Section: US & Canada
Biden on the Malaysian Jet Crash
Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. spoke abut the downing of Malaysia Airlines 17 in Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...
Putin Blames Malaysia Plane Crash on Ukraine’s Renewal of Military Campaign
With the ruins of the Malaysian Airliner still smoldering in eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is expressing his sorrow for the loss. …read more Source: The Boston...
Malaysia Airlines Shares Tank (MAS)
Malaysia Airlines shares were down nearly 16% in Friday trading as markets digested the aftermath of one its planes going down over Eastern Ukraine. U.S. authorities say the Flight MH17, a Boeing 777, was shot down, though it was not yet known by whom. It’s not been a good year for the airline, which also saw its stock price suffer in the...
Malaysian plane was shot down by rebels, intercepted phone calls prove, Ukraine’s president says
An official with Malaysia Airlines says at least one Canadian was among the 295 people aboard the plane downed Thursday over Ukraine. Over hald the victims were Dutch …read more Source: Calgary...
Ukraine Conflict Tensions Rise With Crash of Malaysian Passenger Plane
Ukraine on Thursday said a Malaysian passenger plane had been shot down over eastern Ukraine – killing all 298 passengers and crew on board and potentially escalating the conflict between Kyiv and Moscow and Russian-backed separatists. Sharon Behn reports on how the latest developments could affect U.S. and European decisions to impose...
AIDS conference attendees on downed Malaysian jet
Several passengers on board a Malaysian jetliner shot down over Ukraine were world-renowned researchers heading to an international AIDS conference in Australia, officials said Friday. …read more Source: FOX...
Wan Amran Bin Wan Hussin and Eugene Choo Jin Leong Named as Malaysia Airlines MH17 Pilots
Wan Amran Bin Wan Hussin and Eugene Choo Jin Leong have been named as the pilots on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, which was shot down over Ukraine on July 17. The identities haven’t been officially confirmed but were made public in a posting on Twitter which appears to show the entire list of staff members on board the flight. There were...
Ukrainian official calls on West for help against Russia
Soon after the Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down over its airspace, Ukrainian officials pointed the finger right across the border — at Russian President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: New York Daily...
Putin moves quickly to control of Malaysia Airlines crash information
Russian President Vladimir Putin loomed over the catastrophe of a downed Malaysia Airlines passenger jet from the start Thursday, as Russian news agencies reported that he was the first to inform President Obama of the crash and he quickly placed blame on his adversaries in the Ukrainian government. “Obviously, the … …read more...
Mourning the victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
All 298 people on board died when the plane, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, went down over Ukraine …read more Source:...
