Section: The Boston Globe (USA)
Dutch Investigators Collect Remains at MH17 Crash Site
Dutch investigators are back in eastern Ukraine, where nine victims of the MH17 disaster remain missing. The Malaysia Airlines plane was brought down in July, killing all 298 passengers and crew — two-thirds of whom were Dutch nationals. Signs on the crash site grounds read “Entry prohibited. Remains of victims of MH17 crash might be...
OSCE and NATO Warn Over Ukraine
The OSCE and NATO have issued more stark warnings about the risk of a return to all-out conflict in eastern Ukraine, as David Stern reports. …read more Source: The Boston...
Ukrainian Army Pilot Nadezhda Savchenko Appears in Moscow Court
A Ukrainian army pilot was paraded in front of the media Tuesday before appearing in a Moscow court, where she could face charges of illegally crossing the border into Russia. Nadezhda Savchenko was seized by pro-Russian separatists in June. She was fighting on the ground for a pro-Kiev militia near Luhansk on the border with Russia. During her...
MH17 Victims Remembered in Amsterdam
Hundreds of relatives and friends gather in Amsterdam to remember those who died on Malaysia Airlines MH17 over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Boston...
Troop Movements, Explosions in Ukraine Calls Ceasefire Into Doubt
Ukraine’s two-month-old ceasefire appears to be on shaky ground. Ukrainian troops have been firing on pro-Russian rebel positions south of Donetsk, with both sides accusing the other of having violated the terms of the peace plan. In the nearby city of Kharkiv, an explosion tore through a cafe, leaving more than 11 people injured. The cause...
‘I Will Never See Her Smile Again’
Four months after a Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 298 people crashed in rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine, a national memorial to the victims will take place in the Netherlands. …read more Source: The Boston...
Heavy Shelling in Donetsk Threatens Fragile Ceasefire
Heavy shelling on the outskirts of the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk threatens a delicate two-month-old ceasefire between Ukraine’s government and pro-Russian separatists. It’s the heaviest shelling to hit the region in a month, and residents say they’re afraid. …read more Source: The Boston...
Nine MH17 Bodies Still Missing
Nine of the 298 victims of July’s MH17 crash in eastern Ukraine are still unaccounted for, Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders says. …read more Source: The Boston...
Remains of Five MH17 Crash Victims Are Flown to Netherlands
Remains of five victims on board Malaysian Airlines MH17 will finally be flown home to the Netherlands, nearly four months after the plane crashed in Ukraine. An honor guard carries the coffins during a somber ceremony – one of several -to repatriate the bodies of victims after the plane was downed in eastern Ukraine. All 298 passengers and...
World on the Brink of a New Cold War, Says Gorbachev
As Germany prepares to commemorate 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the man who was in the middle of it all—former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev warns of a new Cold War as Russia and the West go toe to toe over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Boston...
