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MH17: Raja Muda Perlis says MAS tragedy should not jeopardise solidarity
KANGAR: The people are reminded to put aside any elements that can jeopardise solidarity in facing the tragedy following the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) MH17 tragedy that killed 298 people in Ukraine, on Thursday. …read more Source: New Straits...
A Dutch dilemma
AMSTERDAM -FLAGS flew at half-staff on Friday in this small but extremely international country, one that is accustomed to standing on the forefront of global cultural debates over such things as gay rights, euthanasia and marijuana policies. But on Thursday, after the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, the Netherlands found itself thrust...
World › Ukraine, rebels argue over Malaysia Airlines wreckage site
Ukraine accused Russia and pro-Moscow rebels on Saturday of destroying evidence to cover up their guilt in the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner that has accelerated a showdown between the Kremlin and Western powers. As militants kept international monitors away from wreckage and scores of bodies festered for a… …read more...
MH17: Mother repeatedly asked Nur Shazana to resign as stewardess
PUTRAJAYA: The mother of Nur Shazana Mohamad Salleh, one of the victims of the MH17 crash in Ukraine yesterday night, had repeatedly asked her daughter to stop becoming an air stewardess and to work in other fields. …read more Source: New Straits...
Without radar, missile may not have identified jet
LONDON: 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. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Ukraine accuses Russia of helping rebels loot crash site
GRABOVE: Ukraine on Saturday accused Russia of helping insurgents destroy evidence at the crash site of a Malaysian jet whose downing in the rebel-held east has drawn global condemnation of the Kremlin. …read more Source: New Straits...
France and Ukraine warn over plane crash site
PARIS: The French and Ukrainian presidents said Saturday that any obstruction preventing international investigators reaching the crash site of flight MH17 will “not be tolerated”. Following a phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko, President Francois Hollande said the two had agreed “on the importance of...
Reporter quits Russian TV channel over Malaysia Airlines crash coverage
A London-based reporter for Russia’s state-owned English-language channel RT has quit in protest against its coverage of the Malaysia Airlines crash in Ukraine. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Russia can’t wash its hands of blame for MH17 crash, Tony Abbott says
Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Russia could not “wash its hands of responsibility” for the Malaysia Airlines crash in Ukraine as flags flew at half mast to honour the Australians killed. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Stakes high for Obama and Putin amid fallout from shooting down of MH17
The shooting down of a passenger jet over separatist-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine has already led to a war of words. But when it comes to responding with actions, both Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin have been left with tough choices to make. …read more Source: South China Morning...
