Section: The Boston Globe (USA)
“Black Box” Retrieved at Ukraine Crash Site
Rescue workers have recovered a flight recorder from the wreckage of the Malaysian airliner that Kiev says militants shot down with a missile, Reuters video shows. The images show men wearing Ukrainian Emergency Ministry uniforms in the village of Hrabove, in the eastern Donetsk region. Walking away from emergency vehicles parked at a rural...
Tributes for Victims of Ukraine Crash
Tributes and prayers for the victims of the Malaysia airliner that was shot down over east Ukraine. Here in Australia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott joined mourners to commemorate the 298 people who died. Many were Australian citizens and residents. …read more Source: The Boston...
Candles and Prayers in Dutch Church for Crash Victims
Hundreds of people attended a church service at Saint John Cathedral in Den Bosch, southern Netherlands, on Saturday (July 19), to pay respect for the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. The plane, which departed from Amsterdam en route to Kuala Lumpur, crashed on Thursday (July 17) about 40 km (25 miles) from the border with Russia near...
Canadian Man Aboard MH17 Remembered by Sister
It’s an unimaginable tragedy that has shaken the world. All 298 people on board Malaysian Airlines flight 17 were killed when the jet was shot down over eastern Ukraine. 24-year-old Andrei Anghel was one of the victims. He’s believed to be the only Canadian on board that flight. And now his big sister, Alexandra, is left with recent...
Blame Game Over Malaysia Plane Crash
Emergency crews continue with their grisly task, as OSCE investigators help comb through the wreckage of Malaysian Airlines flight 17. They say that overall, access is improving at this rebel-held site in eastern Ukraine. But as the investigation takes shape, fingers are being pointed in all directions. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says...
Ukraine, Rebels Argue Over Crash Site
They’re working tirelessly in a rebel-held territory of Eastern Ukraine. Emergency workers face the grueling task of collecting bodies. The charred remains of a Malaysian Airliner lie scattered across a corn field. …read more Source: The Boston...
Tributes Round the World for Victims of Ukraine Crash
Prayers and tributes across the world for the victims of the Malaysian airliner, which crashed in eastern Ukraine. Here in Sydney, Australia’s Ukrainian community mourned the deaths of the 298 passengers on board MH17 with tears and songs. The victims came from 11 countries, and their deaths are felt across four continents. In the...
Malaysians in Shock Over Jet Crash
At a Malaysian airport, police wait for relatives of passengers on the downed MH17 jet to gather for news. Many here have questions about why the Malaysian airliner crashed in east Ukraine, killing all 298 on board. …read more Source: The Boston...
Australian PM Points Finger at Russia Over Downed Malaysian Plane
The crashed plane burst into flames, smoke billowing across these fields in eastern Ukraine. Debris could be seen falling from the sky in the middle of a conflict zone. Much of the wreckage was burned beyond all recognition but here a wing clearly showing the markings of a Malaysia airliner. Poignant reminders of the 298 people on board...
Breakingviews: Ukraine Incident a Reminder of Risk
“Despite the apparent downing of a Malaysian Airlines flight over Ukraine with close to 300 people on board, for passengers and investors the chances of these airline fatalities happening is vanishingly small. And in fact, over the last 25 years, the number of air fatalities has fallen per passenger departure by more than half according to...
