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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...
Dutch mourn as first MH17 bodies arrive in Netherlands
The bodies of the first victims from a Malaysian airliner shot down over Ukraine last week arrived on Wednesday at a military base in the Netherlands – a nation in shock and sorrow.Leaders of Taiwan, China offer condolences for 48 dead in plane crashTributes to MH17 victimsMH17 crash: Vietnam leaders convey sympathy to MalaysiaMH17...
First MH17 bodies arrive in grieving Netherlands
EINDHOVEN (NETHERLANDS) – The first bodies from flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands almost a week after it was shot down over Ukraine, as the conflict flared yet again near the Malaysian airliner’s crash site. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine rebel commander acknowledges fighters had BUK missile
A powerful Ukrainian rebel leader has confirmed that pro-Russian separatists had an anti-aircraft missile of the type Washington says was used to shoot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 and it could have originated in Russia.Death of 193 Dutch strains Russian relations for Shell, HeinekenFlight MH17 victims’ bodies were looted. Or maybe...
Malaysian Airliner’s Voice Recorder in Good Condition, Says UN Civil Aviation Body
The cockpit voice recorder of the Malaysian airliner downed over Ukraine is in good condition, the United Nations civil aviation body said on Wednesday, adding that it was holding talks with airlines … …read more Source:...
Russian officials brush off sanctions impact
MOSCOW: Russian officials on Wednesday lined up to dismiss the economic impact of Western sanctions imposed for Moscow’s role in the Ukraine crisis, saying they were “peanuts” compared to what their country had to face during Soviet times. …read more Source: New Straits...
Malaysian airliner’s voice recorder in good condition, says ICAO
The cockpit voice recorder of the Malaysian airliner downed over Ukraine is in good condition, the U.N. civil aviation body said on Wednesday, adding that it was holding talks with airlines and states on how to assess the danger posed by conflicts. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Australia Vows Help to Secure Ukraine Crash Site
Australia’s foreign minister says her country stands ready to provide whatever resources are needed to secure the Malaysian airliner’s crash site in Ukraine, as newspapers report Australian troops and… …read more Source:...
40 bodies from jet returned to Dutch soil
Victims of the Malaysian jetliner shot down over Ukraine returned at last Wednesday to Dutch soil in 40 wooden coffins, solemnly and gently carried to 40 identical hearses, flags at half-staff flapping in the wind. …read more Source: China...
