site has been...
‘This is in a hot war zone’: The challenges of investigating the Malaysia plane crash
Investigators assigned to the crash of the Malaysia airline jetliner face the additional obstacles of conducting a probe in the middle of a major regional conflict, a significant challenge that could pose major hurdles and compromise the investigation. …read more Source:...
Who Did It? What We Know About the Ukraine Jet Crash
Two days after Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over contested Ukrainian territory many questions surrounding the tragedy remain unanswered. …read more Source:...
Airlines symbolize nations’ hopes or reflect shame
FILE -In this Friday, July 18, 2014, file photo, a piece of a plane with the sign “Malaysia Airlines” lies in the grass as a group of Ukrainian coal miners search the site of a crashed Malaysi… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
10 Art Exhibits to Discover This Summer
The summer season is the perfect time to catch up on art: gallery and museum openings are slow, which gives art aficionados a chance to visit all the shows they might have missed. MoreAn Artist Turned His Childhood Drawings Into This Beautiful, Surrealist SeriesNew Museum Puts Spotlight on Art From the Arab WorldSecond Life: Could Brazil’s...
Drudge Report Highlights Question About MH17 Flight ‘Who Shot It Down?’ With a Photo of Putin
Drudge Report is highlighting the big question about Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 on Friday. The conservative webpage, which provides links to top stories of the day, has as its biggest link a New York Times story that explores who actually shot down MH17 over eastern Ukraine on Thursday. Igor Girkin–also known as Igor Strelkov–the...
Downed Plane Could Alter course of Ukraine Fight
PARIS—The downing of a passenger jet in Ukraine is likely to be a turning point in the country’s conflict. But which way it turns depends mainly on who carried out the attack and how convincingly it can be proved to the world. With suspicion falling heavily on pro-Russian insurgents, the event could provide an opportunity for Russian...
Malaysia Airlines crash shows cruelty — and mercy — of fate
The circumstances surrounding a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet shot down in Ukraine on Thursday not only demonstrate the risk of flying over war-torn regions, but also show how fate can determine the victims and survivors of major disasters. …read more Source:...
Interview: RT Is About ‘Pointing Fingers’ Says Ex-Correspondent Who Resigned
Sara Firth, a London-based correspondent with RT (previously known as Russia Today), has resigned in protest at the channel’s coverage of the shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. Firth told RFE/RL’s Golnaz Esfandiari that the Russian state run news channel is all about “pointing fingers” and...
