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Hillary Clinton says Russian-backed rebels likely shot down plane video
Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has said if Malaysia Airways flight MH17 was shot down by a surface-to-air missile as believed by US intelligence agencies, then “the equipment had to have come from Russia”. Should Russia’s assistance be proven, she called for Europe to step up sanctions against Russia and to...
Ukraine rebels ‘allow jet probe’
Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine will allow investigators access to the crash site of a Malaysia Airlines jet, international mediators say. …read more Source:...
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash: British Airways cancels flight to Kiev after passenger jet ‘shot down’ over Ukraine-Russia border
British Airways has cancelled today’s flight from Heathrow to Kiev and back. Flight BA 882 was due to depart at 9.40am today. …read more Source: The...
Leading HIV researchers lost as flight MH17 is downed in Ukraine
International Aids research community in mourning at the loss of 108 delegates flying on MH17 to a conference in Australia …read more Source: The...
Urgent questions after a shocking air disaster
Telegraph View Independent inspectors must be allowed full access to the site of the Malaysia Airlines crash in Ukraine …read more Source: The...
Problems loom for investigators as Flight MH17 black box may be in Moscow
Investigators say the black box will be key to establishing what downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine but the device is reportedly already on its way to Russia …read more Source: The...
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
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
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
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...
