Section: Australia&NZ
MH17: Bodies missing on train carrying remains of victims, says Dutch official
A train carrying bodies and black boxes from a shot-down Malaysia Airlines flight arrived in this eastern Ukrainian city on Tuesday morning, but the remains of nearly a third of the people aboard the plane were missing, a Dutch forensics expert said. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Transfer of French warships to Russia ‘inappropriate’: US (AFP)
Washington (AFP) – The delivery of French Mistral-class warships to Russia would be “completely inappropriate” given the West’s misgivings about Moscow’s role in Ukraine, the United States said Tuesday. …read more Source: The West...
Evidence mounts of MH17 missile strike, but proof elusive (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – With evidence mounting that a surface-to-air missile brought down flight MH17 in Ukraine, experts warned Tuesday that proof remains a long way off and only satellite images can identify who pushed the button. …read more Source: The West...
Dutch prepare to fly out MH17 bodies as EU moves to punish Russia (AFP)
Kharkiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Dutch experts on Tuesday prepared to fly out bodies recovered from downed Malaysian flight MH17, as Europe moved to punish Russia for fanning the rebellion in east Ukraine that it believes led to the crash. …read more Source: The West...
Army, rebels clash in Donetsk outskirts (AFP)
Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian forces clashed with separatist pro-Russian rebels on the outskirts of Donetsk on Tuesday, a day after five people were reported killed by shelling in the area. …read more Source: The West...
Dutch recover MH17 bodies from Ukraine morgue train (AFP)
Kharkiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Dutch experts on Tuesday prepared to fly out some 280 bodies recovered from downed Malaysian flight MH17, after a train carrying the remains arrived in the government-held Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. …read more Source: The West...
Journey home begins
Tony Abbott has warned of evidence tampering on ”an industrial scale” at the MH17 crash site, underscoring the massive challenge facing international investigators including Australians as they converge on Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
MH17 bodies expected Wednesday, IDs could take months: Dutch PM (AFP)
The Hague (AFP) – The first bodies from the MH17 crash in Ukraine will be flown on Wednesday to the Netherlands, where their identification could take months, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said. …read more Source: The West...
Putin vows to press rebels, help MH17 crash probe (AFP)
Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Tuesday to do everything possible to influence pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine and help ensure a full probe into the Malaysia Airlines crash last week. …read more Source: The West...
Amid sanctions, France in warship sale to Russia
PARIS (AP) French President Francois Hollande is defending plans to deliver a warship to Russia, despite calls for a European arms embargo against Moscow over the fighting in Ukraine.European Union foreign ministers are meeting… …read more Source: The New Zealand...
