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      Separatists agree to assist Malaysia plane inquiry
      Jul18

      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...

      MH17: tributes to victims as details emerge of 27 Australians killed
      Jul18

      MH17: tributes to victims as details emerge of 27 Australians killed

      Queensland and Victoria were home to majority of Australians killed in shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight in UkraineWith 27 Australians believed to have been killed on Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, details of the death toll from various jurisdictions have begun to emerge.Nine are believed to be from Queensland; nine from Victoria; seven...

      MH17: recording shows Russian colonel and rebels ‘discussing disaster’  video
      Jul18

      MH17: recording shows Russian colonel and rebels ‘discussing disaster’ video

      The Security Service of Ukraine has released a recording of what it says are conversations involving a rebel fighter named ‘Bes’, Russian Colonel Vasyl Mykolaiovych Geranin and Cossack military leader Mykola Kozitsyn discussing the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet over eastern Ukraine. The transcript with this video was obtained...

      Malaysia Airlines MH17 flight path map
      Jul18

      Malaysia Airlines MH17 flight path map

      Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 takes off from Amsterdam at about10:30 (UTC/GMT), headed for Kuala Lumpur MH17 is reportedly hit by a missile while flying over Ukraine at about 13:21 (UTC/GMT) and crashes near the village of Grabovo in an area controlled by pro-Russia separatists Follow live updates: MH17 ‘shot down’ in Ukraine …...

      Russian aggression is a threat to global security, Ukraine president says after MH17 crash – video
      Jul18

      Russian aggression is a threat to global security, Ukraine president says after MH17 crash – video

      In a televised address, Ukrainian president, Petro Poroshenko, appeals to the global community to treat the missile attack on MH17 as more than just a local problem, calling the attack an act of terrorism and a wake-up call for the whole world. Investigations are continuing as suspicions mount that pro-Russian separatists shot down the plane...

      MH17 crash: investigators must have full access to site, says Malaysian PM
      Jul18

      MH17 crash: investigators must have full access to site, says Malaysian PM

      Najib Razak calls for justice, saying air disaster a tragic day, in what has already been a tragic year, for MalaysiaInternational investigators must have full access to the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, Malaysias prime minister has urged, as he warned that perpetrators must be brought to justice if the plane was shot down.In his...

      MH17: Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop urges Ukraine rebels to co-operate with investigation – video
      Jul18

      MH17: Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop urges Ukraine rebels to co-operate with investigation – video

      Australia’s foreign minister Julie Bishop has urged pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine to co-operate with an investigation into the explosion of flight MH17, asking for Australian consulate staff to be given access to the crash site. At least 27 Australian citizens are believed to have been on board the flight … …read...

      Pim de Kuijer, my friend and Aids campaigner, killed in MH17 crash
      Jul18

      Pim de Kuijer, my friend and Aids campaigner, killed in MH17 crash

      A friend pays tribute to the Dutch citizen killed in airliner shot down over Ukraine, who was an enthusiastic writer and political activist and ‘most of all loved by many’My colleague and friend Pim de Kuijer died on his way to an Aids conference in Melbourne, a journey which typified his concern for others.Pim was Dutch and a...

      Malaysia Airlines plane MH17: wars have bloomed from far, far less | Paul Daley
      Jul18

      Malaysia Airlines plane MH17: wars have bloomed from far, far less | Paul Daley

      Rapid and precise responses are demanded but publicly displaying genuine empathy and leading public grieving is just as critical for world leaders, including Tony AbbottThe missile attack on the Malaysian passenger jet that has killed 298 people carries the type of broad-reaching and deleterious global implications that have stemmed from the very...

      Investigation into Malaysia Airlines crash in Ukraine
      Jul18

      Investigation into Malaysia Airlines crash in Ukraine

      An international investigation has been launched into the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in Eastern Ukraine. It is suspected the plane with 298 people on board was shot down by a missile. …read more Source: Deutsche...