Section: US & Canada
298 killed after Malaysian airliner shot down in Ukraine
Ukrainian officials claim the plane was hit by a missile. …read more Source: USA...
AIDS conference attendees on downed Malaysian jet
SYDNEY (AP) — A large number of world-renowned AIDS researchers and activists heading to an international AIDS conference in Australia were on board a Malaysian jetliner that was shot down over Ukraine, officials said Friday, as news of their deaths sparked an outpouring of grief across the global scientific community. There have been...
Did Pro-Russian Rebels Shoot Down MH17 Over Ukraine?
According to reports in the New York Times, Ukrainian officials have released what they claim are transcripts of three separate conversations, purportedly from pro-Russian separatist fighters near the scene of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash. The fighters appear to be taking credit for shooting down the airliner. In one call, a rebel...
Prominent AIDS researcher Joep Lange among 298 killed on Malaysian jet
A prominent AIDS researcher and others en route to the 20th International AIDS Conference in Melbourne, Australia, are among the victims in the crash of a Malaysia Airlines jet shot down Thursday over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Asia Stocks Lower on Plane Crash
Markets across Asia were jolted Friday after a Malaysia Airlines plane was shot down in Ukraine, sending investors piling into the safety of the yen and sending Japanese stocks tumbling. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Audio of Intercepted Calls of Separatists
Ukraine released what it said was audio of phone calls between rebels and Russian officers. In one call, a rebel is heard saying, “We have just shot down a plane.” …read more Source: The New York...
Malaysia Airlines Ukraine Crash: FAA Bans U.S. Flight Routes Over Region
The Federal Aviation Adminstration (FAA) has released a Notice to Airman barring U.S. flight operations within the Simferopol and Dnepropetrovsk regions of Eastern Ukraine following the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which was reportedly shot down over the war-torn area. The new flight paths prohibited on Thursday are an addition to...
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...
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...
UN Security Council Sets Emergency Meeting On Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Friday morning on Ukraine. Britain’s U.N. Mission said Thursday it requested the meeting and later tweeted that it is set for 10 a.m. Friday. The request follows Wednesday’s downing of a Ukrainian air force fighter and Thursday’s downing of a...
