Section: US & Canada
Malaysia Airlines: Americans on Board Flight 17?
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday that the passenger plane downed over Ukraine “looks like it may be a terrible tragedy” and his top priority is finding out whether American citizens were on board. Obama said he’s directed his aides to stay in close contact with Ukrainian officials and offer U.S....
Did missile take down MH17?
Early speculation about the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 has centered on the possibility it could have been shot down as it passed over volatile eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Obama calls downed Ukraine jet ‘terrible tragedy’
President Barack Obama said Thursday that the passenger plane downed over Ukraine “looks like it may be a terrible tragedy” and his top priority is finding out whether American citizens were on board. …read more Source: The Globe and...
Malaysian Airlines Plane Crash in Ukraine
In this photo taken with a mobile phone provided by Andrei Kashtanov, smoke rises from where a Malaysia Airlines commercial plane crashed in eastern Ukraine, Thursday, July 17, 2014. Malaysia Airlines has said 295 people were aboard the flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. (AP Photo/Andrei Kashtanov) MANDATORY CREDIT A picture taken on July 17,...
Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine President, Calls Malaysia Airlines MH17 Situation an Act of Terrorism
GRABOVO, Ukraine—A Malaysia Airlines passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday, Ukrainian officials said, and both the government and the pro-Russia separatists fighting in the region denied any responsibility for downing the aircraft. As plumes of black smoke rose up near a rebel-held village of...
Malaysian airliner crashes over Ukraine; missile strike suspected
A Malaysia Airlines plane with 295 people aboard crashed Thursday in the eastern Ukraine, and a senior Ukrainian official charged that it was shot down by pro-Russia separatists who control the Donetsk region with a Soviet-designed anti-aircraft missile system. …read more Source: Miami...
Amateur Video of Malaysia Airlines Crash
After a Malaysia Airlines jet crashed in Ukraine on Thursday, several amateur videos were posted online. …read more Source: The New York...
Malaysia Airlines Plane With 295 Aboard Crashes in Ukraine
The plane crashed in eastern Ukraine near the Russian border, and Ukrainian officials said a Russian-made antiaircraft system may have shot it down. …read more Source: The New York...
Ukraine: 295 on Malaysia plane shot down over east
GRABOVO, Ukraine — A Malaysia Airlines passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday, Ukrainian officials said, and both the government and the pro-Russia separatists fighting in the region denied any responsibility for downing the aircraft.As plumes of black smoke rose up near a rebel-held village of...
Obama On Malaysia Plane Crash: U.S. ‘Will Offer Any Assistance We Can’
President Barack Obama spoke briefly on the Malaysia Airlines passenger jet that was shot down over Ukraine on Thursday, saying the United States “will offer any assistance we can to determine what happened and why.” “Looks like it may be a terrible tragedy. Right now we’re working to determine whether there were American...
