Section: US & Canada
Malaysia Airlines crash: Who shot down the plane?
A Malaysia Airlines passenger plane carrying 295 people crashed in eastern Ukraine, between Donetsk and the border with Russia, where pro-Russian rebels have been fighting with government forces in the region for months. …read more Source: CTV...
Putin: Responsibility for plane crash is Ukraine's
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladmir Putin says Ukraine bears responsibility for the crash of a Malaysian airliner.A Kremlin statement early Friday said Putin opened a meeting with his economic advisers by calling for a moment of silence over the crash.Then, he said, “This tragedy would not have happened if there were peace on this...
Flight MH17: What the Wreckage Is Already Revealing
With the crash of another Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, this one in eastern Ukraine, aviation accident investigators are again asking the same big questions as in any disaster: What happened and why did it happen? In the case of the disappearance of MH370 this spring, the answer at this point on both counts is that no one knows. This will not be...
Malaysia Airlines Plane Leaves Trail of Debris
Local residents and rescue workers saw smoldering debris litter miles of sparsely populated Ukrainian farmland after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crashed. …read more Source: The New York...
In pictures: Families with loved ones aboard react to news of Malaysia Airline flight 17 crash
A Ukrainian official said a Malaysian passenger plane carrying 295 people was reportedly shot down Thursday in the east of the country …read more Source: The Globe and...
Malaysian Airliner Crashes in Ukraine
Emergencies ministry personnel attempted to extinguish fires from the wreckage of a Malaysia Airways Boeing 777 that crashed near the Ukrainian border that still burned hours later on Thursday (July 17). A Malaysian airliner was brought down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing all 295 people aboard and sharply raising the stakes in a...
Video: Ukraine, rebel leaders trade accusations over downed Malaysian flight
The Ukrainian government and the pro-Russia separatists fighting in the region denied any responsibility Thursday for downing the Malaysia Airlines aircraft carrying 295 people …read more Source: The Globe and...
What is known about the crash of Malaysian jetliner in Ukraine
Here’s what is known, and what has been claimed, about Thursday’s crash of a Malaysian jetliner carrying 295 people in eastern Ukraine: ___ THE PLANE A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER, which the carrier said was carrying 280 passengers and 15 crew members on Flight MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. …read more...
Blame Game Unfolds After Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Crash
MoreExclusive: Separatist Leader Says Rebels Did Not Shoot Down Flight MH17Rebels Control the Crash Site Of Downed Malaysia PlaneUkrainian officials blamed a “terrorist action” for the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 on Thursday, while pro-Russian separatists, who said they do not have weaponry advanced enough to shoot down an...
US trying to determine why jet down in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration scrambled Thursday to determine what brought down a passenger jet in Ukraine and whether any Americans were killed in an incident that could worsen t… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
