Section: US & Canada
Top 5 deadliest attacks on commercial airliners
A Malaysian airliner was brought down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing all 295 people aboard and sharply raising the stakes in a conflict between Kiev and pro-Moscow rebels in which Russia and the West back opposing sides. …read more Source: The Toronto...
Most passengers on doomed airliner were Dutch
The Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 that was shot down over war-torn eastern Ukraine on Thursday was carrying 295 people from at least nine countries. Here is a breakdown of the nationalities of those on board:Netherlands: 154Malaysia: 38 (including 15 crew)Australia: 27Indonesia: 11United Kingdom: 6Germany: 4Belgium: 4Philippines: 3Canada:...
Most passengers on doomed airliner were Dutch
The Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 that was shot down over war-torn eastern Ukraine on Thursday was carrying 295 people from at least nine countries. Here is a breakdown of the nationalities of those on board: Netherlands: 154 Malaysia: 38 (including 15 crew) Australia: 27 Indonesia: 11 United Kingdom: 6 Germany: 4 Belgium: 4 Philippines: 3...
With Leaked Calls, Ukrainian Government Accuses Rebels Of Involvement In Crash
Ukraine’s security services have published what they said were three intercepted telephone conversations that they said proved rebels were responsible for downing a Malaysian airliner. In the first recording, the security services said, rebel commander Igor Bezler tells Russian military intelligence officer Vasili Geranin that rebel shot...
U.S. Vice President Says Malaysian Plane ‘Apparently Shot Down’
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on July 17 that the Malaysian Airlines flight which crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border was “apparently shot down” and “blown out of the sky.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Markets Fall on Malaysian Airliner Crash
News of a Malaysian Airlines jet crash on the Ukraine Russia border, with 295 passengers, put traders on edge. Airline stocks were lower as were the major indexes. After the closing bell, shares of Google rose, even though the earnings per share fell short. Revenue increased by 22 percent- thanks to strong demand for ads on its websites....
Putin’s statement on Ukraine plane crash
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin opened a meeting with top economic advisers late Thursday with comments on the crash of a Malaysian airliner in Ukraine. On behalf of the Russian leadership and the Russian government, we express condolences to the bereaved families, the governments of those countries whose nationals were on...
Text of Vladimir Putin’s statement on Ukraine plane crash
Russian President Vladimir Putin opened a meeting with top economic advisers late Thursday with comments on the crash of a Malaysian airliner in Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
Putin Blames Ukraine For Downing Of Passenger Plane In Pro-Russian Rebel Territory
Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed Ukraine for the downing of a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane over pro-Russian separatist territory in the east on Thursday, saying it would not have happened if Kiev had not mounted a campaign against the rebels, CNBC reported. “Without doubt the government of the territory on which it happened...
Anguish in Amsterdam as Families of Flight MH17 Passengers Arrive at Airport
The relatives started arriving at Schiphol Airport as the sun began to set on a warm Amsterdam evening. They gathered briefly, bewildered, at a bar area inside the departure hall before police ushered them onto airport shuttle buses to an undisclosed location in the airport, where they would start their anguished wait for news of family members...
