Jul 24 FAA reverses ban on U.S. flights to and from Tel Aviv By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration has lifted its ban on U.S. flights in and out of Israel. The end of the ban, which the agency had imposed out of concern for the risk of planes being hit by Hamas… 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
Jul 22 Watch Economic fragility, energy on the line for EU countries considering tougher Russia penalties By PBS News Hour What is the chance Europe will form a united front when it comes to imposing further sanctions against Russia? Gwen Ifill joins Heather Conley of the Center for Strategic & International Studies about hesitation within the European Union to level… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch EU foreign ministers discuss more hard-line response to Russia over MH17 disaster By PBS News Hour The Dutch foreign minister spoke passionately to his European Union colleagues of the loss his country had suffered with the Malaysia Airlines disaster and about fears that Russian-backed separatists might be tampering with evidence. Europe imposed new sanctions on individual… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch News Wrap: MH17 victims reach first stop on journey home By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, five days after a Malaysia Airlines plane was shot down over Eastern Ukraine, the remains of 200 of the 298 victims are awaiting transportation to the Netherlands. Neil Connery of Independent Television News reports from… Continue watching
Jul 22 MH17’s black boxes to be analyzed by UK experts By Sarah Corapi Britain has agreed to aid in the analysis of data retrieved from two black boxes that were salvaged from the downed Malaysia Airlines flight that killed 298 people Thursday. British Prime Minister David Cameron said Tuesday that investigators from the… Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch Will the MH17 disaster cause Putin to change course in Ukraine? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch Rebels allow MH17 bodies to leave crash site By PBS News Hour Four days after a Malaysia Airlines jet crashed in Ukraine, international teams are still seeking access to the rebel-controlled site. Neil Connery of Independent Television News reports on the drama over the fate of the victims’ bodies. Gwen Ifill examines… Continue watching
Jul 21 Malaysia Prime Minister says his country will take custody of MH17’s black boxes By Colleen Shalby In a statement released Monday, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak said that a Malaysian team in Donetsk will take custody of two black boxes from the downed Malaysia Airlines jet that crashed over eastern Ukraine Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch Obama demands unfettered access to Malaysia Airlines wreckage By PBS News Hour Continue watching