Section: South Africa
Experts examine second MH17 black box
British investigators have started examining the second black box from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 which was shot down over Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Grieving Dutch pay tribute as MH17 victims arrive home
The first bodies from flight MH17 has arrived in the Netherlands almost a week after it was shot down over Ukraine, large crowds of bereaved citizens lined the streets to pay tribute. [Photographs] …read more Source:...
MH17 victim’s credit cards used after crash
The widow of the South African man killed when Flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine has been forced to cancel his credit cards after noticing activity on his account, according to a report. …read more Source:...
SA team heads to ID pilot killed in MH17 downing
A team has left South Africa to identify the body of a South African pilot killed when a Malaysia Airlines plane crashed in the Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Red Cross: Ukraine in civil war
The International Committee of the Red Cross has said that it considered Ukraine to be in a state of civil war, urging both sides to respect the laws of conflict as civilians bear the brunt. …read more Source:...
No link to Russian govt in plane downing – US
Senior US intelligence officials have offered no evidence of Russian government involvement in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, after a briefing with reporters. …read more Source:...
Australia assures search for MH370 goes on
The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 continues uninterrupted, even as the head of the search co-ordination agency was sent to Ukraine to help with the MH17 tragedy. …read more Source:...
Bodies of Malaysia jet victims leave Ukraine
Two military aircraft carrying the first bodies of victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash have left the embattled plains of eastern Ukraine, bringing some consolation to grieving relatives. …read more Source:...
British journalist missing in east Ukraine
A Russian television channel say it has lost contact with a British journalist reporting from conflict-torn eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Dutch say black box damaged but voice data ok
Dutch investigators say that the voice recorder from the Malaysia Airlines plane shot down over Ukraine was damaged but not manipulated, and its data is still intact. …read more Source:...
