Tag Archives: Obama
No Debris Recovered, Jocks Are Employees
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Debris: Thailand reports that one of its satellites spotted 300 floating objects in the Indian Ocean not far from where other satellites took pictures of what could be debris from Malaysian Airlines Flight 370. Searchers are fighting bad weather and …
More Debris Spotted, Mudslide Toll Rises
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Debris: Malaysia’s defense minister says new satellite images show 122 objects floating in the Indian Ocean that might come from the missing Flight 370. The objects, some of them 75 feet long, are scattered over an area of 154 square …
Putin Signs Annexation, Hate Preacher Dies
Friday, March 21, 2014
Ukraine: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed papers today formalizing the annexation of Crimea while Ukraine signed a deal for closer economic ties with Europe. Putin made jokes about Western sanctions. He said he was considering opening an account at the …
Objects in the Ocean, Obama Warns
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Mystery Jet: Two objects spotted by satellite in the Indian Ocean 1,500 miles Southwest of Perth might be pieces of the missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, according to Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott. He said several aircraft were sent to …
Putin Annexes Crimea, Fashion Suicide
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Ukraine: Russian President Vladimir Putin immediately defied Western economic sanctions and condemnation today by annexing Crimea as a part of Russia. “Crimea has always been an integral part of Russia in the hearts and minds of people,” Putin said. The …
Crimea Declares Independence, Quake in LA
Monday, March 17, 2014
Ukraine: Russian-occupied Crimea declared itself independent today after an overwhelming vote to separate from Ukraine. The vote was 97 percent in favor of secession sparking a surge of Russian flag-waving nationalism both within Crimea and Russia itself. The Crimean parliament …
Flight 370: Conflicting Reports Denied
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Flight 370: Confusing and conflicting reports continue to leak from the investigation into the missing Malaysian airlines jet. Reports that a Chinese satellite spotted debris off Vietnam, and that the plane flew for hours after it went silent, both are …
No Terror Link, Obama Between Ferns
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Flight 370: Authorities say the two men who boarded the missing Malaysian Airlines jet with stolen passports are unlikely to have links to terrorism. One was a 19-year-old Iranian flying to Germany to meet his mother, they said. Searchers …
Without a Trace, Dead Again
Monday, March 10, 2014
Lost Flight: Malaysian authorities say they have identified one of two men who boarded the missing Malaysia Airlines flight using false identification, but are not revealing who the man was. They said he is not Malaysian and not from the …
Ukraine Pres. Leaves, “Better Late”
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Ukraine: President Viktor Yanukovych is reported to have had fled the capital a day after making a deal to end the country’s political violence. Where he went is unknown. Yanukovych left as the entryways to the capital were falling under …