Section: Los Angeles Times (USA)
Ukraine Prime Minister Yatsenyuk resigns as ruling coalition collapses
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk abruptly resigned Thursday afternoon as Kiev’s ruling parliamentary coalition fell apart. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
FAA extends Israel flight ban amid caution after jet downed in Ukraine
The Federal Aviation Administration’s temporary ban on U.S. flights to Israel, which was renewed Wednesday, reflects a new and possibly permanent regulatory cautiousness in the aftermath of last week’s downing of a commercial airliner over Ukraine, aviation experts said. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Two Ukraine military jets shot down, officials say
Ukrainian officials said Wednesday that two military planes have been shot down in the eastern part of the country, where the government is waging a battle against pro-Russia separatists. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Bodies of Malaysia jet victims leave for Netherlands
The first bodies of victims from the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash began their journey from Ukraine to the Netherlands, as 16 coffins were loaded into a Dutch military plane during a solemn ceremony in the northeast Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Wednesday morning. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
U.S. officials believe attack against Malaysian plane was mistake
U.S. intelligence agencies believe Ukrainian separatists shot down a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet by mistake, possibly by misreading fuzzy radar images on a sophisticated surface-to-air missile launcher provided by Russia, senior U.S. intelligence officials said Tuesday. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Ukraine separatists apparently cut up, looted parts of Malaysia jet
Pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine who had cordoned off the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 appear to have cut into and carted off parts of the plane. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
White House defends Obama’s no-drama approach on Ukraine, Putin
In the week since the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet snapped the world’s attention onto the war in Ukraine, President Obama has made three statements, called several world leaders, identified the parties responsible and repeatedly expressed moral outrage. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
European diplomats weigh harsher sanctions on Russia
Europe’s top diplomats huddled behind closed doors Tuesday to try to agree on tougher action against Russia after the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 by a suspected Russian missile. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
U.N. Security Council unanimously approves probe of crash in Ukraine
The United Nations Security Council, increasing pressure on Russia over the downing of a jetliner of Ukraine, adopted a resolution Monday calling for investigators to have unfettered access to the crash site and demanding a cease-fire in the area. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Britain’s Cameron warns of additional penalties on Russia after crash
British Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday that he would press fellow European leaders to impose harsher sanctions on Russia in the aftermath of the Malaysia Airlines crash. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
