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Ukranian security officials say MH17 jet was hit by missile shrapnel
Kiev: The recently downed Malaysia Airlines jet in the eastern Ukraine had suffered an explosive loss of pressure after getting punctured by shrapnel from a missile, BBC reported on Tuesday citing Ukranian security officials.They say the information came from the plane’s f.. …read more Source: India...
Ukraine says black boxes show rocket shrapnel caused plane crash
Black boxes recovered from downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in rebel-held east Ukraine show shrapnel from a rocket explosion caused the passenger jet to crash, a Ukrainian security official said Monday. International investigators “indicated that data from flight recorders show that the reason for the destruction and crash of the plane...
Australia’s Qantas to Continue Flying Over Iraq
Sydney. Australian airline Qantas said Tuesday it would continue flying over Iraqi airspace, despite alliance partner Emirates deciding to alter its routes over concerns about jihadist missile attacks following the MH17 crash. Qantas said while it no longer flew over Syria or Ukraine over fears their airspace could be “unsafe,”...
BP Q2 net profits soar 65% but wary of sanctions on Russia
LONDON – BP said on Tuesday that net profits surged 65 percent in the second quarter, boosted by high oil prices, but warned that more economic sanctions against Russia could hit performance. …read more Source: Bangkok...
West hits Russia with more sanctions
US and European leaders agreed on Monday to impose wider sanctions on Russia’s financial, defense and energy sectors as Ukraine said its forces advanced toward the crash site of Malaysian flight MH17. …read more Source: The Times of...
EU to impose new Russia sanctions as fighting blocks MH17 probe
SHAKHTARSK (UKRAINE) – The EU is set to approve punishing sanctions against Russia Tuesday over its role in the Ukraine crisis, after Kiev seized control of part of the MH17 crash site in fighting that blocked an international effort to recover victims’ remains. …read more Source: Bangkok...
West agrees wider Russia sanctions as Kiev says forces near crash site
U.S. and European leaders agreed on Monday to impose wider sanctions on Russia’s financial, defense and energy sectors as Ukraine said its forces advanced toward the crash site of Malaysian flight MH17. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
MH17: EU to impose new Russia sanctions as fighting blocks probe
SHAKHTARSK, Ukraine: The EU is set to approve punishing sanctions against Russia Tuesday over its role in the Ukraine crisis, after Kiev seized control of part of the MH17 crash site in fighting that blocked an international effort to recover victims’ remains. …read more Source: New Straits...
U.S. Official to Persuade Seoul to Join Russia Sanctions
Peter Harrell of the U.S. State Department, arrived in Seoul on Monday. Harrell’s visit comes as the U.S. and the EU are about to step up sanctions against Russia in the wake of the downing of a Malaysian civilian airplane by pro-Russian militants in Ukraine. A government official … …read more Source: The Chosun...
Airlines to Push for Independent Guidance on Airspace Safety After Ukraine Crash
Montreal/Toronto. Global airlines will push to get “neutral information” on whether to use or avoid airspace over conflict zones at Tuesday’s meeting of the UN aviation agency and other airline bodies, a European-based airline industry source said. The UN agency, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), has invited...
