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      Ukraine leader says Malaysia jet may have been shot down
      Jul17

      Ukraine leader says Malaysia jet may have been shot down

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday that the Malaysia Airlines jet that crashed over rebel-held eastern Ukraine may have been shot down. …read more Source: ANTARA...

      Malaysian passenger plane crashes in Ukraine near Russian border: Ifax
      Jul17

      Malaysian passenger plane crashes in Ukraine near Russian border: Ifax

      A Malaysian passenger airliner with 295 people on board crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border on Thursday, the Interfax news agency cited an aviation industry source as saying. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...

      LIVE BLOG: Malaysian passenger plane crash in Ukraine
      Jul17

      LIVE BLOG: Malaysian passenger plane crash in Ukraine

      Reports say a Malaysian airliner carrying 295 people has crashed in eastern Ukraine and may have been shot down by militants. It comes as Malaysian Airlines says it has lost contact with MH17 from Amsterdam. …read more Source: Channel...

      European markets fall on fresh Ukraine worries
      Jul17

      European markets fall on fresh Ukraine worries

      LONDON – Europe’s stock markets fell on Thursday after the United States and European Union announced that they would slap further sanctions on Russia owing to the crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...

      Malaysian airliner ‘crashes in east Ukraine’: reports
      Jul17

      Malaysian airliner ‘crashes in east Ukraine’: reports

      KIEV – A Malaysian airliner flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has crashed in east Ukraine, where pro-Russian rebels are battling government forces, Russian and Ukrainian news agencies reported, citing aviation and security sources. …read more Source: Bangkok...

      Malaysian Airlines plane shot down over Ukraine
      Jul17

      Malaysian Airlines plane shot down over Ukraine

      A Ukrainian official said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down on Thursday over a town in the east of the country, and Malaysian Airlines tweeted that it lost contact with one of it… …read more Source: The...

      Malaysian plane shot down over Ukraine
      Jul17

      Malaysian plane shot down over Ukraine

      In this Nov. 15, 2012 photo, a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 takes off from Los Angeles International Airport in Los …read more Source: The Korea...

      Europe:  Equities decline
      Jul17

      Europe: Equities decline

      The news sent markets sliding as many investors sought to minimise risky investments amid heightened Ukraine concerns, dealers said. …read more Source: New Straits...

      Ukraine: We did not shoot at any plane
      Jul17

      Ukraine: We did not shoot at any plane

      Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko says his country’s armed forces did not shoot at any airborne targets, after reports that a Malaysian Airlines plane went down over Ukraine. Mr. Poroshe… …read more Source: The...

      Malaysia Airlines plane lost contact over Ukraine
      Jul17

      Malaysia Airlines plane lost contact over Ukraine

      KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia Airlines said late Thursday it lost contact with a plane over Ukrainian airspace. MH17 was heading from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. A Ukrainian government adviser Anton Gerashenko said on Facebook that a plane carrying 295 people was shot down over a town in the east of the country. The airline...