Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Dyczynskis fly to Ukraine for daughter (AAP)
The Perth-based parents of Fatima Dyczynski have flown to Ukraine to search for their daughter who was on MH17, despite warnings that it is “ill-advised”. …read more Source: The West...
Bishop pushes for access to MH17 site (AAP)
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has flown to Kiev to push for safe access to the MH17 crash site as three Australian officials arrived at ground zero. …read more Source: The West...
Fighting rages near MH17 crash site in Ukraine (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Fighting between Ukrainian troops and rebels raged Thursday near the crash site of Malaysian flight MH17, as experts in Britain begin analysing crucial data from the downed airliner’s black boxes. …read more Source: The West...
Fighting rages by Russia-Ukraine border as two jets downed (AFP)
NEAR DMYTRIVKA (Ukraine) (AFP) – Rolling hills, sleepy villages and the crackle of gunfire: …read more Source: The West...
British reporter for Russian TV ‘captured’ by Ukraine: ministry (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – A British journalist reporting for a Russian television channel from conflict-torn eastern Ukraine went missing on Wednesday, with Moscow alleging he and another journalist were captured by Kiev’s troops. …read more Source: The West...
First MH17 bodies arrive in grieving Netherlands (AFP)
Eindhoven (Netherlands) (AFP) – The first bodies from flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands on Wednesday almost a week after it was shot down over Ukraine, as the conflict flared yet again near the Malaysian airliner’s crash site. …read more Source: The West...
First MH17 bodies arrive in bereft Netherlands (AFP)
Eindhoven (Netherlands) (AFP) – The first bodies from flight MH17 arrived in the Netherlands on Wednesday almost a week after it was shot down over Ukraine, as the conflict flared yet again near the Malaysian airliner’s crash site. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine jets downed near MH17 site by ‘missile from Russia’ (AFP)
Near Dmytrivka (Ukraine) (AFP) – Two Ukrainian fighter jets shot down Wednesday in the rebel-held area where Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed were hit by missiles fired from Russian soil, Ukraine’s military said. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine in civil war: Red Cross (AFP)
Geneva (AFP) – The International Committee of the Red Cross said Wednesday that it considered Ukraine to be in a state of civil war, urging both sides to respect the laws of conflict as civilians bear the brunt. …read more Source: The West...
Planes with MH17 bodies touch down (AAP)
A ceremony has begun to honour the 298 people killed almost a week ago when Malaysia Airlines flight 17 crashed in Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
