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Will the International Criminal Court prosecute anyone for downing of Malaysia Airlines jet?
Jul22

Will the International Criminal Court prosecute anyone for downing of Malaysia Airlines jet?

As international investigators continued Monday to clamour for access to the site in Ukraine where a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet was shot down, the question over whether those responsible would ever face justice remained unclear. Ukraine’s prime minister has suggested that the International Criminal Court should investigate the downing...

New satellite imagery shows MH17 crash site
Jul22

New satellite imagery shows MH17 crash site

New satellite imagery released Monday shows the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines flight that went down in eastern Ukraine July 17. The photos, released to journalists by Google, were taken by a third-party firm July 20 and 21 as international aviation experts were still making their way to the rebel-controlled region of Ukraine to investigate...

U.S. blames Russian President Vladimir Putin, rebels for barring crash investigators
Jul22

U.S. blames Russian President Vladimir Putin, rebels for barring crash investigators

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Barack Obama has demanded that Russian President Vladimir Putin immediately take steps to assure that independent investigators have free and unimpeded access to the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was shot down last week in eastern Ukraine by a surface-to-air missile. In a statement delivered...

Ukraine rebels hand black boxes from downed plane to Malaysia experts 
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Jul22

Ukraine rebels hand black boxes from downed plane to Malaysia experts [Video]

DONETSK, Ukraine – A senior separatist leader, Aleksander Borodai, handed over two black boxes from an airliner downed over eastern Ukraine to Malaysian experts in the city of Donetsk in the early hours of Tuesday. …read more Source: The Toronto...

Russia ‘loaded the gun’ that shot down Malaysian airliner: John Baird
Jul22

Russia ‘loaded the gun’ that shot down Malaysian airliner: John Baird

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird ramped up his criticism Monday of Russia — saying it “loaded the gun” used by those who last week shot down a Malaysian civilian jetliner carrying nearly 300 people. At a news conference in London, England, Baird announced that Canada will soon take new measures to punish Russian...

Rebels to allow ‘safe access’ to MH17 crash site: Malaysian PM
Jul21

Rebels to allow ‘safe access’ to MH17 crash site: Malaysian PM

Malaysia’s prime minister says he has reached a deal to allow “safe access” to the MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...

Train carrying MH17 crash victims leaves rebel-held town
Jul21

Train carrying MH17 crash victims leaves rebel-held town

A refrigerated train bearing the bodies of many of the 298 people killed in the Malaysia Airlines plane disaster has pulled away from a rebel-held town in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...

Facebook scammers hijack names of Ukraine crash victims
Jul21

Facebook scammers hijack names of Ukraine crash victims

At least six Facebook pages were created using the names of victims killed when the plane was shot down over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Toronto...

Obama accuses Ukraine rebels of moving crash evidence: ‘What exactly are they trying to hide?’
Jul21

Obama accuses Ukraine rebels of moving crash evidence: ‘What exactly are they trying to hide?’

The U.S. president says the burden is on Russia and President Vladimir Putin to compel the separatists to co-operate with the investigation. …read more Source: Toronto...

Flight MH17: Russian billionaires frantic about business prospects, as Putin risks isolation
Jul21

Flight MH17: Russian billionaires frantic about business prospects, as Putin risks isolation

Russia’s richest businessmen “in horror” that President Vladimir Putin’s policies in Ukraine will lead to crippling sanctions. …read more Source: Toronto...