Section: Channel NewsAsia (Singapore)
Rebels claim Kiev now controls part of MH17 site
Ukraine’s army on Monday (July 28) seized control of part of the vast site where Malaysian airliner MH17 crashed, insurgents said, as the United Nations announced the downing of the plane could constitute a war crime. …read more Source: Channel...
West says Russia still arming Ukraine separatists, urges sanctions
Swift new sanctions against Russia are needed to stop it from arming separatists in Ukraine and destabilising the country, the United States, Germany, France, Britain and Italy agreed on Monday (July 28). …read more Source: Channel...
Countries with MH17 victims agree prosecution team
Ukraine and 11 countries that lost citizens in downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 agreed on Monday (July 28) to set up a joint team of prosecutors to examine possible criminal charges, a statement said. …read more Source: Channel...
Dutch police say some MH17 victims’ remains “may never be found”
All remains of the 298 people who died on downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in rebel-held east Ukraine may never be recovered, Dutch police chief Gerard Bouman said on Monday (July 28). …read more Source: Channel...
Russia bans import of processed Ukrainian fruit and vegetables
Russia on Monday (July 28) slapped a ban on the import of processed fruit and vegetables from Ukraine in the latest of a series of trade restrictions as Kiev deepens ties with the European Union. The ban will come into force on July 29. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine rebels say army wrests control of part of MH17 site
The Ukrainian army has seized control of part of the vast crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in the east of the country, pro-Russia rebels said on Monday (July 28). The troops had been battling rebels for control of towns around the crash site. …read more Source: Channel...
MH17 black boxes show crash caused by rocket shrapnel: Ukraine
Black boxes recovered from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in rebel-held east Ukraine show shrapnel from a rocket explosion caused the passenger jet to crash, a Ukrainian security official said Monday (July 28). …read more Source: Channel...
MH17 investigators turn back amid reported explosions
Dutch and Australian forensic investigators on their way to the MH17 crash site in Ukraine turned back on Monday (July 28), after “explosions” in the area, a government spokeswoman in The Hague said. …read more Source: Channel...
Downing of flight MH17 ‘may amount to a war crime’: UN
The downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 “may amount to a war crime”, the UN said Monday (July 28), adding that fighting in east Ukraine has claimed over 1,100 lives with both government and rebel forces using heavy weaponry in built-up areas. …read more Source: Channel...
Fighting complicates MH17 crash probe
Russia accused the US of hindering the OSCE’s work in Ukraine, as fighting raged around the crash site of flight MH17 and the Netherlands scrapped plans for an armed international mission to secure the area. …read more Source: Channel...
