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    What happened? The day Flight 17 was downed
    Jul25

    What happened? The day Flight 17 was downed

    Friday, July 25 , 2014 - 21:41 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    SNIZHNE, Ukraine (AP) — It was lunchtime when a tracked launcher with four SA-11 surface-to-air missiles rolled into town and parked on Karapetyan Street. A man wearing unfamiliar fatigues, speaking with a distinctive Russian accent, checked to make sure they weren’t filming. Sergei Kavtaradze, a spokesman for rebel leader Alexander...

    Sloviansk: Going Back to a Ruined House
    Jul25

    Sloviansk: Going Back to a Ruined House

    Friday, July 25 , 2014 - 21:21 (EEST) Section: The Boston Globe (USA)

    Many residents of Sloviansk are now returning home, after pro-Russian insurgents were pushed out of the eastern Ukrainian city at the beginning of July. …read more Source: The Boston...

    Flight Makes Emergency Landing Due to ‘Agitated’ Passenger
    Jul25

    Flight Makes Emergency Landing Due to ‘Agitated’ Passenger

    Friday, July 25 , 2014 - 21:11 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    Sunwing Flight 772 was forced to make an emergency landing in Toronto at 8:55AM Friday because an “agitated customer made a direct threat against the aircraft,” an official at the Canadian airline said in a statement. The plane, which had departed at 7:00AM, was originally headed to Panama City. Two U.S. F16 fighter jets from Toledo,...

    Nailing Shut ‘Window To Europe’ Will Empower Russian Nationalists
    Jul25

    Nailing Shut ‘Window To Europe’ Will Empower Russian Nationalists

    Friday, July 25 , 2014 - 20:47 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    MOSCOW — The West reacted sharply against Russia over the downing of the Malaysian Boeing. That is justified: Even if investigators conclude that separatists in Donetsk are not to blame, Russia helped create a situation in which such a thing is even possible in southern and eastern Ukraine. However, threatening and isolating Russia is...

    Russian execs fear lasting damage from plane crash
    Jul25

    Russian execs fear lasting damage from plane crash

    Friday, July 25 , 2014 - 20:47 (EEST) Section: Miami Herald (USA)

    Having for months dismissed Western sanctions on Russia as toothless, business leaders here are now afraid that the downing of the Malaysian jetliner will bring about an international isolation that will cause serious and lasting economic damage. …read more Source: Miami...

    15,000 Russian Troops Amassed Along Ukraine Border: U.S. Ambassador To NATO
    Jul25

    15,000 Russian Troops Amassed Along Ukraine Border: U.S. Ambassador To NATO

    Friday, July 25 , 2014 - 20:47 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    The U.S. Ambassador to NATO said on Friday that more than 15,000 Russian troops amassed along the country’s border with Ukraine, Reuters reports.This is breaking news. Check back later for updates. …read more Source: The Huffington...

    Pentagon: Russia readying powerful weapons for Ukraine
    Jul25

    Pentagon: Russia readying powerful weapons for Ukraine

    Friday, July 25 , 2014 - 20:47 (EEST) Section: CNN (USA)

    Russia is preparing the transfer of more powerful weaponry into Ukraine and it could happen at any time, the Pentagon spokesman said Friday, citing the latest U.S. intelligence. …read more Source:...

    Russia Said to Shell Ukraine and Mass Arms Along Border
    Jul25

    Russia Said to Shell Ukraine and Mass Arms Along Border

    Friday, July 25 , 2014 - 20:01 (EEST) Section: The New York Times (USA)

    Russia has unleashed artillery attacks on Ukrainian positions from Russian territory and amassed heavy weapons at the border, Ukrainian and American officials say. …read more Source: The New York...

    Netherlands, Australia Ready to Secure Malaysia Flight 17 Crash Site
    Jul25

    Netherlands, Australia Ready to Secure Malaysia Flight 17 Crash Site

    Friday, July 25 , 2014 - 20:01 (EEST) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    KHARKIV, Ukraine—A small group of Dutch and Australian investigators walked the sprawling, unsecured site where Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 went down as their governments prepared police detachments they hope can help protect the crash area and help bring the last of the victims home. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said his country was...

    HAYDEN: Intelligence, evidence and the case against Russia
    Jul25

    HAYDEN: Intelligence, evidence and the case against Russia

    Friday, July 25 , 2014 - 20:01 (EEST) Section: The Washington Times (USA)

    ANALYSIS/OPINION: Speaking Monday on the South Lawn about the actions of Russian-backed Ukrainian separatists around the crash site of Malaysian Air 17, President Obama leveled the question: “What exactly are they trying to hide?” Surely we want responsible parties to get there to identify remains, catalogue them and treat them...