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World › Ukraine says rebels still manipulating crash site
Ukraine’s foreign minister said Monday that pro-Russian separatists are continuing to try to manipulate the wreckage of the Malaysian airliner that the United States and others have accused the rebels of shooting down. In an interview with The Associated Press, Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said new fighting that prevented an…...
World › Fighting complicates Ukraine crash site probe; U.S., EU prepare Russia sanctions
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 thirteen people were killed in clashes between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels which raged in five areas…...
World › Australia to send armed personnel to MH17 site
Australia said Sunday “a number” of armed personnel will enter the MH17 crash site next week, but stressed they would be a “non-threatening force” not accompanied by military troops. Australia and the Netherlands have been readying their forces ahead of a possible deployment to rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine...
World › Ukraine launches offensive to retake Donetsk
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… …read more Source: Japan...
World › U.S. says Russia is firing across border into Ukraine
Russia is launching artillery attacks from its soil on Ukrainian troops and preparing to move heavier weaponry across the border, the U.S. and Ukraine charged Friday in what appeared to be an ominous escalation of the crisis. Russia accused Washington of lying and charged Ukraine with firing across the border… …read more Source:...
World › Ukraine fighting rages as Australia ready for MH17 site deployment
Fighting between Ukrainian troops and rebels raged Thursday near the crash site of Malaysian flight MH17, as countries which lost 298 citizens in the disaster moved to deploy their police to secure the impact zone. The Dutch team leading the crash probe was stuck in Kiev, unable to join a… …read more Source: Japan...
World › U.S. says Russia firing artillery at Ukraine military
The United States on Thursday said it had evidence Russian forces are firing artillery from inside Russia on Ukrainian troops, in what officials called a “clear escalation” of the conflict. Moscow is also planning to “deliver heavier and more powerful multiple rocket launchers” to the pro-Russian separatist forces in...
World › First MH17 bodies arrive in Netherlands; 2 Ukraine warplanes shot down
The first bodies from flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands on Wednesday almost a week after it was shot down over Ukraine, as the conflict flared yet again near the Malaysian airliner’s crash site. Uniformed Dutch military personnel solemnly hoisted 40 wooden coffins from two planes and placed them in… …read more Source:...
World › U.S., European airlines scrap Israel flights over missile fears
When U.S. and European airlines quickly canceled flights to Israel Tuesday, they showed both a skittishness and a new sense of urgency in dealing with global trouble spots following last week’s downing of a passenger plane over Ukraine. Delta Air Lines turned around one of its jets midflight and indefinitely… …read more Source:...
World › Rebels return 80 fewer bodies than promised from MH17, experts say
International monitors on Tuesday said body parts still lay scattered at eastern Ukraine’s unsecured crash site of downed flight MH17, as Dutch experts said they were given 80 fewer corpses than promised by the rebels. “There were human remains that had not been picked up,” said Michael Bociurkiw, a spokesman… …read...
