Section: US & Canada
Donetsk Separatists Dig In For Street Fighting
Ukraine’s pro-Russia separatists say they won’t give up Donetsk, their largest stronghold, without a fight. Now they are digging in for battle. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Malaysia Airlines Jet Missing Over Ukraine
Malaysia Airlines reported losing contact with an Amsterdam-Kuala Lumpur flight over Ukraine. A Russian news agency reported it may have been shot down. …read more Source: The New York...
Malaysia Airlines flight crashes in Ukraine
A Malaysia Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has crashed in eastern Ukraine — Russian news agency Interfax. …read more Source:...
Malaysian Airliner Crashes in Eastern Ukraine
Russian media reports say a Malaysian airliner flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has crashed in eastern Ukraine. Malaysia Airlines reported on Twitter that it lost contact of a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur over Ukrainian airspace Thursday. The plane was carrying 280 passengers and 15 crew members. A Ukrainian interior ministry...
Malaysia Airlines plane feared shot down in Ukraine near Russian border
A Malaysian Airlines passenger plane reportedly crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border. The Boeing 777 had 280 passengers and 15 crew members. …read more Source: New York Daily...
Ukraine rebels: We did not shoot down plane
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Separatist rebels in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk have denied that they are responsible for shooting down a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane. Andrei Purgin, deputy prime minister for the rebels, told The Associated Press the plane must have been shot down by Ukrainian government troops. He gave no proof for...
Official: Malaysia Airlines plane shot down over Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian official said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down today over a town in the east of the country, and Malaysia Airlines tweeted that it lost contact with one of its flights over Ukrainian airspace. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Malaysian passenger plane shot down over east Ukraine, Kiev says
Boeing plane was reportedly flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur …read more Source: The Globe and...
Malaysian passenger plane shot down over Ukraine, official says
A Malaysian airliner was en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, reports Russian news agency ITAR-TASS. …read more Source: Toronto...
Ukraine accuses Russia of shooting down fighter jet
Ukraine says there is mounting evidence that Moscow is directly supporting the separatist insurgents. …read more Source: Toronto...
