Aug 01 Watch News Wrap: Investigators find remains of more MH17 victims By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, a team of 70 international investigators combed through the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, locating some of the remains of as many as 80 victims. Nearby, fighting raged between pro-Russian rebels and the Ukrainian… Continue watching
Aug 01 FAA issues new restrictions on flights over Iraq By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration is restricting U.S. airlines from flying at or below 30,000 feet over Iraq because of what it calls “the potentially hazardous situation created by the armed conflict” there. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch News Wrap: Ukraine suspends offensive to allow investigators access to MH17 remains By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch News Wrap: Violence prevents access to MH17 wreckage By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, heavy fighting between government troops and rebels in eastern Ukraine prevented an international police team from reaching the wreckage of the downed Malaysian airliner to secure the crash site. Also, a federal appeals court in… Continue watching
Jul 28 Rebels still manipulating MH17 crash site, Ukraine says By Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Ukraine's foreign minister said Monday that pro-Russian separatists are continuing to try to manipulate the wreckage of the Malaysian airliner that the United States and others have accused the rebels of shooting down. Continue reading
Jul 27 U.S. claims rockets fired from Russia into Ukraine, releases satellite images By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The United States released satellite images Sunday that it says back up its claims that rockets have been fired from Russia into eastern Ukraine and heavy artillery for separatists has also crossed the border. Continue reading
Jul 26 Unanswered questions about MH17 crash show limits of US intel By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press A series of unanswered questions about the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 shows the limits of U.S. intelligence-gathering even when it is intensely focused. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch News Wrap: Investigators gain access to MH17 site By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, a small group of investigators arrived at the scene of the MH17 crash in eastern Ukraine for the first time, while the U.S. ambassador to NATO reported that 15,000 Russian troops have massed at the… Continue watching
Jul 24 Aviation’s terrible week doesn’t mean flying is less safe, say experts By Associated Press Less than one in 2 million flights last year ended in an accident in which the plane was damaged beyond repair, according to the International Air Transport Association. That includes accidents involving cargo and charter airlines as well as scheduled… Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch News Wrap: First MH17 crash victims are returned to the Netherlands By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, two aircrafts ferried the first of the victims from MH17 back to the Netherlands, home country of 193 of the 298 people killed in the crash. Also, a Trans-Asia Airways plane crashed in a storm… Continue watching