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Downing of Flight MH17 ‘May Amount to a War Crime’: UN
The downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 “may amount to a war crime”, the UN said Monday, adding that fighting in east Ukraine has claimed over 1,100 lives with both government and rebel forces us… …read more Source:...
UN Says 1,100 Killed in Ukraine Since Mid-April
At least 1,129 people have been killed and 3,442 wounded in the Ukraine conflict since mid-April, U.N. monitors in the country said in their fourth monthly report on Monday. …read more Source:...
Russia Says Hopeful Malaysia Jet Crash Investigation will be Objective
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday Moscow was hopeful an investigation into a downed airliner over eastern Ukraine would be objective and respect a presumption of innocence. …read more Source:...
Dutch, Australian Police Head for MH17 Crash Site
Dutch and Australian police headed on Monday for the crash site of Malaysian flight MH17 in a fresh bid to reach the insurgent-held east Ukraine location after fierce fighting nearby scuppered their p… …read more Source:...
Death toll mounts as clashes intensify in Ukraine
Authorities in Luhansk said Monday that five people were killed and 15 injured by overnight artillery strikes. Three were killed in Donetsk as a result of clashes, the city’s government said. …read more Source: The Times of...
Malaysia marks grim Eid after MH17 crash
Malaysia on Monday marked a solemn Eid al-Fitr, Islam’s biggest festival, as families of those aboard downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 mourned the dead.Prime Minister Najib Razak expressed his “extreme sadness, most profound sympathy and deepest condolences” to MH17 families, as well as relatives of those aboard another...
Fighting complicates MH17 crash probe
Russia accused the US of hindering the OSCE’s work in Ukraine, as fighting raged around the crash site of flight MH17 and the Netherlands scrapped plans for an armed international mission to secure the area. …read more Source: Channel...
No Dutch military mission to Ukraine crash site: PM
The Dutch government decided not to send a military mission to the MH17 plane crash site in eastern Ukraine, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said late Sunday after a cabinet meeting. …read more Source:...
US images: Russia has fired rockets into Ukraine
WASHINGTON—The US stepped up pressure on Moscow on Sunday by releasing satellite images it says show that rockets have been fired from Russia into neighboring eastern Ukraine and that heavy artillery for pro-Russian separatists has crossed the border. The images, which came from the US Director of National Intelligence and could not be...
Troops Move on Crash Site in Ukraine, Foiling Deal
Just hours after the Malaysian government reached an agreement with Ukrainian separatists Sunday over access to the crash site of a Malaysian airliner shot down in rebel territory, the Ukrainian milit… …read more Source:...
