Section: US & Canada
Off-Duty Coal Miners Comb Jet Site for Evidence
Coal miners joined in the search effort in fields near the rebel-held village of Hrabove in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. …read more Source:...
Global Markets Suffer After Ukraine Crash, Unrest Elsewhere
Markets across the world took a conspicuous dive on Thursday in the wake of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17’s catastrophic crash in Ukraine — an event that came toward the end of a week marked by political unrest across Eastern Europe and the Middle East. The Boeing 777 crashed in a rural area controlled by pro-Russian insurgency forces,...
Top AIDS Researchers Killed in Malaysia Airlines Crash
About 100 people traveling to a global AIDS conference in Australia were on board the Malaysia Airlines flight that crashed and killed 298 people in eastern Ukraine, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. The researchers, health workers and activists were on their way to the International AIDS Conference in Melbourne. Among the victims planning to...
The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know for Friday. 1. A Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 298 passengers exploded and crashed in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing everyone on board. The flight headed from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, is believed to have been shot down by pro-Russian separatists, although there are “strong...
Rescuers comb scene of Malaysian plane crash
People hold candles and place flower tributes placed outside the Dutch embassy to commemorate victims of Malaysia Airlines plane crash in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, July 17, 2014. A Malaysian Ai… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Malaysia Airlines says changes route for planes
Malaysia Airlines says that in the wake of the shooting down of one of its passenger jets over Ukraine, it has changed the route it planes will take on flights to and from Europe. …read more Source: Miami...
Malaysia Airlines says changes route for planes
Even though there were no restrictions, Malaysia Airlines may still face questions about why it continued with flight paths over eastern Ukraine — at the heart of a violent rebellion against Kiev — when some airlines decided months ago to change routes to skip around the area. Air China changed its route for flights between Beijing...
Rescuers comb scene of Malaysian plane crash
A Malaysian jetliner shot from the sky by what U.S. intelligence officials believe was a surface-to-air missile scattered wreckage and bodies across the Ukrainian countryside, leaving investigators scrambling Friday to figure out what happened as rescue workers, policemen and even coal miners combed the crash site. …read more Source: Miami...
Malaysia Airlines says it will change route for planes flying to Europe
Malaysia Airlines says that in the wake of the shooting down of one of its passenger jets over Ukraine, it has changed the route it planes will take on flights to and from Europe. …read more Source: FOX...
Pro-Russian rebels to provide access to plane crash site, European security body says
Separatists in Ukraine have agreed to ensure safe access for international experts visiting the site of the downed airliner, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said …read more Source: The Globe and...
