Section: The West Australian (Australia)
Malaysia PM’s step-grandmother was on MH17 (AFP)
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – Prime Minister Najib Razak’s step-grandmother was on board the Malaysia Airlines passenger jet that crashed in violence-wracked Ukraine, the country’s defence minister confirmed Saturday. …read more Source: The West...
Flags at half-mast as Moscow snubs Australia (AFP)
Sydney (AFP) – Prime Minister Tony Abbott Saturday said Russia could not “wash its hands of responsibility” for the Malaysia Airlines crash in Ukraine as flags flew at half-mast to honour the Australians killed. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine, rebels agree to ‘security zone’ around crash site: Kiev (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels have agreed to set up a security zone around the crash site of a Malaysian jet that was apparently shot down in the separatist east, Ukraine’s security service chief said on Saturday. …read more Source: The West...
Outcry grows as world mourns downed MH17 (AFP)
Relatives of those on board the Malaysia Airlines jet apparently shot down over Ukraine with 298 aboard are mourning, as the world demands answers. …read more Source: The West...
Malaysia says ‘outrage against human decency’ if MH17 shot down (AFP)
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – Malaysia’s transport minister said Friday it would constitute an “outrage against human decency” if it is confirmed that flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The West...
Merkel urges immediate ceasefire in Ukraine (AFP)
Berlin (AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Friday for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine to permit a probe into the downing of a passenger plane in the rebel-held east of the country. …read more Source: The West...
Global anger mounts over downed Malaysia Airlines jet (AFP)
GRABOVE (Ukraine) (AFP) – Global outrage and shock mounted Friday after the apparent shooting down of a Malaysian airliner over strife-torn eastern Ukraine with nearly 300 people on board as questions swirled as to who was behind the tragedy. …read more Source: The West...
Why were commercial planes still flying over Ukraine? (AFP)
Seoul (AFP) – The downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet over rebel-held eastern Ukraine has raised questions over why the company persisted in flying in conflict-zone airspace that many other Asian carriers had abandoned months ago. …read more Source: The West...
Global anger intensifies over downed Malaysia Airlines jet (AFP)
Grabove (Ukraine) (AFP) – Anger deepened around the world Friday with the United States demanding an “unimpeded” international inquiry after a Malaysian passenger jet was apparently shot down by a missile strike in separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 on board. …read more Source: The West...
Rescuers comb scene of Malaysia jet crash (AP)
Rescuers are combing the smoking, smouldering wreckage of the crashed Malaysia Airlines plane in eastern Ukraine, with rebels promising access. …read more Source: The West...
