Section: Time (USA)
Inside John Kerry’s Diplomatic Save in Afghanistan
As the sun went down over Kabul on Saturday, July 13, Afghanistan’s future hung in the balance. Accusations of fraud in the country’s recent presidential election had paralyzed the country’s politics and threatened to trigger a civil war that could destroy the progress America’s costly military and diplomatic efforts had...
Malaysia Airlines Flight Did Not Ignore Safety Warnings, Minister Says
MorePutin: If MH17 Crashed in Ukraine, It’s Ukraine’s FaultTop AIDS Researchers Killed in Malaysia Airlines CrashWoman Loses Relatives in 2 Malaysia Air DisastersAt a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on Friday afternoon local time, Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai denied that Malaysia Airlines had shirked security warnings...
Australia Grieves After 28 Nationals Die in MH17 Crash
Grief and shock rippled through Australia after news broke early Friday morning that 28 of its citizens had been aboard the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was allegedly shot down by a surface-to-air missile in southeastern Ukraine on Thursday. MoreTop AIDS Researchers Killed in Malaysia Airlines CrashAustralian Swimmer Ian Thorpe...
Global Markets Suffer After Ukraine Crash, Unrest Elsewhere
Markets across the world took a conspicuous dive on Thursday in the wake of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17’s catastrophic crash in Ukraine — an event that came toward the end of a week marked by political unrest across Eastern Europe and the Middle East. The Boeing 777 crashed in a rural area controlled by pro-Russian insurgency forces,...
Top AIDS Researchers Killed in Malaysia Airlines Crash
About 100 people traveling to a global AIDS conference in Australia were on board the Malaysia Airlines flight that crashed and killed 298 people in eastern Ukraine, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. The researchers, health workers and activists were on their way to the International AIDS Conference in Melbourne. Among the victims planning to...
Malaysia Airlines Ukraine Crash: FAA Bans U.S. Flight Routes Over Region
The Federal Aviation Adminstration (FAA) has released a Notice to Airman barring U.S. flight operations within the Simferopol and Dnepropetrovsk regions of Eastern Ukraine following the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which was reportedly shot down over the war-torn area. The new flight paths prohibited on Thursday are an addition to...
Putin: If MH17 Crashed in Ukraine, It’s Ukraine’s Fault
During a meeting with his top economic advisers on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin took the opportunity to argue that Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 would not have been downed had there not been civil war in Ukraine — a conflict he has repeatedly pinned on the central government in Kiev. “I would like to note that this tragedy...
Did Pro-Russian Rebels Shoot Down MH17 Over Ukraine?
According to reports in the New York Times, Ukrainian officials have released what they claim are transcripts of three separate conversations, purportedly from pro-Russian separatist fighters near the scene of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash. The fighters appear to be taking credit for shooting down the airliner. In one call, a rebel...
Anger, Agony and Disbelief as Malaysians Awake to News of MH17
MoreAnguish in Amsterdam as Families of Flight MH17 Passengers Arrive at AirportMalaysia Airlines Ukraine Crash: Protecting Airliners from Missile AttacksMalaysia Airlines Ukraine Crash: Disaster Strikes TwiceMalaysians are reacting with shock and anguish to the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine. The Boeing 777 was traveling from...
Malaysia Airlines Ukraine Crash: Disaster Strikes Twice
(HANOI, Vietnam) — Two Boeing 777s. Two incredibly rare aviation disasters. And one airline. MoreTyphoon Kills 38 in the Philippines, Spares ManilaChina’s Economy Continues to Defy Gravity. That May Not Be a Good Thing’Blown Out of the Sky’: Malaysia Jet Shot Down by Missile NBC News$19.4M Fine: Seafood, Milk Left in...
