Section: Australia&NZ
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...
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...
MH17 disaster: Flights over war zones ‘because it’s cheaper’
Airlines were warned in April to avoid airspace over Ukraine, but experts suggest they preferred to save money on fuel. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Vladimir Putin blames Ukraine for MH17 tragedy
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said Ukraine bore responsibility for the downing of a passenger plane in the country’s east, saying it would not have happened if Kiev had not resumed a military campaign against separatists. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
Malaysia PM ‘shocked’ by plane crash, relatives endure agonising wait (AFP)
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – Malaysia’s premier expressed “shock” at reports a Malaysia Airlines flight may have been shot down over troubled eastern Ukraine as his nation reeled from another wrenching air tragedy just months after MH370 disappeared. …read more Source: The West...
Which missile shot down the Malaysian jet over Ukraine?
Military analysts say a medium-range ground-to-air missile is the most likely way to shoot down a passenger airliner. …read more Source: ABC...
Putin blames MH17 tragedy on Kiev’s renewal of military campaign
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said Ukraine bore responsibility for the downing of a passenger plane in the country’s east, saying it would not have happened if Kiev had not resumed a military campaign against separatists. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
MH17 ‘apparently’ shot down, says US Vice-President Joe Biden
The United States Vice-President Joe Biden has said the Malaysian Airlines aircraft that crashed over Ukraine was “apparently” shot down, the closest the US administration has come to confirming the allegations by Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sydney Morning...
