Section: US & Canada
Ukraine crisis shows divisions in old Soviet bloc
With uncertainty surrounding Thursday’s plane crash, most have little to gain from pointing fingers, especially since the tragedy, which killed 298 people, is unlikely to blunt Russia’s growing clout in the region, experts say. On the plane crash, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said there’s still “no clarity,”...
Top AIDS Researcher Killed in Malaysia Plane Crash
The international AIDS community is reeling from the loss of many as 100 researchers who died when Malaysia Airlines flight 17 crashed in eastern Ukraine. They were en route to an AIDS conference that is about to begin in Australia. Among the dead, a leader in AIDS research, Dr. Joep Lange. Dr. Joup Lange changed the world’s view on who...
‘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...
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...
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...
Police: 9 dead, 43 injured in bus crash in Germany
BERLIN — Several buses crashed on a German highway near the eastern city of Dresden, leaving nine people dead and 43 injured, police said Saturday.The crash, which happened about 2 a.m. Saturday, involved a Polish bus, a Ukrainian bus and a Polish minibus, said Dresden police.According to a preliminary investigation, the Polish bus hit the...
