Section: The Guardian (The United Kingdom)
Why did so many people share graphic images of MH17 crash site on social media?
Horrific and unfiltered images of plane debris, dead bodies and the personal belongings of those who died in the Malaysian Airlines crash were shared widely on social media within minutes of the disasterEyewitness photos from the crash site of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 appeared on Twitter within minutes of it crashing into fields near the...
Flight MH17: Russia must be sent clear message, says Hammond – video
The foreign secretary, Philip Hammond, says the EU must send a “very clear signal to Russia” that it cannot continue its support for separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine, while welcoming the beginning of the repatriation of many of the bodies of victims from flight MH17 … …read more Source: The...
Odessa film festival plays on, despite Ukraine’s sea of troubles
‘Cannes of the East’ festival went ahead after crowdfunding campaign, despite intense violence and the aftermath of the MH17 crash Cannes prizewinner to direct film on Crimean unrest Maidan review an unblinking look at Ukraine’s history in actionOdessa is “the pearl of the Black Sea”, a Ukrainian city full of lovely...
Tories face calls to hand back £160k given by Russian for tennis match
Wife of deputy finance minister under Putin in 2000, won auction at fundraising event to play with Cameron and JohnsonThe Conservative party is facing calls to hand back £160,000 given to its general election fighting fund by the wife of a former minister in Vladamir Putin’s government after she won an auction at a fundraising...
Ukrainians report sightings of missile launcher on day of MH17 crash
In Torez, some say missile’s journey through town has been a hot topic but people are scared of talking to outsidersClaims by pro-Russia separatists in east Ukraine that they have never been in possession of the missile launcher apparently used to down flight MH17 are looking increasingly flimsy, as several witnesses told the Guardian they...
MH17: five of the most bizarre conspiracy theories | Padraig Reidy
From Zionist plots to the Illuminati, some wildly imaginative alternatives are being promoted by the likes of Russian TVThere are several versions of the phrase: Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. While the sentiment is not entirely applicable to the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over...
MH17: Sky News reporter apologises for handling luggage at crash site
Colin Brazier says I got it wrong after complaints to Ofcom over footage showing him picking up items top 200The Sky News presenter roundly criticised for picking up items out of a suitcase at the MH17 crash site has apologised for his serious error of judgment, as the number of complaints topped 200.Colin Brazier was anchoring Sky News coverage...
Flight MH17: what the Russian papers are saying
Despite mounting evidence that Moscow-backed rebels are responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine, Russia’s media is still painting a very different picture. RFE/RL reportsDespite mounting evidence that Moscow-backed rebels are responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern...
Train carrying bodies from flight MH17 arrives in Kharkiv – video
The train, believed to be carrying 282 bodies from the MH17 plane crash, arrives in government-held Kharkiv in Ukraine, where a crash investigation centre has been set up, after a 17-hour journey from the town of Torez in rebel-held territory. The bodies will be flown to the Netherlands … …read more Source: The...
MH17: train carrying bodies of victims arrives in government-held Kharkiv
Train believed to be carrying 282 bodies arrives in Kharkiv from where they will be flown to the NetherlandsA train carrying the remains of victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has arrived in the Ukrainian government-held city of Kharkiv, finally leaving the conflict zone where the bodies had remained in rebel hands since the suspected...
