Section: US & Canada
Malaysia Airlines Passenger Jet Crashes in Ukraine
A Malaysian passenger airliner with 295 people on board crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border on Thursday, according to reports. …read more Source:...
Ukraine rebels: We did not shoot down plane
KIEV, Ukraine — 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 his...
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 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...
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...
MH17 plane crash in Ukraine: Latest updates
Follow the latest updates LIVE on the MH17 plane crash in Ukraine, near the Russian border. …read more Source:...
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...
Ukraine Separatist Leader Boasts Of Downing Plane
Shortly before reports surfaced that a Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 had crashed in eastern Ukraine, a separatist leader boasted on social media that his men had shot down an aircraft. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
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 passenger jet shot down over Ukraine, 295 dead
Malaysia Airlines confirms an incident following reports that a passenger plane has crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border, according to Sky News. …read more Source: FOX...
