Tag Archives: Ukraine
New French Images, Banned Again
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Search Focuses: New mages from French satellites show what could be jet debris in the general area where an intense search is underway for the remains of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, 1500 miles west of Perth. Along with sightings by …
Chinese Spot Object, Marriage in Michigan
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Objects Spotted: A Chinese satellite has spotted a large floating object in the Southern Indian Ocean about 75 miles from two objects earlier seen by a commercial satellite. The new object spotted Tuesday is estimated to be 73 feet by …
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 …
Crimea Votes, Plane Search Day 9
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Ukraine: Russian troops flown in by helicopter seized a natural gas terminal and a village just over the Crimean border inside Ukraine yesterday. There were no reports of shots fired. Russian-occupied Crimea is voting today on whether to secede from …
Plane Flew 7 Hours, Iconic Sailor Dies
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Flight 370: The missing Malaysian airlines jet was deliberately diverted from its course and flew for at least seven hours, prime minister Najib Razak said today. The plane bound from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing is now believed to have taken …
Fatal Airbag Failures, Jet Flew On
Friday, March 14, 2014
Fatal Failure: A new review of federal crash data reveals that 303 people died as a result of failed airbags in General Motors cars during the same 10-year period when GM was also failing to acknowledge problems with finicky ignition …
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 …