Section: US & Canada
Ukraine Rebels To Provide Access To Malaysia Airlines Plane Crash Site, OSCE Says
(Adds detail, quotes) MOSCOW, July 18 (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine have agreed to provide assistance in an investigation into the downing of a Malaysian passenger airliner and will ensure safe access for international experts visiting the site, the OSCE said on Friday. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in...
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...
Rescuers comb scene of Malaysian plane crash
ROZSYPNE, Ukraine (AP) — 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....
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...
Rescue workers find second ‘black box’ from downed plane in Ukraine
Pro-Russian separatists in the region said on Thursday they had found one of the flight recorders …read more Source: The Globe and...
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...
White House urges Ukraine ceasefire for plane probe, Obama talks to Putin
The White House called for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine to allow easy access to a downed Malaysian jetliner and President Barack Obama directed U.S. officials on Thursday to do all they could to support an investigation into what caused the crash. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Family crushed over loss of daughter on Malaysian plane
On Thursday, Nur Shazana Mohamed Salleh’s parents were thrown into a nightmare when their daughter’s plane was shot down over Ukraine. …read more Source: New York Daily...
Plane blast will add pressure on Obama to help Ukraine
WASHINGTON – The downing of the Malaysian airliner greatly complicates the Ukraine crisis and will intensify pressure on President Obama to send military help. …read more Source: New York Daily...
Canada to donate surplus CF-18s to Ukraine? Nyet
By David Pugliese Defence Watch Media in Russia are reporting that Canada will provide for free surplus CF-18 fighter jets to Ukraine’s military. In addition, an offer has been made to provide RCAF personnel to train Ukraine pilots on the aircraft, according to the reports. Officials with the Department of National Defence officials as well...
