Section: US & Canada
Australian PM Angry At Russia’s ‘Unsatisfactory’ Response To Plane Crash
An angry Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott demanded an independent inquiry into the crash of a Malaysian jetliner in eastern Ukraine. In a televised statement July 18 in Canberra, the Australian leader said Russia’s response to the disaster was “deeply unsatisfactory.” Abbott criticized Russia’s ambassador to...
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...
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...
Dutch flags fly half-staff as nation mourns victims of Ukraine passenger jet crash
Flags flew are flying half-staff across the Netherlands as the country mourns at least 154 of its citizens killed when a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet was shot down in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Australia Calls For International Inquiry Into Airliner Crash In Ukraine
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop called for a full international inquiry into the crash of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine. Speaking to journalists July 18 in Brisbane, Bishop said Australia was seeking access to the crash site and urged pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine to cooperate with the investigation. She said the...
MH17 Amsterdam – Kuala Lumpur Flight: Plane Crew Didn’t Make Distress Call Before Being Shot Down
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—The Malaysia Airlines jetliner that went down in war-torn Ukraine did not make any distress call, Malaysia’s prime minister said Friday, adding that its flight route had been declared safe by the global civil aviation body. Najib Razak, who addressed a middle-of-the-night news conference after speaking with...
Australian PM Points Finger at Russia Over Downed Malaysian Plane
The crashed plane burst into flames, smoke billowing across these fields in eastern Ukraine. Debris could be seen falling from the sky in the middle of a conflict zone. Much of the wreckage was burned beyond all recognition but here a wing clearly showing the markings of a Malaysia airliner. Poignant reminders of the 298 people on board...
Australian PM Says ‘Russian-Backed Rebels’ Downed Malaysian Plane In Ukraine
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said “Russian-backed rebels” were behind the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jetliner over eastern Ukraine. In a speech before parliament on July 18 in Camberra, Abbott said it appeared that the anti-Kyiv separatists had shot down the plane, killing 298 people on board including 27...
100 AIDS researchers may have been killed in crash
Researchers and activists among those said to have died on plane downed in Ukraine. …read more Source: USA...
Clinton Suspects ‘Russian Insurgents’ Of Downing Malaysian Plane
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said European nations should take the lead in an investigation of the Malaysia Airlines plane crash in eastern Ukraine. Clinton said in an interview with PBS’s Charlie Rose on July 17 there was “growing awareness” that “Russian insurgents” were to blame for the downing...
