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Ukraine Accuses Pro-Russian Rebels of Trying to Destroy Evidence at Crash Site
Ukraine’s government accused pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine of trying to destroy evidence at the site where a Malaysian airliner crashed and of removing 38 bodies from the scene. …read more Source:...
MH17: Special investigation body must be fully independent, Muhyiddin
SHAH ALAM: Malaysia wants the special investigation body that will be set up to probe the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17 crash in Ukraine to be independent and given full power to conduct it. …read more Source: New Straits...
Malaysia PM’s step-grandmother was on MH17
Prime Minister Najib Razak’s step-grandmother was on board the Malaysia Airlines passenger jet that crashed in violence-wracked Ukraine, the country’s defence minister confirmed on Saturday. …read more Source: Channel...
Rivals agree on type of missile, but who fired it?
While Russia and Ukraine trade blame over the shooting down of the Malaysian airliner, they appear to agree on one thing – the type of Soviet-era missile used. …read more Source: South China Morning...
MH17: Rebels agree to security zone at Ukraine crash site
GRABOVE: Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents agreed today to set up a security zone around 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...
Malaysia flags at half-mast as it mourns second air crash
Flags in Malaysia flew at half-mast after the nation’s second air tragedy in four months, as Prime Minister Najib Razak urged citizens to pray for the country to be protected from disasters and threats.MH17 passengers include Vietnam-born mother, two childrenInstant death or blackout: likely fate of passengers on jet shot out of skyBodies...
Focus: Investigators struggle to reach MH17 crash site in strife-torn Ukraine
Investigators faced massive hurdles Saturday as they sought access to the grisly crash site of a Malaysian plane in eastern Ukraine, with the area controlled by armed rebels blamed for downing the jet with a missile. Despite a hail of calls from around the globe for a swift probe into the crash, initial efforts by […] The post Focus:...
Plane disaster ‘wake-up’ call for Europe: Obama
U.S. President Barack Obama said the downing of a Malaysian jetliner in a Ukrainian region controlled by Russian-backed separatists should be a “wake-up call for Europe and the world” in a crisis that appears to be at a turning point and warned Russia of possible tightening of sanctions. While stopping short of blaming Russia for...
Bodies rained down on Ukraine village after plane disaster
First came the loud explosion that made buildings rattle: Then it started raining bodies. One of the corpses fell through the rickety roof of Irina Tipunova’s house in this sleepy village, just after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 exploded high over eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists are fighting government forces. “There...
Kiev residents create MH17 memorial at Dutch embassy
In the aftermath of the tragic crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, residents of Ukraine’s capital city have created a spontaneous memorial at the Dutch embassy. …read more Source: Channel...
