Section: US & Canada
Malaysian plane carrying 295 people reportedly shot down near Ukraine-Russia border
A Malaysian passenger airliner with 295 people on board was shot down near the border of Ukraine and Russian, according to a number of reports. …read more Source:...
RUSSIA ETF PLUNGES (RSX, SPX, SPY, QQQ)
The Market Vector Russia ETF, an exchanged-traded fund that is designed to track the performance of public companies from Russia, is tumbling. The RSX was down nearly 6% in afternoon trade following reports that Malaysia Airlines passenger plane crashed in eastern Ukraine near the Russian border. In addition to the RSX falling, U.S. markets are...
Poroshenko: Ukraine did not fire on airborne target
A Ukrainian official said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down Thursday 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: CTV...
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 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...
Malaysian Plane MH17 Carrying 295 Shot Down Over Ukraine, Says Official (+Videos)
KIEV, Ukraine—A Ukrainian official said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down Thursday 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. Anton Gerashenko, an adviser to Ukraine’s interior minister, said on his Facebook page the...
Malaysia Airlines Plane Shot Down Over Ukraine
Ukraine’s Prime Minister ordered an investigation into the crash of a Malaysian Airlines passenger plane over the east of the country on Wednesday, Reuters reports. Malaysia Airlines lost contact with flight MH17 while it was on its way from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. An adviser to Ukraine’s Interior Minister wrote on Facebook that...
Official: Malaysian plane shot down over Ukraine
A Ukrainian official said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down Thursday 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: Miami...
Malaysian passenger plane ‘shot down’ in Ukraine near Russian border with 295 people aboard: reports
A Mayalasian 295-passenger plane crashed in Ukraine Thursday near the Russian border, according to a report from Interfax …read more Source: Calgary...
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...
