Section: Malaysia
Rebel shelling in east Ukraine kills three civilians, soldier – Ukraine military
KIEV (Reuters) – Three civilians have been killed by shelling by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine’s separatist eastern regions, the Ukrainian military said on Saturday, following a week of the deadliest fighting in over a month. …read more Source: The...
Memorials for MH17 victims as calls grow for justice
NIEUWEGEIN: Relatives of those killed when flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine exactly a year ago joined emotional memorials on Friday as calls mounted for a UN-backed tribunal to prosecute those responsible for the tragedy. All 298 passengers and crew – the majority of them Dutch – died on July 17 last year when the Malaysia Airlines Boeing...
Dutch, Ukrainians, Australians mark year since MH17 downing
NETHERLANDS: Her voice cracking with emotion, Asmaa Aljuned delivered a parting message Friday that her late husband never got to tell passengers on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 a year ago. …read more Source: New Straits...
US seeks justice at UN for MH17 victims
UNITED STATES: The US envoy to the United Nations yesterday, called for responsible parties to be “brought to justice” for the downing of flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine one year ago. …read more Source: New Straits...
Memorials for MH17 victims as calls grow for justice
NIEUWEGEIN: Relatives of those killed when flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine exactly a year ago joined emotional memorials on Friday as calls mounted for a UN-backed tribunal to prosecute those responsible for the tragedy. All 298 passengers and crew — the majority of them Dutch — died on July 17 last year when the Malaysia Airlines Boeing...
Memorials for MH17 victims as calls grow for justice
NETHERLANDS: Relatives of those killed when flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine exactly a year ago joined emotional memorials on Friday as calls mounted for a UN-backed tribunal to prosecute those responsible for the tragedy. …read more Source: New Straits...
A year after MH17, intelligence agencies slow to share threat data with pilots
A year after the downing of MH17, Europe’s intelligence agencies remain reluctant to share information that might help airlines detect threats from ground-based conflicts in future, the region’s aviation safety chief said yesterday. Malaysia Airlines flight 17, flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down over eastern Ukraine...
US seeks justice at UN for MH17 victims
NEW YORK: The US envoy to the United Nations called Friday for responsible parties to be “brought to justice” for the downing of flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine one year ago. Samantha Power said that the United States “will not rest” until the victims’ relatives “obtain the justice and closure they seek and deserve.” All 298 people onboard...
Ukraine points finger at Russia as families mark downing of MH17
KIEV: Ukraine’s president accused Russia’s military on Friday of ordering the missile strike that brought down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 one year ago, as relatives gathered from the Netherlands to Australia to remember the 298 passengers and crew. “MH17, where 298 victims were killed for no reason, was shot down by a Russian BUK...
Germany, France call for Minsk agreement to be fully effective by end 2015
PARIS (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande held a telephone conversation with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine on Friday to discuss the situation in eastern Ukraine, the French presidency said. …read more Source: The...
