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Plane with MH17 bodies en route to Netherlands
The first plane carrying the remains of victims of crashed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 took off Wednesday from the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv to the Netherlands. …read more Source: China...
MH17: Australia vows help to secure crash site
CANBERRA: 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 police could soon be sent. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Voice recorder in good condition: ICAO
OTTAWA: 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: New Straits...
A sombre and moving affair
EINDHOVEN: THE first batch of 40 caskets carrying the remains of those who died in the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 tragedy arrived here late yesterday afternoon from Kharkiv, Ukraine, on board two military transports. …read more Source: New Straits...
Netherlands observes day of mourning for MH17 victims
The Netherlands held a day of national mourning Wednesday for the first time since 1962, commemorating the victims of the MH17 air crash disaster in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: China...
First bodies of MH17 crash arrive in Netherlands
Two aircraft with the first bodies of the victims of the MH17 plane crash in Ukraine landed at Eindhoven Airport on Wednesday, where they were met by bereaved families and members of the Dutch royao family. …read more Source:...
France Criticized for Warships Contract with Moscow
France’s contract to sell a pair of Mistral aircraft carriers to Moscow has come under fire in recent months, as relations between the West and Russia have deteriorated over Ukraine. Last month, President Barack Obama said it would be preferable if France pushed the “pause button” on the deal. …read more Source: The Chosun...
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. In an interview with Reuters, Alexander Khodakovsky, commander of the Vostok Battalion, acknowledged for the first time...
S&P 500 at new record on Apple earnings; Dow drops
NEW YORK–The S&P 500 Wednesday closed at a new record high after strong Apple earnings lifted the tech sector on a mixed day for stocks. The S&P 500 added 3.48 points (0.18 percent) at 1,987.01, breaching a record set three weeks ago by about three points. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 26.91 (0.16 percent) to 17,086.63,...
Dutch Mourn Victims of Malaysian Plane
Thousands of people lined the roads in the Netherlands on Wednesday, solemnly applauding the slow procession of 40 black hearses carrying the bodies of passengers killed when their passenger jet was shot down over eastern Ukraine. Some threw flowers in front of the cars, while others quiet… …read more Source: The Chosun...
