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Investigations into downed MAS flight MH17 extended to Aug 2015
PETALING JAYA – Investigations into downed Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17 have been extended to Aug 2015.”Member countries of the joint investigation team (JIT) into the downing of MH17 in July have agreed to extend the investigation for another nine months,” said Australia’s Justice Minister Michael Keenan in a...
‘Show of Force’ as Australia Tracks Russian Ships
Australia said today it is tracking four Russian navy ships off its north coast, a move analysts said was posturing by Moscow with relations strained after the downing of Flight MH17 in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
‘Show of force’ as Australia tracks Russian ships
BRISBANE: Australia said today it is tracking four Russian navy ships off its north coast, a move analysts said was posturing by Moscow with relations strained after the downing of Flight MH17 in Ukraine. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: More human remains found at crash site but no wreckage recovery
THE HAGUE: Dutch forensic experts recovered further human remains at the crash site of downed flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, but said they could not yet start salvaging the wreckage. …read more Source: New Straits...
Australia commits to 9-month extension of MH17 probe
CANBERRA: The Australian government said investigations into the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 will be extended for another nine months, Xinhua news agency reported. Justice Minister Michael Keenan announced the government’s renewed commitment to the investigation in a statement released Thursday. “The government is...
Australia monitors Russian ships off north coast
BRISBANE – Australia on Thursday said it was tracking four Russian naval vessels off its north coast, with relations between the two nations strained after the downing of Flight MH17 in Ukraine.The appearance of the fleet coincides with Vladimir Putin’s arrival at the G20 summit in Brisbane and follows a highly-anticipated exchange...
UN holds emergency meeting on Ukraine for the 26th time
United Nations: The UN Security Council is holding its 26th emergency session on Ukraine amid worries about a renewal of full-scale conflict in the rebel-held east.Yesterday’s meeting comes hours after NATO’s top commander said new columns of Russian troops and tanks ha.. …read more Source: India...
US ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, said Russia’s actions in Ukraine were the “root of the problem”.
The UN Security Council has held an emergency session to discuss the crisis in Ukraine after NATO accused Russia of sending fresh columns of tanks, troops and military hardware into the former Soviet state. The NATO accusation came amid growing fears of a return to all-out conflict in the region despite a two-month ceasefire which has stopped...
European probe Philae lands on comet, fails to anchor
A handout artist impression showing lander Philae separating from the Rosetta spacecraft and descending to the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, made available by the European Space Agency (ESA) on November 12, 2014. (Source: Reuters) Europe has made history by placing the first-ever lander on a comet — but the robot failed to anchor...
Escalation of violence ahead in Ukraine?
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Ben Herbst discusses the situation in eastern Ukraine. He speaks on “Taking Stock.” …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
