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Dutch prepare to fly out MH17 bodies as EU moves to punish Russia
Dutch experts on Tuesday prepared to fly out bodies recovered from downed Malaysian flight MH17, as Europe moved to punish Russia for fanning the rebellion in eastern Ukraine that it believes led to the crash. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin vows to press rebels, help MH17 crash probe
Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged on Tuesday to do everything possible to influence pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine and help ensure a full probe into the Malaysia Airlines crash last week. …read more Source: Channel...
Clashes in Donetsk as Ukraine makes gains against rebels
Mortar blasts rocked the outskirts of rebel stronghold Donetsk on Tuesday as Ukrainian soldiers clashed again with pro-Russian insurgents a day after five civilians were reported killed by shelling in the area. …read more Source: Channel...
EU to have new Ukraine sanctions list Thursday
The European Union will produce a new wider list of Ukraine sanctions targets on Thursday (July 24), including Russian personalities and entities, EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton said. …read more Source: Channel...
Mixed views in Moscow on MH17 crash
Russian President Vladimir Putin has maintained that Ukraine is to blame for the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, and that the disaster must not be used for political ends. But not all Russians share their government’s defiance. …read more Source: Channel...
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...
Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: Russian president Putin vows to press rebels, help crash probe
July 22, 2014 9:12 PMMOSCOW (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Tuesday to do everything possible to influence pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine and help ensure a full probe into the Malaysia Airlines crash last week. …read more Source: The Straits...
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...
