Section: US & Canada
US: Can’t rule out Russian role in plane downing
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power told an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Friday that the United States cannot rule out that Russia helped in the launch of the surface-to-air missile that shot down a Malaysia Airlines jet over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 … …read more Source: The...
Obama stops short of blaming Russia for downed jet in Ukraine
President Obama on Friday condemned the missile attack that downed a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet over separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine as an “outrage of unspeakable proportions” but stopped short of blaming Russia directly for the tragedy. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Police: 9 dead, 40 injured in bus crash in Germany
BERLIN — Nine people have died and 40 were injured when several buses crashed on a German highway near the eastern city of Dresden, police said Saturday.The crash, which happened about 2 a.m. Saturday, involved a Polish bus, a Ukrainian bus and a Polish minibus, said police spokesman Lutz Zoellner. He was unable to immediately provide...
Outrage needs to fall on Putin
World leaders need to increase sanctions and ramp up the pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to forge peace in war-torn eastern Ukraine, experts said, as U.S. officials yesterday began building a case linking pro-Russian separatists to the stunning downing of a Malaysian passenger jet. …read more Source: Boston...
Credible probe sought in downing of Malaysian jet
ROZSYPNE, Ukraine — World leaders demanded Friday that pro-Russia rebels who control the eastern Ukraine crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 give immediate, unfettered access to independent investigators to determine who shot down the plane.At an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council, the U.S. pointed blame at the...
Downed jet claimed victims from 13 countries
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The human cost of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 hit home around the world Friday, upending scores of families and small communities spanning half of the planet, from a Dutch fishing village to an Australian soccer club and a Dubai cake store.Relatives and colleagues paid emotional tribute to the dead....
US: Can't rule out Russian role in plane downing
UNITED NATIONS — U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power told an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Friday that the United States cannot rule out that Russia helped in the launch of the surface-to-air missile that shot down a Malaysia Airlines jet over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board.Power said the U.S. believes the...
Defense Minister: Ukraine Troops Control Part Of Luhansk
Ukraine’s Defense Minister has told President Petro Poroshenko that government troops had taken control of the southeastern part of the city of Luhansk in the country’s east. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Downing of Jet Exposes Defects of Flight Precautions Over Ukraine
Flight restrictions underestimated the risks to a startling degree, leaving Flight 17 exposed at 33,000 feet to missiles known to fly to more than twice that height. …read more Source: The New York...
US Confident Missile Came From Separatist Held Territory
The United States says it is confident the missile that took down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was launched from territory held by Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. The task of determining exactly who pulled the trigger, however, now falls to investigators, who will face some challenges. The ominous pillar of black smoke, debris...
