Section: US & Canada
Violence on the edge of Europe forces soccer officials to act
With tensions mounting on the fringes of Europe, officials decided this week to ban competitive soccer matches in Israel and to make sure teams from the Ukraine and Russia are not drawn to play each other in the continent’s top club competitions. The governing body for European soccer, UEFA, said … …read more Source: The...
Airlines avoiding Ukrainian airspace after Malaysia Airlines plane crash
Several international airlines said Thursday that they were rerouting flights around eastern Ukrainian airspace after a Malaysian Airlines jet carrying 295 people crashed near the city of Donetsk. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Ukraine: 295 on Malaysia plane shot down over east
Passengers wait in line at the departure hall at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, in Sepang, Malaysia, Friday, July 18, 2014. Malaysia Airlines said it lost contact with Flight MH17 over Uk… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
For Malaysia Airlines, disaster strikes twice
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Two Boeing 777s. Two incredibly rare aviation disasters. And one airline. In what appears to be a mind-boggling coincidence, Malaysia is reeling from the second tragedy to hit its national airline in less than five months. On March 8, a Malaysia Airlines jetliner vanished about an hour after taking off from Kuala...
Missiles from Lebanon are Landing in Israel—But Hizballah Isn’t the Suspect
Israel has a lot of enemies in the region, so it’s not surprising that it is taking fire from multiple sides—including from southern Lebanon, the source of at least four missile launches into northern Israel in recent days. What is surprising is that none of those attacks originated from Israel’s archenemy Hizballah, the...
LEAK: SEPARATISTS DISCUSS SHOOTING DOWN CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT IN EAST UKRAINE
Ukraine’s security services (SBU) have released an intercepted audio recording of pro-Russia separatists discussing how they shot down a civilian aircraft in eastern Ukraine, the Kyiv Post reports. This morning, 295 people died when a Malaysia Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed in the town of Torez in the...
Flight Radar Shows Planes Avoiding Ukraine In Aftermath Of Malaysia Airlines Crash
In the aftermath of an apparent attack on a Malaysia Airlines commercial jet flying over Ukraine, international flights are taking detours from their usual routes to avoid the war-torn country. The Twitter account PlaneTalking shared the image below, which shows the dramatic re-routing in effect. A quick look on @flightradar24 and you can see the...
For Malaysia Airlines, Disaster Strikes Twice
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Two Boeing 777s. Two incredibly rare aviation disasters. And one airline. In what appears to be a mind-boggling coincidence, Malaysia is reeling from the second tragedy to hit its national airline in less than five months. On March 8, a Malaysia Airlines jetliner vanished about an hour after taking off from Kuala...
Airlines divert from Ukrainian airspace after Malaysia Airlines crash
Airlines have been instructed to stay out of Ukrainian airspace after a Malaysian Airlines plane with almost 300 people on board crashed near the Russian border, reportedly after being shot down. …read more Source:...
Britain asks for emergency UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine
Britain has asked for an emergency meeting of the U.N. …read more Source: FOX...
