Section: The United Kingdom
MH17: Tony Abbott increases pressure on Russia as Bishop heads for UN
PM wants justice for ‘dead and the living’ Julie Bishop will lead bid for ‘full investigation’Australian officials on their way to KievChina’s president calls for a ‘fair and objective’ inquiryTony Abbott increased the pressure on Russia over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 as he dispatched...
All eyes are on Vladimir Putins reaction to the flight MH17 disaster | Mary Dejevsky
The Russian president can either join international efforts to investigate the tragedy or he can choose obfuscation and denialWithin hours, even minutes, of the Ukraine air disaster, there was only one culprit in the eyes of much of the world. The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, was already in the dock.Russia, it was assumed, had supplied the...
Ukraine rebels ‘halt MH17 observers’
International observers say pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have limited their access to the wreckage of flight MH17. …read more Source:...
Double Malaysia Airlines Tragedy For Oz Family
A woman whose brother went missing on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has lost her stepdaughter in the Ukraine plane crash. …read more Source: Sky...
Malaysia Airlines crash: Putin calls for Ukraine ceasefire
Russian president’s call for both sides to enter talks comes as Moscow and Kiev blame each other for the downing of flight MH17Vladimir Putin has called for opposing sides in Ukraine to lay down their arms and enter talks as the world demanded answers following the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 by a suspected Russian-made...
Russia Today reporter resigns in protest at MH17 coverage
Sara Firth criticises Kremlin-backed news channels disrespect for facts in reports about Malaysia Airlines plane disasterA London-based correspondent of Kremlin-funded news channel Russia Today has resigned in protest at its coverage of the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.Sara Firth, who worked at Russia Today, or RT, for five...
The MH17 crash images show us what war in Europe looks like in 2014 | Jonathan Jones
Rightly, picture editors chose not to show some photos taken at the site. The wreckage itself communicates all we need to knowPicture editors selection of Malaysia Airlines MH17 imagesTelevision cameras at the place where MH17 fell to earth couldnt help panning back to reveal a vast, low-lying landscape of interminable near-nothingness. A...
Malaysia Airlines crash: world leaders condemn attack – video
World leaders, including David Cameron, Barack Obama and Angela Merkel, condemn the shooting down of Malaysia Airline flight MH17, which crashed in Ukraine on Thursday killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew. Malaysian prime minister, Najib Razak, calls for those responsible to be brought to justice. Australian prime minister, Tony Abbott, says...
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17: Conspiracy theories start to circulate about crash
As the Ukrainian military and separatist rebels continue to deny shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, people have been offering their own theories about the tragedy. …read more Source: The...
Further sanctions would have ‘chilling effect’ on Russia: IIF
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Institute of International Finance warned on Friday that further sanctions on Russia would have a “broader chilling effect on Russia” and its companies who are already largely excluded from raising foreign capital. …read more Source:...
