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Spotlight: Clash after crash: EU confronts Russia over crashed Malaysian plane
Although there is no definitive evidence proving insurgents were responsible for the crash of a Malaysian passenger plane in eastern Ukraine that killed 298 people, there is increasing international anger toward Russia. …read more Source:...
Insurgents in Ukraine say black boxes of crashed Malaysian plane found
Insurgents said on Sunday that black boxes of a crashed Malaysian airliner had been found and brought to Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, the Interfax news agency reported. …read more Source:...
Pro-Russian rebels find MH17 black boxes as bodies loaded onto trains from crash site
A separatist leader said on Sunday that pro-Russian rebels were keeping what they presumed were the black boxes from the downed Malaysian airliner in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk. …read more Source: South China Morning...
UN draft resolution calls for access to MH17 crash site in Ukraine
The UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution to condemn the “shooting down” of a Malaysian passenger plane in Ukraine, demand armed groups allow access to the crash site, and call on states in the region to cooperate with an international investigation. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Lavrov, Kerry agree on ICAO’s leading role in MH17 crash probe
Top diplomats of Russia and the United States agreed on Saturday that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) should be guaranteed leading role in investigating the Malaysian plane crash in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Reporter quits Russian TV channel over Malaysia Airlines crash coverage
A London-based reporter for Russia’s state-owned English-language channel RT has quit in protest against its coverage of the Malaysia Airlines crash in Ukraine. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Russia can’t wash its hands of blame for MH17 crash, Tony Abbott says
Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Russia could not “wash its hands of responsibility” for the Malaysia Airlines crash in Ukraine as flags flew at half mast to honour the Australians killed. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Stakes high for Obama and Putin amid fallout from shooting down of MH17
The shooting down of a passenger jet over separatist-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine has already led to a war of words. But when it comes to responding with actions, both Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin have been left with tough choices to make. …read more Source: South China Morning...
United Nations aviation body denies it can close global air routes
The UN’s aviation body said it did not have the authority to close global air routes, seeking to distance itself from responsibility after the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine. …read more Source: South China Morning...
193 Dutch citizens killed in air disaster: gov’t
193 Dutch citizens have died in the Malaysia Airlines MH17 passenger plane crash in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, a spokesman of the Dutch foreign ministry told Xinhua on Saturday. …read more Source:...
