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Malaysian Airliner Carrying 295 People Crashes in Eastern Ukraine
A Malaysia Airlines jetliner flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed Thursday in eastern Ukraine, and Ukrainian government officials said pro-Russian insurgents had shot down the plane. A senior U.S. official said a surface-to-air missile downed the Boeing 777-200 carrying 295 people… …read more Source: The Chosun...
Malaysian jet shot down by surface-to-air missile: US
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 weapon, US officials said. …read more Source: The Times of...
Malaysia says jetliner did not make distress call
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—The Malaysia Airlines jetliner that went down in Ukraine did not make any distress call, Malaysia’s prime minister said Friday, adding that its flight route also had been declared safe by the global civil aviation body. Prime Minister Najib Razak, who addressed a news conference after speaking with leaders of...
Malaysian Airlines jet believed shot down; 295 dead
July 18, 2014 12:34 AMGRABOVO, Ukraine (Reuters) – A Malaysian airliner was shot down over eastern Ukraine by pro-Russian militants on Thursday, killing all 295 people aboard, a Ukrainian interior ministry official said. …read more Source: The Straits...
MH17: UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting
UNITED NATIONS, United States : The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Friday to discuss the crash of a Malaysian airliner in eastern Ukraine, officials said. …read more Source: New Straits...
World › European airlines steer clear of Ukraine after Malaysian jet shot down
European airlines were told Friday to avoid Ukraine’s airspace after a Malaysia Airlines plane was shot down in the east of the country. In France, a statement by junior transport minister Frederic Cuvillier said he had advised “French airlines to avoid Ukraine’s air space as long as the reasons behind… …read more...
MH17: Downing of plane unspeakable crime: Aust PM
SYDNEY, July 18 (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said if the downing of a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine was a criminal act, then “it is an unspeakable crime.” …read more Source: New Straits...
World › Malaysian Airlines jet shot down over Ukraine; 295 killed
A Malaysian airliner was brought down in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing all 295 people aboard and sharply raising the stakes in a conflict between Kiev and pro-Moscow rebels that has set Russia and the West at daggers drawn. As the United States said the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 from… …read more Source: Japan...
Malaysia says jetliner did not make distress call
The Malaysia Airlines jetliner that went down in Ukraine did not make any distress call, Malaysia’s prime minister said on Friday, adding that its flight route also had been declared safe by the g… …read more Source: The...
MH17: Sombre moment as PM Najib briefs a distraught nation
SEPANG: As Muslims rose this morning for Sahur ahead of the 20th day of Ramadhan, Datuk Seri Najib Razak was getting ready to officially break a “terrible and shocking” news unfolding several hours earlier in a troubled corner of Ukraine./ …read more Source: New Straits...
