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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...
MH17: Russia calls on US to show proof of missile claims
A senior Russian official called on Thursday on the United States to prove its claims that the Malaysian passenger airliner shot down last week was hit by a missile fired from rebel-held territory in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Times of...
Oil drifts down despite China manufacturing bounce
The price of oil fell Thursday, giving back part of its sizeable jump the day before, despite improvement in Chinese manufacturing.Benchmark U.S. crude for September delivery was down 16 cents at $102.96 a barrel at 0650 GMT in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.The contract gained delivery gained 73 cents to $103.12 on...
Donetsk residents flee as Ukraine conflict worsens
Donetsk residents are fleeing the area with Russia saying it has set up refugee camps on the other side of the border, as the conflict in eastern Ukraine stepped up a notch. …read more Source: Channel...
Plane With More MH17 Crash Victims Leaves Ukraine
A Dutch military aircraft carrying remains of victims of the Malaysian plane which was downed over eastern Ukraine has departed for the Netherlands. …read more Source:...
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 (July 24). …read more Source: Channel...
Train Carrying MH17 Bodies Reaches Government-Held Ukrainian City
A guard stands on a train carrying the remains of victims of Malaysia Airlines MH17 downed over rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine after it arrived in the city of Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, on July 22, 2014. (Reuters Photo/Gleb Garanich) Donetsk, Ukraine. A train carrying the remains of many of the 298 victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17...
Twin Air Disasters Threaten Malaysian Tourism Push
Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER with registration 9M-MRD operating as flight MH17 is seen at the G3 gate of Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, before it took off, heading to Kuala Lumpur, July 17, 2014. (Reuters Photo/Yaron Mofaz) Kuala Lumpur. An unprecedented second major aviation disaster in four months could further associate Malaysia with...
Train Carrying MH17 Bodies on Final Journey Reaches Ukraine City
A train carrying the remains of many of the 298 victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 arrived in a Ukrainian government-held city on Tuesday on the first leg of their final journey home to be reclaimed by their families. Five refrigerated wagons containing 200 body bags reached the city of Kharkiv after pro-Russian separatists agreed to hand...
