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MH17: Russia says will cooperate with probe led by Netherlands
KUALA LUMPUR: Russia will cooperate with the investigation into the downing of a Malaysian airliner a week ago and is satisfied that the Netherlands, rather than Ukraine, is leading the effort, the country’s ambassador to Malaysia said on Thursday. …read more Source: New Straits...
EU to hit Russian banks over Ukraine: reports
BRUSSELS (AFP) – The European Union may go even further than the United States in hitting Russian banks with sanction …read more Source: The Korea...
MH17: British experts examine second black box
LONDON: British investigators have started examining the second black box from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 which was shot down over Ukraine, the transport ministry said Thursday. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: ’This is how to honour the dead’: Dutch papers
THE HAGUE: “This is how you honour the dead,” Dutch daily NRC headlined Thursday, contrasting the solemn return to the Netherlands of the first MH17 bodies with the traumatic chaos of the plane’s crash site in rebel-held Ukraine. …read more Source: New Straits...
Toll Rising from Drug Users in Russian-Annexed Crimea
Russia’s annexation of Crimea has led to a surge in deaths among intravenous drug users, who no longer have access to vital therapy, specialists said at the world AIDS forum on Thursday. …read more Source:...
MH17: Australia readies 50 police to send to Ukraine
CANBERRA, Australia : Australia has sent 50 police to London in anticipation of deploying them to Ukraine to secure the Malaysian plane crash site as part of a potential U.N. team that’s under consideration, the Australian prime minister said Thursday. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Ukraine fighting rages as EU mulls Russia sanctions
DONETSK: Fighting between Ukrainian troops and rebels raged today near the crash site of Malaysian flight MH17, as experts in Britain begin analysing crucial data from the downed airliner’s black boxes. …read more Source: New Straits...
Russia blames Ukraine for territory shelling
Ukraine shelled Russian territory for nine times in recent months, the Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday. …read more Source: China...
Australia vows help to secure Ukraine crash site
Australia’s foreign minister said Thursday that her country stood ready to provide whatever resources were needed to secure the Malaysian airliner’s crash site in Ukraine, as newspapers reported Australian troops and police could soon be sent.Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said she was traveling with her Dutch counterpart Frans...
FAA lifts ban on US flights to Tel Aviv airport
The Federal Aviation Administration lifted its ban on U.S. flights in and out of Israel, which the agency had imposed out of concern for the risk of planes being hit by Hamas rockets.The decision was effective at 11:45 p.m. EDT on Wednesday.”Before making this decision, the FAA worked with its U.S. government counterparts to assess the...
