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MH17: Deadlock on security zone
DONETSK, Ukraine: Rebels and international observers have yet to agree on a security zone around the site where a Malaysian airliner crashed in eastern Ukraine, they said today, complicating efforts to secure evidence. …read more Source: New Straits...
AIDS conference in shock at Malaysia plane tragedy
A global AIDS summit was in shock Saturday at the loss of colleagues in the Malaysia Airlines disaster over Ukraine, but delegates vowed to carry on their vital work in honor of those who died. As many as 100 passengers on the plane were reportedly en route to the 20th International AIDS Conference in Melbourne […] The post AIDS conference...
Analysis: Worldwide legal claims could await Malaysia Airlines over MH17
Malaysia Airlines may need to convince judges from several countries that it was not negligent to send a plane over wartorn eastern Ukraine if the airline hopes to avoid an outsize legal exposure for the downing of Flight MH17, aviation lawyers said. The lawyers told Reuters they expected at least some of the families of […] The post...
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...
Malaysia team in Kiev as anger mounts over MH17
A Malaysian team including two air accident investigators arrived in Kiev on Saturday and the transport minister was expected to follow as the Malaysian prime minister appealed for access to the MH17 crash site. …read more Source: Channel...
AIDS conference vows to honour colleagues killed in MH17 downing
Delegates at a global AIDS conference vowed on Saturday to renew efforts to end the deadly disease in honour of the commitment of colleagues killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 came down over Ukraine. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Russian-made missile likely used to shoot down Flight MH17
A Russian-made surface-to-air missile is the most likely cause of the suspected downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine, analysts said Friday, as claims and counter-claims swirled over who launched the weapon. The truck-mounted “Buk” missile is capable of soaring to the height of a civilian airliner like Malaysian Airlines flight...
Ukraine, Rebels Agree to ‘Security Zone’ Around Crash Site: Kiev
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels have agreed to set up a security zone around the crash site of the Malaysian jet that was downed in Ukraine …read more Source:...
Mounting Anger, Calls for Truth About Malaysia Airlines Crash
Along with shock and grief, demands are growing for a full investigation into the crash of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine that killed nearly 300 people. There is mounting consensus that the crash was caused by a missile strike. Stock markets plunged on Friday, a day afte… …read more Source: The Chosun...
