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MH17 victims’ identification could take months: Dutch PM
The first bodies from the MH17 crash in Ukraine will be flown on Wednesday (July 23) to Eindhoven in the Netherlands, where their identification could take months, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said. …read more Source: Channel...
MH17 a ‘hideous crime’, probe hurdles an ‘outrage’: IATA
The downing of flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine was a “hideous crime” and hurdles to a probe of the tragedy are an “outrage”, global airline federation IATA said on Tuesday. …read more Source: Channel...
Train carrying MH17 bodies arrives in Ukraine’s Kharkiv
A train carrying bodies of victims of the downed Malaysia Airlines jet MH17 on Tuesday (July 22) arrived in the Kiev-controlled territory of Kharkiv, said Reuters. Ukraine on Monday said the bodies will be taken to the Netherlands. …read more Source: Channel...
UN Security Council condemns MH17 downing
With the backing of Russia, the UN Security Council on Monday (July 21) unanimously condemned the downing of a Malaysian passenger jet and demanded full access to the crash site in rebel-held east Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine rebels hand over MH17 black boxes, call ceasefire
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday (July 22) handed over two black boxes recovered from the crash site of the MH17 jet to Malaysian officials at a press conference. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia under fire as train with MH17 bodies leaves rebel station
Western powers on Monday ratcheted up the pressure on Moscow over the Malaysian plane disaster, as a train loaded with some 280 bodies was finally allowed to leave a rebel-held station four days after the jet crashed in strife-torn east Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
MH17 bodies to be handed over to Netherlands: PM Najib
The remains of Flight MH17 victims will be handed over to the Netherlands, while Malaysia will receive the doomed plane’s black boxes after Kuala Lumpur struck a breakthrough deal with Ukrainian separatists on Monday. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia, Ukraine trade accusations over MH17 crash
Russia on Monday said a Ukrainian fighter jet flew close to Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, and wanted an explanation from Kiev. However, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko denied the allegations. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin must insist that separatists aid MH17 probe: Obama
Russia must stop Ukrainian separatists tampering with the site of the Malaysian airline disaster, US President Barack Obama insisted Monday, saying the chaos at the scene was an “insult” to the families of the dead. …read more Source: Channel...
Dutch prosecutors begin criminal probe into MH17 crash
The Dutch public prosecutor’s office said Monday it had opened a preliminary criminal probe into the downing of flight MH17 over rebel-held Ukraine, which left 298 people dead, most of them Dutch. …read more Source: Channel...
