Section: Australia&NZ
Report: Flight 17 likely downed by outside impact
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) The Dutch team investigating the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Eastern Ukraine says the crash was likely caused by the plane being hit by multiple “high-energy objects from outside the aircraft.”The… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Flight MH17 ‘hit by numerous high-energy objects’: report (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – Flight MH17 that crashed over rebel-held eastern Ukraine split into pieces during flight after being hit by numerous high-speed objects, said a report released by the Netherlands on Tuesday. …read more Source: The West...
Analysts warn Russia against banning flights in response to sanctions
Any Russian ban on flights from the West in response to EU sanctions will be counterproductive, analysts warn. …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine MH17 initial crash report due (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – A highly anticipated preliminary report into what brought down Malaysia flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine will be released on Tuesday, hoping to shed light on the air disaster that claimed the lives of 298 passengers. …read more Source: The West...
Life in shadow of bombs for Mariupol children (AFP)
Mariupol (Ukraine) (AFP) – “I’m brave, I’m not afraid,” shouted six-year-old Sasha as he leapt across the roofs of makeshift garages not far from the tanks and concrete barricades set up to defend the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol from a feared rebel assault. …read more Source: The West...
Poroshenko visits beleaguered city of Mariupol
Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has arrived in the beleaguered port city of Mariupol, vowing not to concede land to anyone. …read more Source: ABC...
Fighting rattles Ukraine truce
FIGHTING near two flashpoint cities in eastern Ukraine rattled a tenuous truce between government troops and pro-Russian rebels. …read more Source: THE...
‘Several million people would die’
ISIS. Ukraine. North Korea. There is no shortage of threats to global security but scientists warn millions of lives are at risk for a much simpler reason. …read more Source:...
Russia considers restricting airspace as Ukraine ceasefire holds
Russia says it will retaliate against a new round of Western sanctions over Ukraine and may block flights through its airspace. …read more Source: ABC...
Cease-fire holds in eastern Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) A cease-fire between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian government troops appears to be largely holding in eastern Ukraine, a day after shelling and clashes rattled nerves and imperiled the peace deal.In a statement… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
