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    Rebels stop search for more MH17 victims, but Dutch hope to resume
    Jul25

    Rebels stop search for more MH17 victims, but Dutch hope to resume

    The transfer from Ukraine to the Netherlands of remains of victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 shootdown is expected to be completed by Saturday, the Dutch prime minister said Thursday. …read more Source:...

    Ukraine political gridlock on view as government falls
    Jul25

    Ukraine political gridlock on view as government falls

    KIEV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian government collapsed and the popular prime minister resigned Thursday, highlighting the political gridlock gripping the country struggling with a pro-Russia insurgency, a hostile neighbor and one of the weakest economies in Europe. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...

    Things to know about the Russia sanctions debate
    Jul25

    Things to know about the Russia sanctions debate

    The United States and its allies in Europe are angrier at Russia now over Ukraine — but will they do anything more about it? …read more Source:...

    Despite plane crashes, it’s safe to fly
    Jul25

    Despite plane crashes, it’s safe to fly

    Pilot Robert Mark says it’s been tough for the airline industry after the plane crashes in Ukraine and Taiwan. …read more Source:...

    U.S. officials: Russia is firing at Ukraine and giving weapons to rebels
    Jul25

    U.S. officials: Russia is firing at Ukraine and giving weapons to rebels

    U.S. officials on Thursday for the first time accused Russia of firing artillery rounds from its territory at Ukraine positions across the border. …read more Source: New York Daily...

    State of the World’s Wars
    Jul25

    State of the World’s Wars

    Through the haze of horror and grief at war scenes around the world, systematic data collection can provide a needed big-picture perspective. The world’s experts on war data, in Uppsala, Sweden, recently released the updated dataset on armed conflicts through 2013. The bad news is that 2013 continued a trend in the wrong direction (so far...

    Planes with Ukraine bodies arrive in Netherlands
    Jul25

    Planes with Ukraine bodies arrive in Netherlands

    KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two more military aircraft carrying remains of victims from the Malaysian plane disaster arrived in the Netherlands on Thursday, while Australian and Dutch diplomats joined to promote a plan for a U.N. team to secure the crash site which has been controlled by pro-Russian rebels. Human remains continue to be found a...

    Ukraine Disaster in Search of an Investigation
    Jul25

    Ukraine Disaster in Search of an Investigation

    For all of the diplomatic frenzy that has followed the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, there is no sign of an investigation at the crash site. …read more Source: The New York...

    Algerian Plane Wreckage Found in Mali
    Jul25

    Algerian Plane Wreckage Found in Mali

    The wreck of a plane that was carrying 116 people from Burkina Faso to Algiers was found Thursday in Mali, according to officials. The Air Algerie commercial plane lost contact with controllers early Thursday, just an hour after it took off, as it headed into a rainstorm. The wreckage was found near the border of Burkina Faso, a presidential aide...

    Airline Expert: Missile will Show Signature on Debris
    Jul25

    Airline Expert: Missile will Show Signature on Debris

    The debris field from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 is spread over a 21-kilometer radius in eastern Ukraine. It is expected to take investigators months to sort through the airplane pieces to learn about the missile that brought down the jetliner and who fired it. VOAs Carolyn Presutti explains how this work will be done. …read more Source:...