Section: Australia&NZ
MH17 black box data downloaded, no evidence of tampering (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – Dutch investigators into the shooting down over Ukraine of flight MH17 said Thursday they had downloaded data from the black box flight recorder and that it had not been tampered with. …read more Source: The West...
Ukraine prime minister resigns over coalition break up (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Thursday resigned in protest at the disbanding of the ruling parliamentary coalition. …read more Source: The West...
AFP to shoulder renewed search
A 50-STRONG AFP contingent is standing by in London to be sent to eastern Ukraine to help secure the MH17 crash site. …read more Source: THE...
MH17: Australian investigators find new sections of aircraft, human remains
Hrabove, Ukraine: The first Australian investigators to visit the MH17 crash site near here were in a small investigative party that discovered new sections of the crashed Malaysian Airways aircraft and human remains that had been overlooked in earlier, much-criticised sweeps of the area. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Ukraine fighting rages as Australia ready for MH17 site deployment (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Fighting between Ukrainian troops and rebels raged Thursday near the crash site of Malaysian flight MH17, as countries which lost 298 citizens in the disaster moved to deploy their police to secure the impact zone. …read more Source: The West...
MH17’s black boxes begin telling their story of the crash
The black boxes from the downed Malaysian jet have begun giving up information a week after the tragedy in east Ukraine, with the examination of bodies also under way as crash experts seek evidence of a missile strike. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
A desperate train trip from Donetsk
JOURNALIST Charles Miranda records the scenes as thousands of residents flee the city of Donetsk, believing that war is coming to the Ukrainian city. …read more Source:...
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...
Ukrainian government moves to ban Communist Party
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) A court in Kiev is holding a hearing on the government’s request to ban the Communist Party of Ukraine.The Justice Ministry says the party should be banned because it has supported pro-Russian rebels fighting… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
Julie Bishop arrives in Kiev for MH17 talks
Julie Bishop has arrived at the Dutch embassy in Kiev for a day of talks with Ukrainian officials about the MH17 disaster. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
