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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...
International probe demanded after Malaysian airliner downed over Ukraine, 298 dead
HRABOVE Ukraine (Reuters) – World leaders demanded an international investigation into the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine in which all 298 people on board were killed, a tragedy that could further heighten tensions between Russia and the West. …read more Source:...
Corpses and body parts strewn amid MH17 wreckage greet first arrivals at Ukraine crash scene
Horrendous scenes in eastern Ukraine field where Malaysian Airlines flight crashed to earth are encountered by local villagers, rescue workers and militiamen as they reach the scene …read more Source: The...
Obama pledges U.S. help for Malaysian plane probe, talks to Putin
NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Barack Obama directed U.S. officials on Thursday to do all they could to support an investigation into what caused a Malaysian jetliner to crash in a Ukrainian war zone and pledged support to the affected countries as the probe moves forward. …read more Source:...
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
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
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...
