Section: US & Canada
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...
Rescue teams still working on the scene of Malaysian plane crash
Rescue workers, policemen and even off-duty coal miners are combing the area adjacent to the site in eastern Ukraine where a Malaysian jetliner crashed on Thursday, killing all 298 aboard. …read more Source: FOX...
Authorities scramble to determine who launched missile that shot down Malaysia Airlines jet with 298 aboard
As pro-Russian separatists and the Ukrainian government traded charges about who was behind the surface-to-air missile that downed a Malaysia Airlines jet with 298 aboard Thursday, a U.S. intelligence official told Fox News the possibility it was fired from Russian territory could not be ruled out. …read more Source: FOX...
Global leaders express shock over downed plane
International leaders and officials expressed grief and shock at the crash Thursday in eastern Ukraine of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet carrying 298 people. The plane en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was carrying 154 Dutch citizens, 43 Malaysians, 27 Australians and passengers of several other nationalities. Ukraine President Petro...
Malaysia Airlines Ukraine Crash: Disaster Strikes Twice
(HANOI, Vietnam) — Two Boeing 777s. Two incredibly rare aviation disasters. And one airline. MoreTyphoon Kills 38 in the Philippines, Spares ManilaChina’s Economy Continues to Defy Gravity. That May Not Be a Good Thing’Blown Out of the Sky’: Malaysia Jet Shot Down by Missile NBC News$19.4M Fine: Seafood, Milk Left in...
Anger, Agony and Disbelief as Malaysians Awake to News of MH17
MoreAnguish in Amsterdam as Families of Flight MH17 Passengers Arrive at AirportMalaysia Airlines Ukraine Crash: Protecting Airliners from Missile AttacksMalaysia Airlines Ukraine Crash: Disaster Strikes TwiceMalaysians are reacting with shock and anguish to the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine. The Boeing 777 was traveling from...
