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Bodies, black boxes handed over from Ukraine crash site
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – The remains of some of the nearly 300 victims of the Malaysia Airlines plane downed over Ukraine were making their way to the Netherlands on Tuesday as a senior Ukrainian separatist leader handed over the plane’s black boxes to Malaysian experts. …read more Source:...
Ed Miliband meets with Obama over Ukraine, Gaza and Scottish independence
A chat and all-important photo-opportunity with the US president is seen as electoral gold dust for a British opposition leader. …read more Source: Daily...
MH17: UN backs resolution demanding access to crash site live updates
The Security council has unanimously backed an Australian-drafted resolution condemning the “downing” of flight MH17 as separatists handover the black boxes to a Malaysian delegation Train holding bodies leaves rebel-held station Obama: ‘Burden on Russia’ to ensure crash access Five killed as clashes break out in Donetsk...
MH17: UN resolution passes as Russia points fingers at Ukraine video
Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop welcomed the acceptance of a UN resolution condemning the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 and demanding access to the crash site. Russia backed the resolution, but soon after accused Ukraine of exploiting the situation for political means … …read more Source: The...
MH17 black boxes handed over by pro-Russia rebels
Malaysian officials receive flight recorders from downed plane in ceremony after 12 hours of negotiationsFour days after the Boeing 777 came crashing down into the fields of eastern Ukraine, the black box recorders from flight MH17 were finally handed over to the Malaysians at a surreal night-time ceremony in Donetsk.Almost 12 hours after...
China stays quiet on MH17 disaster
Closer Sino-Russian relations mean Chinese leaders are loth to apportion blame for downing of Malaysia Airlines planeWhile western countries are pressing Russia over the MH17 disaster, China has so far steered clear of stating even that a missile downed the plane, let alone tying the event to rebels in Ukraine.That has been little surprise to...
MH17 death train carrying bodies of 298 crash victims FINALLY sets off to morgue as Russia agrees to hand black boxes to the Malaysians
Finally, after repeated calls from leaders to speed up the chaotic clean-up operation, officials at the site in eastern Ukraine have agreed to hand over the bodies to the Dutch at 7pm today. …read more Source: Daily...
MH17: Obama says Putin ‘directly responsible’ for investigators’ safety
Russian leader must ‘compel separatists to cooperate’ Secure recovery of bodies is ‘least that decency demands’ Dutch experts arrive at scene as violence resumesMH17: live coveragePresident Barack Obama says his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, should be held “directly responsible” for ensuring the site of...
Russia challenges US accusations on MH17
Defence ministry in Moscow says its radar registered a Ukrainian military aircraft sweeping up towards Flight MH17 immediately before Boeing disappeared from radar …read more Source: Financial...
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17: Forensic team arrives at the crash site in Ukraine
Forensic team begins examining bodies from the plane disaster in Ukraine …read more Source: The...
