Section: US & Canada
‘This Is Chaos’: Ukraine Crash Probe Faces Huge Challenges
U.S. officials say Flight MH17 was shot down, but in violent, war-torn Ukraine, investigators will have a hard job determining that for sure. …read more Source:...
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...
Australia Grieves After 28 Nationals Die in MH17 Crash
Grief and shock rippled through Australia after news broke early Friday morning that 28 of its citizens had been aboard the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was allegedly shot down by a surface-to-air missile in southeastern Ukraine on Thursday. MoreTop AIDS Researchers Killed in Malaysia Airlines CrashAustralian Swimmer Ian Thorpe...
Ukraine rebels promise MH17 investigators safe passage
All 298 aboard the Malaysian Airlines flight shot down over Ukraine died. …read more Source: USA...
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...
Woman loses relatives in 2 Malaysia air disasters
An Australian woman who lost her brother in the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has now learned that her stepdaughter was on the Malaysia Airlines flight shot down over Ukraine. …read more Source: CNY...
Malaysians in Shock Over Jet Crash
At a Malaysian airport, police wait for relatives of passengers on the downed MH17 jet to gather for news. Many here have questions about why the Malaysian airliner crashed in east Ukraine, killing all 298 on board. …read more Source: The Boston...
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...
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:...
Australian loses family in both Malaysian flight disasters
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. …read more Source: CTV...
