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Russia backs UN resolution demanding international access to MH17 crash site
Even as a reluctant Russia backed a UN Security Council resolution demanding international access to the crash site of MH17, military officials in Moscow came out swinging in defence, saying there was evidence suggesting that Ukrainian air defence forces could be to blame for the tragedy and lambasting the west for “unfounded...
Ukraine welcomes UN resolution on MH17 disaster
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday welcomed the U.N. resolution on Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 disaster demanding ceasefire at the crash site and independent investigation into the incident, which resulted in the deaths of nearly 300 people. …read more Source:...
Malaysian PM welcomes progress on MH17 agreement
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Tuesday that he welcomed the progress in the agreement Malaysia brokered with Ukrainian rebel leaders, and praised the Malaysian team for their work in securing the return of the remains of the victims, and taking custody of the black boxes. …read more Source:...
Train with remains of MH17 crash victims arrives in Ukraine’s Kharkiv
A train carrying the remains of of 280 people killed in the Malaysian plane downed over rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine arrived in the city of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Ukrainian rebels hand over remains of victims, black boxes of crashed MH17
Ukrainian rebels cleared the departure on Tuesday of a train loaded with remains of victims in crashed Malaysia Airlines MH 17 while handing over to Malaysian experts black boxes of the flight allegedly shot down in rebel-held eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Russia challenges Ukraine, U.S. claims over MH17 crash
Russia on Monday questioned Ukraine over its deployment of Buk anti-aircraft systems not far from the crash site of a Malaysian passenger jet, and asked the United States to make public its relevant satellite pictures. …read more Source:...
Obama calls for full, unimpeded probe into Malaysian airliner crash
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday called for a full, unimpeded and transparent investigation into the crash of Malaysian airliner MH17 in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
More bodies retrieved at MH17 crash site as fighting erupts in Donetsk
Recovery crews retrieved more bodies yesterday from the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine, as Dutch experts began inspecting the corpses. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Russian billionaires fear more sanctions over downing of MH17
Russia’s richest businessmen are increasingly frantic that President Vladimir Putin’s policies in Ukraine will lead to crippling sanctions – but are too scared of reprisals to say so publicly. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Who are the Ukrainian rebel leaders accused over downing of flight MH17?
As the world searches for answers over the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, suspicion has fallen on the leaders of the pro-Russia rebels, who shot down three Ukrainian government planes last week. …read more Source: South China Morning...
