Section: US & Canada
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...
Disaster Clouds Putin’s Strategy for Ukraine
The downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight is a major setback to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s carefully balanced Ukraine strategy of making efforts to appear publicly hands-off amid allegations that Russia was providing armor and weapons to help rebels hold off Ukrainian forces. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Strict European Sanctions Would Hurt Russia. But Don’t Hold Your Breath.
It did not take Senator John McCain long to call for a strong response to the tragic crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. Along with sending military aid to the Ukrainian army and moving missile defense systems into the Czech Republic and Poland, he …read more Source: The New...
Interview: What Will MH17 Investigators Be Looking For At Crash Site?
A team of international investigators has traveled to rebel-held eastern Ukraine to collect evidence from the crash site of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17. Joseph Burnside, the editor of “Aviation Safety” magazine, spoke to RFE/RL about what investigators may expect to find once they reach the site. …read more Source: Radio Free...
What We Know and Don’t Know About Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 — Day 1
BRUSSELS—One day after the crash of a Malaysian jetliner carrying 298 people in eastern Ukraine, here’s what is known, and what has been claimed: ___ THE CAUSE U.S. officials and an adviser to Ukraine’s interior minister have said a surface-to-air missile brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 as it flew Thursday from...
Fisher: How long until the West takes meaningful action against Russia?
What to do about Russia? The question that has been largely unanswered since Moscow seized Crimea in March and subsequently began encouraging a violent revolt by ethnic Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. The question looms much larger since 298 people were killed Thursday when the Malaysia Airlines passenger jet they were travelling on was...
Police: 9 dead, 40 injured in bus crash in Germany
Citing a preliminary police report, MDR said the Polish bus hit the rear of the Ukrainian bus and then broke through the median barrier, crashing into the oncoming minibus. …read more Source: San Francisco...
MH17: Ukrainian rebels find a gathering place on VKontakte
Social media have emerged as a key meeting place for Ukrainian rebels to share updates, recruit militiamen and win support …read more Source: The Globe and...
This Is What The Victims Of Flight 17 Did For AIDS Research
AIDS researchers, activists and advocates en route to the 20th International AIDS conference in Melbourne, Australia are among those believed to have perished on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was shot down over Ukraine on Thursday. The exact number of people who were headed to the conference is still unknown, but various AIDS organizations...
Russian missile smuggled into Ukraine before Malaysia jet downed: tapes
Secretly intercepted chatter suggests a deadly Russian missile system was smuggled across the border to Ukraine just hours before a Malaysia Airlines flight was shot down. …read more Source: New York Daily...
