Section: US & Canada
Ukraine says Malaysian airliner shot down, 295 dead
A Malaysian airliner was shot down over eastern Ukraine by militants on Thursday, killing all 295 people aboard, a Ukrainian interior ministry official was quoted as saying by Interfax-Ukraine news agency. …read more Source: The Peace River Record...
Crashed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Shot Down? Ukraine Official Criticizes Putin and His ‘Terrorists’; Boeing Confirms Crash in Twitter Post (+Photo)
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 disappeared over Ukraine on Thursday, July 17. According to the FR24 database, the signal was lost from the airplane around 4:21 p.m. local time, at 33,000 feet. FIRST PHOTO: Eyewitness’ alleged photo of debris of #MH17 Malaysian Airlines plane in #Ukraine http://t.co/cOfyUnXeky pic.twitter.com/TbIPiH0iCh...
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...
Cancer Wages Its Own War Against Syrian Refugees
MoreSyrian President Assad Sworn in for 3rd TermThe Vast Majority of Syrians Are Opposed to an Islamic CaliphateReport Details Hardships Facing Syria’s Refugee MothersIt was just before Syrian civilians started rising up against their government in 2011 that Fayhaa al-Dahr, 22, from the northern city of Raqqa, noticed a strange swelling in...
Malaysia Airlines Flight Crashes in Ukraine
A Malaysia Airlines passenger plane crashed in Ukraine Thursday, according to Russian news agencies. “We have this information. A Boeing 777 traveling from Amsterdam to Kuala-Lampur crashed north of Torez [in eastern Ukraine],” Vladislav Seleznev, a spokesman for the Ukrainian armed forces, told RIA Novosti news agency. Anton...
Adviser to Ukraine’s Interior Minister Says Passenger Plane Carrying 295 Shot Down
(KIEV, Ukraine) — Adviser to Ukraine’s Interior Minister says passenger plane carrying 295 shot down. …read more Source:...
Ukraine says Malaysian airliner shot down, 295 dead
A Malaysian airliner was shot down over eastern Ukraine by militants on Thursday, killing all 295 people aboard, a Ukrainian interior ministry official was quoted as saying by Interfax-Ukraine news agency. …read more Source: The Toronto...
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...
Ukraine Confirms Crash of Malaysia Airlines Plane
An adviser to Ukraine’s Interior Ministry said a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane carrying more than 200 people crashed while flying over the east Ukraine region of Donetsk. Malaysia Airlines confirmed it had lost contact with Flight MH17. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
Malaysian passenger plane shot down in Ukraine, interior minister says
DEVELOPING: KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — 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.Anton Gerashenko says on his Facebook page the plane was flying at an altitude of 10,000 … …read more Source: The Washington...
