Section: US & Canada
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. VOA’s Jeff Seldin reports from 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...
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...
Syracuse’s Ukrainian community reacts to tragedy
After a Malaysian Airlines plane was shot down Thursday, the Ukrainian community in Central New York is reacting to this tragedy. …read more Source: CNY...
US Calls On Putin to Withdraw Support of Ukrainian Separatists
The United States on Friday called for an independent international investigation into the downing of the Malaysian passenger plane over eastern Ukraine, and for an immediate ceasefire in the conflict. VOA’s Sharon Behn reports on Washington’s growing concern over the rapidly deteriorating security situation in the region. …read...
Ukraine rebels limit access to site of downed jet
KIEV, Ukraine — The quest for clues in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet faced major obstacles Friday, as the rebel militias that Ukraine blames for the disaster limited access to the mammoth crash site strewn with airplane parts and bodies. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
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...
MH17: Evidence points to launcher in rebel-held territory
Criminal probe is under way that could uncover terrorism, or perhaps war crimes, if Russia, Ukraine or both are implicated …read more Source: The Globe and...
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...
Malaysia Reeling: Second Air Disaster in Four Months
Malaysia is reeling from the second air disaster in four months involving the country’s flag carrier. Flight 340 vanished in March and despite an extensive search, no debris has been found. And on Thursday, Flight 17, likely hit by a surface-to-air missile, came apart over eastern Ukraine. The two incidents together have left more than 500...
