Jul 18 Watch News Wrap: UN reports sharp rise of Iraq civilian deaths By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the United Nations reported that between January and June, nearly 5,600 civilians were killed in Iraq. Sunni extremists have stepped up their fight against the Iraqi government since the beginning of the year. Also, the… Continue watching
Jul 18 U.S. builds case linking pro-Russian separatists to downing of MH17 By Julie Pace, Associated Press Obama said the U.S. believes the Malaysia Airlines plane was felled by a surface-to-air missile launched from an area near the Ukraine-Russia border that is controlled by Kremlin-backed separatists. Even as he cautioned that the exact circumstances were still being… Continue reading
Jul 18 'Thunder god' typhoon batters Southeast Asia By Andrew Troast Typhoon Rammasun, named after the Thai word for “Thunder God,” made landfall on the Chinese island of Hainan Friday killing at least one person. 130 mph winds and steady rain tore through the northern region of Hainan Friday as… Continue reading
Jul 18 Malaysia Airlines tragedy proves we need international investigative body By Alan Diehl While the facts are still emerging from the loss of MH17, it now appears highly unlikely that the missile crew intended to shoot down an airliner from a nonaligned country peacefully traversing Ukraine airspace. It is also clear from the… Continue reading
Jul 18 Deceased AIDS researchers grieved on social media By Anna Christiansen, Diane Jeanty We lost 100 researchers and activists that were dedicated to improve the health of others. Heaven is now a wealthy place #MH17 #AIDS2014 — Katrina Tsoutsoulis (@katrinat91) July 18, 2014 As many as… Continue reading
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 Israel prepared to expand ground offensive in Gaza, Netanyahu says By Ayan Sheikh Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Friday that the Israeli military was prepared for “the possibility of widening significantly” its ground offense in Gaza. Continue reading
Jul 18 Producer's notebook: As reconstruction crawls, the spirit of Tacloban prevails By Brian Epstein PBS NewsHour producer Brian Epstein traveled to the city of Tacloban in the Philippines seven months after Typhoon Haiyan struck to survey recovery efforts. 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