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...
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...
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...
U.S. Building Case Tying Pro-Russian Separatists To Plane Crash In Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States began building a case Friday linking pro-Russian separatists to the shocking downing of a passenger jet in Ukraine. A somber President Barack Obama declared the deaths of those on board, including at least one American, an “outrage of unspeakable proportions.” Obama said the U.S. believes the...
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...
U.N. ambassador Power: “Russia must end this war”
At a U.N. Security Council meeting, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power called on Russia to end the war in Ukraine, which is believed to have played a role in the deadly shoot down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. …read more Source:...
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17: Minister heads for Ukraine to ensure access to plane
Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai will fly to the Ukraine capital of Kyiv on Saturday to ensure an investigating team gets safe access to the site of the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. …read more Source:...
Malaysia Air crash: Missile launcher used to down jet likely back in Russia, US official says
The missile launcher used to down Malaysia Air flight MH17 is probably back in Russia after it was imported into Ukraine a few weeks ago, a well-placed source with access to the latest intelligence told Fox News Friday night. …read more Source: FOX...
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...
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...
