Section: US & Canada
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...
Second Black Box Found At Crash Site In Eastern Ukraine
Emergency workers at the scene of a Malaysian jetliner crash in eastern Ukraine have found the plane’s second black box — a device carrying data that can help determine what happened during the flight’s final moments. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Malaysia MH17’s doomed flight path a ‘common route’ for European carriers
The Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 catastrophe in Ukraine could have been a tragedy for another international carrier, aviation experts say, noting the doomed jet’s flight plan was the very route that was, until recently, used by several European airlines. …read more Source:...
Malaysia Flight MH17 Black Box May Now Be In Moscow: Here’s A Complete Update On The Crash
At least one of the “black box” flight data recorders on Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 may already have been spirited away to Moscow by the pro-Russian separatist rebels who shot the plane down with a surface to air missile, killing 298 civilian people on board, according to The Telegraph and the BBC. Although the rebels said they...
Most passengers on doomed airliner were Dutch
The Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 that was shot down over war-torn eastern Ukraine on Thursday was carrying 298 people from at least 10 countries. Here is a breakdown of the nationalities of those on board: Netherlands: 173 Malaysia: 44 (including 15 crew and two infants) Australia: 27 Indonesia: 12 (including one infant) United Kingdom: 9...
MH 17 Shot Down? Yes, Missile Took Down Plane Over Ukraine, Source Confirms
WASHINGTON—American intelligence authorities believe a surface-to-air missile took down a passenger jet in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, a U.S. official said, but the Obama administration was still scrambling to confirm who launched the strike and whether there were American citizens killed in the crash. Vice President Joe Biden said the...
Malaysia Airlines crash: Why airlines didn’t avoid risky Ukraine airspace
The possibility that the civilian jetliner downed over war-torn eastern Ukraine with nearly 300 people onboard was hit by a missile could have profound consequences for the world’s airlines. …read more Source: FOX...
Dutch flags at half-staff as nation mourns 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: Miami...
