Section: The Epoch Times (USA)
What We Know and Don’t Know About Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 — Day 1
BRUSSELS—One day after the crash of a Malaysian jetliner carrying 298 people in eastern Ukraine, here’s what is known, and what has been claimed: ___ THE CAUSE U.S. officials and an adviser to Ukraine’s interior minister have said a surface-to-air missile brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 as it flew Thursday from...
Russian or Ukrainian Missiles? Obama Believes Pro-Russian Separatists Had ‘Russian Support’ in Malaysia Flight MH17 Attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States began building a case Friday linking pro-Russian separatists to the shocking downing of a passenger jet in Ukraine. A somber President Barack Obama declared the deaths of those on board, including at least one American, an “outrage of unspeakable proportions.” Obama said the U.S. believes the...
Russia’s Putin Calls for Ukraine Cease-fire After MH17 Is Downed
ROZSYPNE, Ukraine—Emergency workers, police officers and even off-duty coal miners spread out Friday across the sunflower fields and villages of eastern Ukraine, searching the wreckage of a jetliner shot down as it flew miles above the country’s battlefield. The attack Thursday afternoon killed 298 people from nearly a dozen nations...
From AIDS Expert to Nun, Malaysia MH17 Crash Kills Hundreds
THE HAGUE, Netherlands—International passengers from all walks of life, from a prominent AIDS researcher and soccer fans to a nun and a florist, were aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. The Boeing 777 was carrying 298 people when it was shot down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday in eastern Ukraine, sending shockwaves around the world from...
Putin Calls For Peace in Ukraine After Plane Crash
MOSCOW— Russian President Vladimir Putin says all parties in the conflict in eastern Ukraine should lay down the arms and engage in talks as soon as possible after a commercial airliner was shot down. Putin said on Friday in comments carried by Russian news agencies that “peace in Ukraine must prevail as soon as possible” and...
Differing Reports Whether Malaysia MH17 Black Boxes Found
KIEV, Ukraine—A pro-Russia rebel leader says no black boxes have been found in the scattered wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines plane that was shot down over eastern Ukraine, conflicting with a statement made by an aide to a rebel military leader. Separatist leader Aleksandr Borodai says “no black boxes have been found … We hope...
Searchers Have Found 181 Bodies From Malaysian Jet Crash so Far
KIEV, Ukraine—Emergency workers, police officers and even off-duty coal miners — dressed in overalls and covered in soot — spread out Friday across the sunflower fields and villages of eastern Ukraine, searching the wreckage of the Malaysian plane shot down as it flew miles above the country’s battlefield. The attack...
MH 17 Shot Down? Yes, Missile Took Down Plane Over Ukraine, Source Confirms
WASHINGTON—American intelligence authorities believe a surface-to-air missile took down a passenger jet in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, a U.S. official said, but the Obama administration was still scrambling to confirm who launched the strike and whether there were American citizens killed in the crash. Vice President Joe Biden said the...
MH17 Amsterdam – Kuala Lumpur Flight: Plane Crew Didn’t Make Distress Call Before Being Shot Down
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—The Malaysia Airlines jetliner that went down in war-torn Ukraine did not make any distress call, Malaysia’s prime minister said Friday, adding that its flight route had been declared safe by the global civil aviation body. Najib Razak, who addressed a middle-of-the-night news conference after speaking with...
Angeline Premila Rajandaran, Shazana Salleh Among Crew Members on Malaysia Flight MH17
Angeline Premila Rajandaran and Shazana Salleh are believed to be among the crew members of the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. MH17 took off from Amsterdam on Thursday, July 17, and was bound for Kuala Lumpur. The plane was shot down by a Buk missile in Ukraine along the Russian border. It is uncertain at this point who is really...
