Section: US & Canada
The Crash of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 Is a Game Changer
Malaysian Airlines just can’t catch a break. Just four months after flight 380 disappeared somewhere over the Indian Ocean, today brings news that Malaysian Airlines flight 17, traveling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, lost contact with ground control around the Ukrainian-Russian border. Initial …read more Source: The New...
Audio clip: Obama has been 'briefed' on plane, directing staff to be in touch with Ukraine
The White House says Obama directed senior U.S. officials to remain in close touch with Ukrainian officials about downed plane …read more Source: The Globe and...
Igor Girkin: Commander of Donetsk People’s Army, Igor Strelkov, Says They Shot Down Malaysia Airlines MH17 (+Photos)
Russian-backed separatist leader Igor Girkin (who also goes by the name of Strelkov) has claimed credit for shooting down Malaysia Airlines MH17. The plane went down over eastern Ukraine near the border of Russia. It took off from Amsterdam and was headed to Kuala Lumpur. “The plane has just been taken down somewhere around Torez (Donetsk...
MH17 Ukraine Crash: Protecting Airliners from Missile Attacks
Air Force One is protected by electronic jammers from most missiles, likely including the one that may have shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over the Russian-Ukrainian border Thursday. MoreEXCLUSIVE: Watch Philip Seymour Hoffman Talk About His Last FilmAmericans Support Drone Strikes, Rest of World Begs to DifferWatch Live: Special Report on...
Obama, Putin discuss Malaysia plane incident
The Kremlin website published a statement late Thursday that says “the Russian leader informed the U.S. president of the report from air traffic controllers that the Malaysian plane had crashed on Ukrainian territory, which had arrived immediately before the phone call.” …read more Source: San Francisco...
In pictures: Malaysian passenger plane crashes in Ukraine
A Ukrainian official said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down Thursday over a town in the east of the country …read more Source: The Globe and...
Graphic Photos Show Wreckage Of Malaysia Airlines Crash In Ukraine
Graphic photos have started to emerge after a Malaysia Airlines plane crashed in eastern Ukraine with 295 passengers on board. An adviser to the Ukraine Interior Minister says separatists shot down the passenger plane with a Russian-made Buk ground-to-air missile system. The separatists in Donetsk admit using these systems. Join the conversation...
Obama Speaks To Putin Amid Malaysia Passenger Plane Crash In Ukraine
President Barack Obama spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday at the Kremlin’s request, a conversation in which they briefly discussed reports that a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane carrying nearly 300 people had been shot down near the Ukrainian border. “President Putin near the end of the call with Obama noted the...
Official: Malaysian plane shot down over Ukraine
An adviser to Ukraine’s Interior Minister says a Malaysian passenger plane carrying 295 people has been shot down over a town in the east of the country. (July 17) …read more Source: USA...
EU to Follow US Sanctions on Russia?
Increasing the pressure on Russia. The United States imposed the toughest sanctions so far on Moscow – over its failure to end violence in Ukraine. For the first time, the measures hit some of Russia’s biggest firms – and those closest to President Vladimir Putin. Its largest oil producer Rosneft, second largest gas produced...
