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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...
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...
Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: Lufthansa joins Emirates in calls for airlines summit
July 21, 2014 9:45 PMBERLIN (REUTERS) – Lufthansa, Europe’s largest airline by revenue, joined rival Emirates in calling for an airline summit to discuss the industry’s response to the downing of an airliner over Ukraine, saying international security protocols should be reviewed. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukrainian warplane flew close to MH17 before crash: Russia
Russia on Monday said a Ukrainian fighter jet flew close to Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, and wanted an explanation from Kiev. It also denied supplying pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine with missiles. …read more Source: Channel...
EU ready for tougher Russia sanctions over MH17: Cameron
The EU is ready to toughen sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine plane disaster, British Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday, indicating that it could target whole sectors of the economy including goods with possible military uses. …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...
Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: Ukraine fighter jet near plane before crash, says Moscow
July 21, 2014 9:25 PMMOSCOW (AFP) – Russian records show a Ukrainian Su-25 fighter jet was flying close to the Malaysian passenger jet before it crashed, a senior Russian military official said on Monday. …read more Source: The Straits...
