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    Russia Denies Military Planes Approached Canadian Warship
    Sep09

    Russia Denies Military Planes Approached Canadian Warship

    A Russian Defense Ministry official dismissed on Tuesday a complaint by Ottawa that Russian military aircraft had acted provocatively by flying near a Canadian warship sailing in the Black Sea. Canadian Defense Minister Rob Nicholson said on Monday that Russian aircraft had on Sunday circled the frigate Toronto as it took part in a military...

    Ukraine Death Toll Edges Up Despite Ceasefire
    Sep09

    Ukraine Death Toll Edges Up Despite Ceasefire

    Four Ukrainian servicemen have been killed since the start of a ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russian separatists last Friday in eastern Ukraine, a defense ministry official was quoted on Tuesday as saying. The ceasefire is part of a peace plan intended to end a five-month-old conflict the United Nations says has killed more than...

    MH17 ‘hit by high-energy objects’
    Sep09

    MH17 ‘hit by high-energy objects’

    In a new report, Dutch investigators lay out what little they know about what brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine. …read more Source:...

    ‘High-Energy Objects’ Downed Jet Over Ukraine
    Sep09

    ‘High-Energy Objects’ Downed Jet Over Ukraine

    Air accident investigators probing the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine said high-energy objects struck the plane and caused it to break apart midflight. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    Malaysia Flight 17 likely downed by ‘high-energy objects’ outside plane, report says
    Sep09

    Malaysia Flight 17 likely downed by ‘high-energy objects’ outside plane, report says

    THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was likely struck by multiple “high-energy objects from outside the aircraft,” causing it to break up over eastern Ukraine, a preliminary report into the deadly aviation disaster concluded Tuesday. The report by the Dutch Safety Board stopped short of saying the …...

    Report: Flight 17 likely downed by outside impacts
    Sep09

    Report: Flight 17 likely downed by outside impacts

    FILE – In this Aug. 1, 2014 file photo, investigators examining a piece of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 plane crash near the village of Hrabove, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. The Dutch t… …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 Broke Apart Due To ‘Large Number Of High-Energy Objects,’ Dutch Safety Board Says
    Sep09

    Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 Broke Apart Due To ‘Large Number Of High-Energy Objects,’ Dutch Safety Board Says

    Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 broke apart over Ukraine due to “large number of high-energy objects” from outside the aircraft, the Dutch Safety Board said in a preliminary report into the disaster that killed 298 people, two thirds of them from the Netherlands. The preliminary report, published on Tuesday, said MH17 crashed due to...

    Dutch release preliminary Flight 17 crash report
    Sep09

    Dutch release preliminary Flight 17 crash report

    Hints about what tore jet apart, but details sparse in preliminary report on what brought Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 down in east Ukraine …read more Source:...

    Isolated Cease-Fire Violations Reported in Ukraine as President Visits Front Line
    Sep09

    Isolated Cease-Fire Violations Reported in Ukraine as President Visits Front Line

    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko visited the eastern port city of Mariupol on Monday and attempted to reassure his compatriots by promising a “crushing defeat” to pro-Kremlin rebels gathered nearby if they violated a precarious cease-fire agreement. Poroshenko received a warm welcome and declared that the rebels had returned over 1,200...

    Report: MH17 Hit by ‘High-Energy Objects,’ Split up Mid-air
    Sep09

    Report: MH17 Hit by ‘High-Energy Objects,’ Split up Mid-air

    Dutch investigators say Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 likely broke up mid-air over eastern Ukraine after being hit by numerous “high-energy objects.” The preliminary report released by the Dutch Safety Board comes nearly two months after the plane crashed in rebel-held territory in Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. Western...