Section: Malaysia
Main findings in the MH17 air disaster
GILZE-RIJEN: Air crash investigators on Tuesday said a BUK missile fired from eastern Ukraine ripped through Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 last year killing all 298 people on board. The final report into the July 17, 2014 disaster was released after a 15-month investigation by an international team led by the Dutch Safety Board. Here are some of...
MH17: Russia says ‘serious doubts’ about goal of Dutch probe
MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday said it had “serious doubts” about the goal of a Dutch inquiry into the downing of a Malaysia Airline plane over rebel-held eastern Ukraine last year. The Russian foreign ministry reeled off a litany of perceived problems with the Dutch-led investigation, saying the work on it should continue. “There remain serious...
MH17 wreckage reveals horror of plane’s last moments
GILZE-RIJEN: A partial reconstruction of a Malaysia Airlines jet made of wreckage found strewn across eastern Ukraine told the graphic story Tuesday of its violent last moments after being hit by a surface-to-air missile. Dutch-led air crash investigators concluded some of the 298 people on board may have been known for up to 90 seconds after the...
MH17 wreckage reveals horror of plane’s last moments
The wrecked cockpit of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is presented to the press at the Gilze Rijen airbase on October 13, 2015 – AFP Photo GILZE-RIJEN, NETHERLANDS: A partial reconstruction of a Malaysia Airlines jet made of wreckage found strewn across eastern Ukraine told the graphic story Tuesday of its violent last moments after being hit by a...
Exclusive: Gazprom to offer more gas at spot prices via Nord Stream II – sources
MOSCOW/MILAN (Reuters) – Russian energy producer Gazprom is preparing to offer to sell more natural gas to Europe at spot prices to ensure European companies’ support for a planned pipeline bypassing Ukraine, industry sources say. …read more Source: The...
Russia says ‘serious doubts’ about goal of Dutch MH17 probe: ministry
© AFP | The wrecked fuselage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is presented to the press during a presentation of the final report on the cause of its crash, at the Gilze Rijen airbase October 13, 2015 MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday said it had “serious doubts” about the goal of a Dutch inquiry into the downing of a Malaysia Airline plane that was shot...
Ukraine defends not closing airspace where MH17 shot down
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Ukraine on Tuesday defended its decision not to close airspace in the east of the country where a Malaysian passenger plane was shot down, saying it was unaware that anti-aircraft weapons were being used in the area and that planes could be under threat. …read more Source: The...
‘MH17 shot down by missile from war-torn Ukraine’
GILZE-RIJEN, Netherlands: Air crash investigators concluded yesterday that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a missile fired from rebel-held eastern Ukraine last year, killing all 298 people on board. Even before the highly-anticipated release of the official report on the disaster by a Dutch-led investigation, Russian officials were...
Russian missile maker disputes Dutch MH17 inquiry findings
MOSCOW: The Russian maker of BUK missiles on Tuesday sought to discredit findings of an official inquiry into the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet over rebel-held eastern Ukraine last year. International investigators have concluded after a 15-month probe that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made BUK fired from...
Malaysia rips 'trigger-happy criminals' who downed MH17
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia today to seek the prosecution of the “trigger-happy criminals” who downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, after a Dutch-led investigation said it was shot down by a missile fired from war-torn eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: New Straits...
