Section: US & Canada
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...
Malaysia Airlines Plane Crash: Rescue Workers Comb Through Debris Searching For Clues
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...
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...
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...
AIDS conference attendees on downed Malaysian jet
People walk by the venue of the 20th International AIDS Conference in Melbourne. Australia, Friday, July 18, 2014. Several passengers on board a Malaysian jetliner shot down over Ukraine were … …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Breakingviews: Ukraine Incident a Reminder of Risk
“Despite the apparent downing of a Malaysian Airlines flight over Ukraine with close to 300 people on board, for passengers and investors the chances of these airline fatalities happening is vanishingly small. And in fact, over the last 25 years, the number of air fatalities has fallen per passenger departure by more than half according to...
Malaysia says jetliner did not make distress call
A woman reacts after hearing about the Malaysia Airlines passenger plane crashing in eastern Ukraine at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, Friday, July 18, 2014. Malaysia … …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Putin: If MH17 Crashed in Ukraine, It’s Ukraine’s Fault
During a meeting with his top economic advisers on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin took the opportunity to argue that Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 would not have been downed had there not been civil war in Ukraine — a conflict he has repeatedly pinned on the central government in Kiev. “I would like to note that this tragedy...
