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MH17: armed rebels fuel chaos as rotting corpses pile up on the roadside
Jul19

MH17: armed rebels fuel chaos as rotting corpses pile up on the roadside

Pro-Russia gunmen in standoff with international investigators as reports grow of looting and the removal of evidenceThree days after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine, the road near the village of Grabovo, where the aircraft crashed, is still lined with bodies.Rescue workers, most of them of unknown provenance, are...

Flight MH17: Russian media pin blame on Ukraine
Jul19

Flight MH17: Russian media pin blame on Ukraine

Rebel leaders go on Russian TV to deny role in disaster as state-run channels cover conspiracy theories and counterclaimsWhile western suspicions about the culprits behind the MH17 disaster grew, in Russia on Saturday the local media were striking a different note.State-run news channels in Russia replayed statements from defence officials...

Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: Father of British victim Richard Mayne claims Putin ‘murdered my son’
Jul19

Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: Father of British victim Richard Mayne claims Putin ‘murdered my son’

The grieving father of a student who died on board the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has accused Vladimir Putin of essentially murdering his son after the jet was shot down in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...

Malaysia Airlines Defends War Zone Flight Path
Jul19

Malaysia Airlines Defends War Zone Flight Path

Officials say the route over eastern Ukraine was safe to fly and there had been no previous incidents involving civilian aircraft. …read more Source: Sky...

Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: pro-Russia rebels deny access to victims
Jul19

Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: pro-Russia rebels deny access to victims

David Cameron urges rethink on Russia as gunmen restrict investigation team at site in eastern Ukraine Hopes for a proper investigation into the apparent shooting down of Malaysia Airlines MH17 or even for some dignity in death for its 298 victims faded on Saturday as chaos took hold at the disaster site in eastern Ukraine. … …read...

Malaysia’s airline workers express horror and anger at fate of flight MH17
Jul19

Malaysia’s airline workers express horror and anger at fate of flight MH17

The president of the country’s national union of flight attendants calls the death of all 298 people on board mass murderMalaysia’s airline workers have reacted with horror and anger at the fate of flight MH17, with officials saying the industry may take years to recover from two such trauamtic incidents in such a short space of...

MH17 plane crash: Aids conference vows to honour killed colleagues
Jul19

MH17 plane crash: Aids conference vows to honour killed colleagues

Delegates at a global Aids conference vow to renew efforts to end the deadly disease in honour of the commitment of colleagues killed when a Malaysian Airlines plane came down over Ukraine …read more Source: The...

Malaysian Airlines plane crash: ‘an outrage of unspeakable proportions’, says Obama – video
Jul19

Malaysian Airlines plane crash: ‘an outrage of unspeakable proportions’, says Obama – video

US President Barack Obama discusses on Friday the shooting down a Malaysian passenger plane in east Ukraine on Thursday. Obama emphasised the need for cooperation in the investigation into what happened and vowed to get to the truth of the matter. A team of nearly 30 OSCE observers attempted for second time to gain access to the crash site on...

Eyewitness: Hrabove, Ukraine
Jul19

Eyewitness: Hrabove, Ukraine

Photographs from the Guardian Eyewitness series … …read more Source: The...

Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 crash site integrity may be compromised, says Malaysia – video
Jul19

Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 crash site integrity may be compromised, says Malaysia – video

Malaysia expresses concerns that the crash site of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 has not been properly secured. The country’s transport minister calls on all parties to respect the integrity of the crash site. Pressure is mounting on Russia and Ukraine, who blame each other for the incident, as members of the international community worst...