Section: Ireland
US believes Russia gave rebels missiles
The United States believes Moscow provided Ukrainian rebels with the missile launchers that downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, and moved them back into Russia after it was hit. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Ukraine agrees to crash site ‘security zone’
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels have agreed to set up a security zone around the crash site of a Malaysian jet that was apparently shot down in the separatist east. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Plane crash in Ukraine puts focus on flight paths
Airlines including Qantas Airways and Air Berlin altered their flight paths months ago to avoid Ukrainian air space after fighting flared up in the region, raising questions about why others did not do the same. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Putin says plane crash highlights need for peace
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for an urgent settlement of the crisis in Ukraine in the wake of a Malaysian plane crashing near Donetsk yesterday. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Separatists agree to assist Malaysia plane inquiry
Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine have agreed to provide assistance in investigating the crash of the Malaysian Airlines plane and will ensure safe access for international experts visiting the site, the OSCE has said. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Malaysia Airlines shot down over Ukraine
A Malaysia Airlines passenger plane with 295 people on board has crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border, with reports it was shot down by a ground-to-air missile. …read more Source: RTÉ...
As it happened: Malaysian plane crash
A Malaysian Airlines plane carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has crashed in eastern Ukraine. There are unconfirmed reports that it was shot down by a surface-to-air missile. …read more Source: RTÉ...
