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Ukraine rebel leader gives bizarre account of plane crash
AP — A top pro-Russian rebel commander in eastern Ukraine has given a bizarre version of events surrounding Thursday’s Malaysia Airlines jetliner crash — suggesting many of the victims may have died days before the plane took off. The pro-rebel website Russkaya Vesna on Friday quoted Igor Girkin as saying he was told by people...
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...
U.N. aviation body says ‘not our job’ to warn about conflict zones
The U.N. civil aviation body said Friday it was not responsible for issuing warnings about potential dangers such as military conflicts, saying that duty fell to individual nations. The role of the International Civil Aviation Authority has come under scrutiny after a Malaysian airliner was shot down by a missile Thursday over eastern Ukraine,...
Investigators struggle to reach MH17 crash site in strife-torn Ukraine
GRABOVE, Ukraine (AFP) — Investigators faced massive hurdles Saturday as they sought access to the grisly crash site of …read more Source: The Korea...
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...
PH urges nations to unite to determine those responsible for ‘brutal act’ on MH17
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines on Saturday condemned the “brutal act” of shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine that claimed the lives of 298 people, including three Filipinos. “We convey our profound condolences for all who perished in this tragedy,” the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)...
MH17 disaster wipes out entire Malaysian family of six
KUALA LUMPUR–An entire family of six that had been returning home after three years living abroad was among the 44 Malaysians killed in the MH17 disaster, media reports said Saturday. Tambi Jiee, 49, and his wife Ariza Ghazalee, 46, perished along with their four children when the Malaysia Airlines flight went down in eastern Ukraine. They...
Top AIDS official says six colleagues on Malaysia plane, not 100
MELBOURNE—International AIDS Society president Francoise Barre-Sinoussi on Saturday said six colleagues heading for a global conference in Melbourne were on a Malaysian plane that crashed over Ukraine, not 100 as reports suggested. “The number that we have confirmed through our contacts with authorities in Australia, in Malaysia, and...
Ukraine, rebels set ‘security zone’
KIEV – Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels have agreed to set up a security zone around the crash site of a Malaysian jet that was apparently shot down in the separatist east, Ukraine’s security service chief said on Saturday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Top AIDS official says six colleagues on Malaysia plane, not 100
MELBOURNE – International AIDS Society president Francoise Barre-Sinoussi on Saturday said six colleagues heading for a global conference in Melbourne were on a Malaysian plane that crashed over Ukraine, not 100 as reports suggested. …read more Source: Bangkok...
