Section: US & Canada
Poroshenko Says ‘Terrorist’ Attack On Airliner Challenge To Whole World
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko said the July 17 crash of a Malaysian airliner in the country’s east was the result of an “act of international terrorism.” In a televised English-language statement from Kyiv, Poroshenko said the incident was a “wake-up call” for the whole world. (Reuters) …read more...
Russia Denies Role in Downing of Airliner
The Russian defense ministry sharply denied on Friday any involvement in the missile strike that Ukrainian officials said brought down a Malaysia Airlines flight, and many began questioning why the airline had chosen to fly a civilian aircraft over a combat zone. …read more Source: The New York...
World Leaders Match Anger With Calls for Inquiry Into Ukraine Plane Crash
The downing of the Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 was seen as adding impetus to calls for tighter sanctions against Russia over its role in Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...
Fury as flight MH17 ‘blown out of the sky’
Ukraine has accused “terrorists” of downing Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was “blown out of the sky” with 298 people aboard. …read more Source:...
Woman loses relatives in 2 Malaysia air disasters
SYDNEY (AP) — In an almost incomprehensible twist of fate, an Australian woman who lost her brother in the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 learned on Friday that her stepdaughter was on the plane shot down over Ukraine. On Friday, Mann found out that her stepdaughter, Maree Rizk, was killed along with 297 others on Malaysia...
Australian loses family in both Malaysian flight disasters
An Australian woman who lost her brother in the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 learned on Friday that her stepdaughter was on the plane shot down over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Globe and...
MH17: Ukraine rebels claim to have found crashed Malaysia Airlines plane’s recorders
Separatist rebels who control the area where the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was brought down said they had recovered most of its black boxes and were considering what to do with them. …read more Source: Toronto...
Woman Loses Relatives in 2 Malaysia Air Disasters
SYDNEY (AP) — In an almost incomprehensible twist of fate, an Australian woman who lost her brother in the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 learned on Friday that her stepdaughter was on the plane shot down over Ukraine. Kaylene Mann’s brother Rod Burrows and sister-in-law Mary Burrows were on board Flight 370 when it...
Inside John Kerry’s Diplomatic Save in Afghanistan
As the sun went down over Kabul on Saturday, July 13, Afghanistan’s future hung in the balance. Accusations of fraud in the country’s recent presidential election had paralyzed the country’s politics and threatened to trigger a civil war that could destroy the progress America’s costly military and diplomatic efforts had...
Malaysia Airlines Flight Did Not Ignore Safety Warnings, Minister Says
MorePutin: If MH17 Crashed in Ukraine, It’s Ukraine’s FaultTop AIDS Researchers Killed in Malaysia Airlines CrashWoman Loses Relatives in 2 Malaysia Air DisastersAt a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on Friday afternoon local time, Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai denied that Malaysia Airlines had shirked security warnings...
