Section: Australia&NZ
MH17 plane: Angus Houston and the tricky task of a crash site probe in a war zone
Was it Russian madness or a bolshie two-fingered salute to the world by separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine? Which ever, the downing of two Ukrainian jet fighters on Wednesday underscores the challenges in Canberra’s push for an international force to secure the MH17 crash site. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
US: Downed fighter jets part of pattern in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) The White House says the downing of two fighter jets in Ukraine is part of a pattern of Russian-backed separatists using Russian weapons to pose risks to aircraft.White House deputy national security adviser Ben… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
MH17 black box ‘not tampered with’
EXPERTS investigating the shooting down of flight MH17 over Ukraine say data from the cockpit voice recorder is intact and has not been tampered with. …read more Source:...
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...
MH17 crash: Ukraine rebel commander acknowledges fighters had BUK missile system
A powerful Ukrainian rebel leader has confirmed that pro-Russian separatists had an anti-aircraft missile of the type Washington says was used to shoot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 and it could have originated in Russia. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
British reporter ‘captured’ in Ukraine
A BRITISH journalist reporting for a Russian television channel from eastern Ukraine has gone missing, allegedly captured by Kiev’s troops. …read more Source:...
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...
