Section: Australia
- ABC News (Australia) (310)
- NEWS.com.au (Australia) (203)
- SBS (Australia) (245)
- The West Australian (Australia) (2,557)
‘We shot down MH17 plane’: rebel
A PRO-RUSSIAN militiaman said his forces shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, as the first bodies left Ukraine bound for the Netherlands. …read more Source:...
Maslin family release tribute to children killed in MH17
The parents of three WA children who were killed in the MH17 tragedy have released a statement addressed to “the Ukraine, the politicians, the media, our friends and family.” …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine frustrated by lack of action by world leaders over MH17
(With: MALAYSIA-JET, MALAYSIA-JET-TOWN, PUTIN-UKRAINE); KIEV, Ukraine – From the moment it became clear that a civilian jetliner had been shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing 298 people and jolting the world’s attention to the country’s battle with Russian-backed insurgents, many Ukrainians, i… …read more Source:...
Plane carrying MH17 bodies leaves Ukraine for Netherlands (AFP)
Kharkiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – The first plane carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on Wednesday left eastern Ukraine for the Netherlands following a sombre ceremony, an AFP journalist at the scene said. …read more Source: The West...
Dignified departure for MH17 bodies
THE first bodies from the MH17 disaster have been moved off the tarmac at a Ukrainian airport bound for the Netherlands, as Tony Abbott said many bodies may still be at the crash site. …read more Source:...
Possible many more MH17 bodies with wreckage: Australia PM (AFP)
Sydney (AFP) – Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Wednesday it was possible that many bodies from the MH17 crash were still lying in the open in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Scuffle breaks out in Ukrainian parliament after vote
Ukraine’s parliament descended into a schoolyard push and shove between politicians after a lawmaker accused authorities of running a war against the Ukrainian people. …read more Source: ABC...
Heartbreaking plight exposed by MH17
SHE lives in a war-zone, has lost her husband and this week a bomb obliterated Valentina’s home, leaving her grandson in a wheelchair. Through MH17, we’re learning about the real Ukraine. …read more Source:...
UN vote ‘transformed’ atmosphere in Ukraine: Bishop
The atmosphere around the crash site of MH17 changed almost the moment the UN Security Council voted unanimously to support a resolution calling for rebels to cede control of the site and release remains of victims, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop tells Fairfax. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Netherlands mourns as bodies of MH17 crash victims return (AFP)
Kharkiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Bodies recovered from the crash site of Malaysian flight MH17 will be flown to the Netherlands Wednesday as the country mourns 193 citizens killed in what US officials said was a “mistake” by pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The West...
