Section: The Guardian (The United Kingdom)
Malaysian Airlines MH17 crashed after being pierced by ‘high-energy objects’ video
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed after being punctured by numerous ‘high-energy objects’, the Dutch Safety Board concludes. Its initial report found no evidence that the MH17 crash in Uraine in July was caused by a technical fault or by human error. DSB chairman Tjibbe Joustra says it is important that his team gets access to the...
MH17 crash site still littered with debris
Shell fragment found among plane wreckage and personal effects after fighting between rebels and government forcesThe area around the crash site of Malaysian Airlines flight 17 has seen intense fighting between rebels and Ukrainian forces since the tragedy in July. Severed tree branches obstruct the road to the location, and there is a huge...
MH17: Five things learned from Dutch Safety Board report
Preliminary report into plane crash outlines progress of investigation and fills in details about last minutes of flightThe DSB report into the July crash of Malaysian Airlines flight 17 over eastern Ukraine sheds little new light on who was responsible for bringing down the airplane and killing the 298 people aboard. That is in part because it...
MH17 crash caused by ‘objects penetrating aircraft from outside’
Preliminary report into 17 July Malaysia Airlines crash that killed 298 people says it was not caused by a technical fault or crew’s actionsMalaysia Airlines flight MH17 broke up in mid-air as a result of structural damage caused by “a large number of high-energy objects that penetrated the aircraft from outside”, according to...
MH17: Dutch investigators’ verdict on crash over Ukraine – live updates
Dutch Safety Board to publish preliminary reportFirst official account of what happened to MH17All 298 passengers were killed, most were Dutch US and Ukraine said plane shot down by pro-Russians 8.17am BSTConspiracy theories abound among pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine about how MH17 came down, writes Shaun Walker in Donetsk. Russia has...
Donetsk’s pro-Russia rebels celebrate expelling ‘fascist Ukrainian junta’
Amid second world war commemoration, regions say they still plan to declare independence despite ceasefire dealWith jaunty pop ballads about “expelling the fascist junta”, rousing war poetry and somewhat incongruously a parade of performing dogs, the leaders of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic celebrated on Monday...
Europe’s dependency on Russian gas may be cut amid energy efficiency focus
EU leaders in talks about imposing new sanctions focused on fundraising capabilities of Russian oil and gas companiesEurope’s deep dependency on Russian gas could be slashed by a third if EU leaders place a higher priority on energy efficiency savings, according to the Institute for Public and Policy Research.Europe imports around a third...
You know it’s a bad day when Ukraine and Isis come as a bit of light relief
Is the prime minister contemplating the prospect of Nato’s spearhead force taking out a newly independent Scotland?When coming to the House of Commons to make a statement about a Nato summit aimed at preventing a third world war starting in Ukraine and the formation of a terrorist state in the Middle East is the chillax option, you know the...
MH17: Dutch Safety Board to publish preliminary report on disaster
Document will contain details from data devices on board downed Malaysia Airlines jet but won’t apportion blameAuthorities in the Netherlands are due to publish a preliminary report on the July downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine.The Dutch Safety Board (DSB) says the report, due on Tuesday, will include details...
Ukraine conflict death toll rises above 3,000, says UN
True death toll is likely to be higher than figure announced by UN human rights official that includes victims of MH17 plane crashThe number of people confirmed killed in the Ukraine conflict has risen above 3,000 if the victims of the MH17 plane crash are included, a senior UN human rights official said on Monday.Ivan Simonovic, UN assistant...
