Section: Africa&ME
Fighting in Ukraine keeps investigators from MH 17 crash site
Pro-Russian separatists agreed to allow international police and investigators to access the crash site of the downed Malaysian commercial jet; renewed fighting in the area now prevents access. …read more Source:...
Call for stronger rules on flight paths
The commercial director of Malaysia Airlines has called for a complete overhaul of the way flight paths are deemed safe following the downing of flight MH17. …read more Source:...
Experts cancel visit to Ukraine crash site
International police abandon plan despite deal with separatists to enable trip to Malaysian jet crash site. …read more Source: AL...
Experts scrap MH17 site visit over security
Dutch and Australian police who were planning to head to the crash site of Malaysian flight MH17 have had to scrap their trip over security concerns, an OSCE spokesperson says. …read more Source:...
Malaysia strikes deal with Ukraine rebels to allow police at MH17 site
Malaysia said Sunday it had secured an agreement with Ukrainian rebels to allow international police personnel to enter the crash site of downed flight MH17. …read more Source: Gulf...
Malaysia strikes deal over MH17 crash site
Malaysia says it has secured an agreement with Ukrainian rebels to allow international police personnel to enter the crash site of downed flight MH17. …read more Source:...
Dutch experts headed to MH17 crash site
A team of 30 Dutch forensic experts is headed to the crash site of flight MH17 in rebel-controlled east Ukraine, Dutch officials say, despite intensifying fighting in the area. …read more Source:...
Ukraine launches offensive to retake Donetsk
DONETSK, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials said their forces advanced to the outskirts of a key town north of Donetsk on Saturday as they try to retake the stronghold held for months by pro-Russia rebels. The move comes as Ukrainian forces appear to have gained some momentum recently by retaking control of territory from the rebels. But Russia...
Russia prepares for Navy Day celebrations
Sailors of the Russian Black Sea Fleet march as they prepare for Navy Day celebrations in the Crimean city of Sevastopol, Friday. Russia announced this week that it had begun expanding and modernizing its Black Sea fleet based in Crimea with new ships and submarines, just months after annexing the peninsula from Ukraine. Russia’s Black Sea...
EU targets Russian intelligence chiefs
BRUSSELS — Stung into action by the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, the EU put Russia’s intelligence chiefs on its sanctions list Saturday as it readied much harsher measures against Moscow over the Ukraine crisis. The director of the FSB security service, Alexander Bortnikov, and the head of the Russian Foreign Intell...
