Section: Australia&NZ
UN sets urgent meeting on Ukraine (AP)
The UN Security Council has called an emergency meeting on Ukraine while the US has called for an international investigation. …read more Source: The West...
27 Aussies die in downed jet ‘crime’
TWENTY-SEVEN Australians were on a Malaysia Airlines plane apparently shot down by a missile fired by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine, killing all 298 on board. …read more Source: THE...
‘We shot down a plane’ (Yahoo7 and Agencies)
Intercepted phone calls show rebels were responsible, says Ukraine’s security services. …read more Source: The West...
Flight MH17 shot down in Ukraine: how newspaper front pages recorded disaster
The world has reacted with shock and horror to the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Explainer: What we know about Malaysia Airlines MH17
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine early this morning (AEST), resulting in the deaths of all 298 people on board. …read more Source: ABC...
Deleted posts suggest Ukraine rebels downed Malaysian jet in error (AFP)
Kiev (AFP) – Social media posts by pro-Russian insurgents — most of them hastily removed — suggest the rebels thought they had shot down a Ukrainian army plane before realising in horror that it was in fact a packed Malaysian airliner. …read more Source: The West...
No distress call from jet: Malaysian PM
THE MH17 jet that went down in Ukraine did not make any distress call, Malaysia’s Prime Minister said. …read more Source: THE...
Malaysian jet, possibly shot down, crashes in Ukraine (AFP)
GRABOVE (Ukraine) (AFP) – A Malaysian airliner carrying 298 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed Thursday in strife-torn east Ukraine, with US officials saying it was shot down by a surface-to-air missile. …read more Source: The West...
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 shot down over Ukraine, 298 dead, 27 Australians on board
A Malaysia passenger airliner with 295 people on board crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border, with the airline confirming that 27 passengers were Australian. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Public officials play the blame game over MH17 crisis
While Barack Obama has been cautious to avoid playing the blame game, the US vice president and US senator John McCain have squarely lay the blame on Russia, while other officials say the fault is Ukraine’s. …read more Source: ABC...
