Section: The Jakarta Globe (Indonesia)
Fighting Complicates Ukraine Crash Probe, US, EU Prepare Russia Sanctions
Donetsk. Fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine where a Malaysian airliner was downed further complicated an investigation on Sunday as Europe and the United States prepared economic sanctions on Russia over the conflict. At least 13 people were killed in clashes between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels that raged in five areas around the...
Families Mourn Victims of Air Algerie Crash in Mali
Paris/Bamako. Family members of those killed on the Air Algerie flight that crashed in Mali were taken to the wreckage to grieve on Saturday as French President Francois Hollande announced three days of mourning. Hollande ordered that flags on government buildings across France fly at half-mast for three days from Monday after the death of 118...
Air Algerie Crash Kills Entire Families
All passengers and crew on board an Air Algerie jetliner that crashed in Mali died in the tragedy, which completely wiped out several families, France announced. As the first images emerged of the crash site, showing a charred landscape and debris scattered over a wide area, French President Francois Hollande said in a sombre televised address:...
Kerry Pushes for Gaza Truce as Death Toll Tops 700
Gaza/Jerusalem. The death toll in Gaza topped 700 on Thursday as Israeli tank fire before dawn killed 16 people in the Hamas-dominated coastal territory, including six members of the same family, Palestinian health officials said. The continued violence defied world efforts to achieve a ceasefire between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas after...
More MH17 Bodies Return to Netherlands as EU Mulls Russia Sanctions
Bodies of victims in the Malaysia Airlines flight MH-17 crash are transferred to funeral hearses by Dutch military personnel during a ceremony at Eindhoven Airbase, the Netherlands, 23 July 2014. (EPA Photo/Dan Himbrechts Eindhoven. Dozens more bodies from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 are set to arrive in the Netherlands on...
Singapore Tells Airlines to Review Conflict Zone Risk Assessment
Singapore/Kuala Lumpur. Singapore’s civil aviation authority has asked airlines based in the city-state to review their risk assessment of conflict zones following the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner over Ukraine last week. The deaths of nearly 300 passengers and crew in the downing of Flight MH17 have shocked the aviation...
Malaysia Jet Probe Seeks Missile Evidence in Black Boxes, Bodies
A Malaysian expert, center, examines a black box belonging to Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 during its handover from pro-Russian separatists, in Donetsk, Ukraine on July 22, 2014. (Reuters Photo/Maxim Zmeyev) The black boxes from the downed Malaysian jet have begun giving up information a week after the tragedy in east Ukraine, with the...
Train Carrying MH17 Bodies Reaches Government-Held Ukrainian City
A guard stands on a train carrying the remains of victims of Malaysia Airlines MH17 downed over rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine after it arrived in the city of Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, on July 22, 2014. (Reuters Photo/Gleb Garanich) Donetsk, Ukraine. A train carrying the remains of many of the 298 victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17...
Twin Air Disasters Threaten Malaysian Tourism Push
Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER with registration 9M-MRD operating as flight MH17 is seen at the G3 gate of Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, before it took off, heading to Kuala Lumpur, July 17, 2014. (Reuters Photo/Yaron Mofaz) Kuala Lumpur. An unprecedented second major aviation disaster in four months could further associate Malaysia with...
Train Carrying MH17 Bodies on Final Journey Reaches Ukraine City
A train carrying the remains of many of the 298 victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 arrived in a Ukrainian government-held city on Tuesday on the first leg of their final journey home to be reclaimed by their families. Five refrigerated wagons containing 200 body bags reached the city of Kharkiv after pro-Russian separatists agreed to hand...
