Jul 18 Why was MH17's flight path over a conflict zone? By Sarah McHaney The downing of flight MH17 by a missile has raised a lot of questions about why a commercial plane was flying over Crimea and whether whoever shot the missile could tell it was a passenger flight. Continue reading
Jul 18 What we know -- and don't know -- about the Malaysia Airlines crash By Margaret Myers and Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy There is still a lot we don’t know about the events that led to the takedown of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 that killed 298 people Thursday. President Barack Obama briefed reporters Friday with the latest information. We have rounded… Continue reading
Jul 18 Obama calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine By Associated Press The United States began building a case Friday that would pin the blame for the downing of the passenger jet over Ukraine on separatist forces supported by Russia. President Barack Obama said one American was among the nearly 300 killed… Continue reading
Jul 18 Ukraine: Intercepted audio shows separatist rebels shot down Malaysia Airlines plane By Joshua Barajas conversations between separatist rebels and Russian officers that suggest the insurgency was responsible for downing Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 on Thursday, killing 298 people on board. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch News Wrap: Obama warns Putin of further sanctions By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President Obama advised Russian President Vladimir Putin to avoid further sanctions, a day after new measures to punish Moscow’s support of Ukrainian rebels. Putin said the sanctions will push U.S.-Russia relations to a “dead end,”… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch What kind of missile could have downed the Malaysian plane? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch Malaysia Airlines plane shot down near Russian border of Ukraine By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 17 Analysis: Likely no accident that Malaysia Airlines flight was shot down By Sarah McHaney Charles Duelfer is an Iraq expert who spent more than 25 years in the national security agencies of the U.S. government. He studied the Korean Airlines flight 007 that was shot down in 1983 by a Soviet interceptor in the… Continue reading
Jul 17 U.S. confirms passenger plane shot down over Ukraine By News Desk A Malaysia Airlines jet that crashed near the Russian border in Ukraine Thursday, killing all 295 people on board, was brought down by a surface-to-air missile, U.S. intelligence agencies said. Continue reading
Jul 17 Obama, Putin discuss Malaysia plane incident By Associated Press MOSCOW -- The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Barack Obama have discussed the Malaysia Airlines plane incident over eastern Ukraine. Continue reading