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154 Dutch citizens killed in Malaysian air crash
At least 154 Dutch citizens have been killed in the Malaysian passenger crash in the eastern part of Ukraine on Thursday, the airlines’ European head said.Huib Gorte said that the victims i… …read more Source: The...
Asian shares fall on news of Ukraine air tragedy
HONG KONG — Asian markets tumbled on Friday after a Malaysia Airlines plane came down in battle-wracked Ukraine, sparking geopolitical tensions and sending Wall Street tumbling. Investors fled into safer assets such as the yen and gold, while airline stocks retreated as news filtered through that almost 300 people had died after what the...
MH17: She’s a good daughter, father of crew recalls
SEREMBAN: Father of the flight attendant in flight MH17 that crashed in Ukraine last night said his daughter often calls him every time she flies to overseas including in her duty to Amsterdam. …read more Source: New Straits...
Some Asian carriers quit Ukraine airspace months ago
SEOUL: The Malaysian airliner apparently shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine was flying over airspace that a number of other Asian carriers abandoned months ago because of security concerns. …read more Source: New Straits...
Australia to Summon Russian Ambassador Over Crash: PM
An armed pro-Russian separatist stands on part of the wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane after it crashed near the settlement of Grabovo in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on July 17, 2014. (Reuters Photo/Maxim Zmeyev) [Updated at 9:10 a.m. on Friday, July 18, 2014 in Jakarta] Sydney. Australia will on Friday summon the Russian...
Malaysian Jet Shot Down by Surface-to-Air Missile: US
Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 flight MH17 with the registration number 9M-MRD flies over Poland from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur in this April 12, 2012 photo. (Reuters Photo/Tomasz Bartkowiak) Washington. A Malaysian airliner with 298 people on board was shot down over Ukraine by a surface-to-air missile Thursday but it was unclear who fired the...
LIVE BLOG: MH17 crash aftermath
Malaysia Airlines MH17 carrying 298 people has crashed in eastern Ukraine and may have been shot down by militants. …read more Source: Channel...
Malaysian plane down in Ukraine, hundreds feared dead
A Malaysian flight crashed Thursday in eastern Ukraine near the Russian border, with all the 280 passengers and 15 crew members on board reportedly having been killed. …read more Source:...
White House warns against removal of plane evidence
The White House warned Thursday that evidence from the Malaysian airliner shot down over Ukraine must not be moved from …read more Source: The Korea...
Biden says downed jet apparently ‘blown out of the sky’
US Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday it appeared that the downing of a Malaysian airliner near the Ukraine-Russia border was not an accident and that the passenger jet apparently was “blown out of the sky.” …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
