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MH17: Ukraine PM says MH17 not downed by ‘drunken gorillas’
BERLIN: Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said in comments published today that Russia was likely behind the downing of a Malaysian airliner as such an operation takes professionals and not “drunken gorillas.” …read more Source: New Straits...
U.N. Security Council mulls resolution on Ukraine crash site access
The U.N. Security Council is considering a draft resolution to condemn the “shooting down” of a Malaysian passenger plane in Ukraine, demand armed groups allow access to the crash site, and call on states in the region to cooperate with an international investigation. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
MH17: Gerakan’s Kota Damansara Youth chief and wife among victims
KUALA LUMPUR: Party Gerakan’s Kota Damansara deputy Youth chief Liew Yau Chee and his wife Lee Kiah Yeen were among 298 who perished when MAS flight MH17 was shot down in Eastern Ukraine on Friday. …read more Source: New Straits...
Radar ID system tied to jet disaster
If Ukrainian rebels shot down the Malaysian jetliner, killing 298 people, it may have been because they didn’t have the right systems in place to distinguish between military and civilian aircraft, experts said Saturday. American officials said Friday that they believe the Boeing 777 was brought down by an SA-11 missile fired from an area...
Plane crash bodies put on train for rebel city
HRABOVE, Ukraine — Armed rebels forced emergency workers to hand over all 196 bodies recovered from the Malaysia Airlines crash site and then loaded them onto refrigerated trains bound for a rebel-held city, officials and monitors said Sunday. At the crash site Sunday morning, Associated Press journalists saw no bodies and no armed rebels....
Malaysia Airlines retires MH17
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia Airline says it is retiring the flight number of the plane that was shot down over Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
US believes Russia gave rebels missiles that downed airliner
The United States believes Moscow provided Ukrainian rebels with the missile launchers that downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, and moved them back into Russia after it was hit, US newspapers reported late Saturday. …read more Source: Channel...
How can Malaysia Airlines salvage its brand?
Malaysia Airlines is in uncharted territory after the disappearance of Flight 370 in March with 239 people aboard was followed last week by the downing of another of its jets, carrying 298 people, over Ukraine. Before the disasters, the carrier had among the worst financial performance of any airline. An even bigger question mark now […]...
Rebels Defy World Outrage to Deny Access to Ukraine Crash Site
Ukraine’s pro-Russian rebels defied mounting world outrage on Sunday and said they would allow international monitors to safely access the site of a downed Malaysia jet only if Kiev agreed to a truce. …read more Source:...
Malaysia Airlines Crash: Rebels Have Taken All Bodies, Says Ukraine
Separatist rebels have taken away all the 196 bodies that workers recovered from the Malaysian Airlines plane crash site to an unknown location, Ukraine’s emergency services said on Sunday. …read more Source:...
