Section: US & Canada
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...
U.S. Blames Attack on Rebels
The U.S. and its allies accused Russian-aided separatists of firing the missile that downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, killing 298 people, including a dual Dutch-American citizen, and demanded that Moscow end months of unrest in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Aviation experts try to reach crash site in Ukraine
International experts tried to make their way to the crash site of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine on Friday as evidence mounted against pro-Russian separatists as those responsible for blowing up the plane. …read more Source: Toronto...
Updates: Malaysia Airlines Crash in Ukraine
Follow the latest developments on the ground in Ukraine and reaction from global leaders and aviation experts. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
What final moments of Malaysia Airlines flight might have looked like
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was almost a quarter of way into its 10-hour trip from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur when it was shot down over Ukraine, killing 298. …read more Source: Toronto...
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...
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....
