Section: US & Canada
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...
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17: What we know now
Scott Pelley gives an overview of the latest on the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine during a CBS News Special Report. …read more Source:...
Obama says Malaysia Airlines plane “may be a terrible tragedy”
The president and had no other details about the plane that went down in Ukraine, but offered U.S. assistance in determining what happened. …read more Source:...
Malaysia jet one of 3 plane crashes in Ukraine this week: What we know
The Malaysia Airlines passenger jet carrying 295 people that was reportedly shot down in Ukraine Thursday is the third plane to be downed in the country this week, according to Ukrainian officials. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Obama: Malaysia Airlines crash is a ‘terrible tragedy’
President Obama extended condolences to those who lost loved ones in Thursday’s Malaysia Airlines crash in Ukraine, near the Russian border. …read more Source: USA...
Ukraine official: Malaysia MH17 shot down
A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur with 295 people aboard crashed Thursday in Ukraine near the Russian border after reportedly being hit by a missile, according to an adviser to Ukraine’s interior ministry. …read more Source: USA...
FAA previously warned U.S. pilots not to fly over parts of Ukraine
The Federal Aviation Administration had warned U.S. pilots earlier this year not to fly over portions of Ukraine in the Crimea region, according to notices posted on the agency’s website. …read more Source: CTV...
Obama Says The Plane Crash In Ukraine ‘May Be A Terrible Tragedy’
President Barack Obama briefly addressed on Thursday reports that a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane carrying nearly 300 people had been reportedly shot down near the Ukrainian border. “It looks like it may be a terrible tragedy,” Obama said at the start of a speech in Wilmington, Delaware. He said the White House’s...
Crisis in Ukraine and Russia: Map
A look at the current crisis in Ukraine and Russia. …read more Source: Toronto...
295 Dead After Malaysian Airlane Crashes in Ukraine
A Malaysian airplane has crashed in eastern Ukraine, killing all 295 people aboard. A Ukrainian interior ministry official was quoted saying the plane was shot down by militants. Separatists are pointing the finger at Ukrainian government forces. The Boeing 777 came down near the rebel stronghold of Donetsk. The plane was heading from Amsterdam...
