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    -Dutch Mourn as First MH17 Bodies Arrive in Netherlands
    Jul24

    -Dutch Mourn as First MH17 Bodies Arrive in Netherlands

    A nation in shock and mourning. Flags across the Netherlands flew at half mast in memory of the 298 people who died when flight MH17 crashed in rebel controlled eastern Ukraine. In Amsterdam, thousands of people gathered outside the royal palace in Dam Square, commemorating the innocent victims caught up in a distant war. U.S. officials believe...

    Communist Faction In Ukrainian Parliament Dissolved
    Jul24

    Communist Faction In Ukrainian Parliament Dissolved

    Ukrainian parliament speaker Oleksandr Turchynov has dissolved the Communist faction in the parliament. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Australia readies 50 police to send to Ukraine
    Jul24

    Australia readies 50 police to send to Ukraine

    Australia has sent 50 police to London in anticipation of deploying them to Ukraine to secure the Malaysian plane crash site as part of a potential U.N. team that’s under consideration, the Australian prime minister said Thursday. …read more Source: Miami...

    Anthony Maslin And Marite Norris, Parents Of 3 Kids Killed On Flight MH17, Speak Out
    Jul24

    Anthony Maslin And Marite Norris, Parents Of 3 Kids Killed On Flight MH17, Speak Out

    Anthony Maslin and Marite Norris, who lost their three children and Norris’ father when Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine on July 17, have released a statement describing their anguish. The couple had remained in Amsterdam while Nick Norris, 68, brought the kids — Otis, 8, Evie, 10 and Mo, 12 — home...

    40 Bodies From MH17 Solemnly Returned to Dutch Soil
    Jul24

    40 Bodies From MH17 Solemnly Returned to Dutch Soil

    (EINDHOVEN, Netherlands) — Victims of the Malaysian jetliner shot down over Ukraine returned at last Wednesday to Dutch soil in 40 wooden coffins, solemnly and gently carried to 40 identical hearses, flags at half-staff flapping in the wind. MoreEU Preparing Further Sanctions Against Russia After MH17 CrashMalaysia Airlines Ukraine Crash:...

    2 planes with more crash victims to leave Ukraine
    Jul24

    2 planes with more crash victims to leave Ukraine

    KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s government says 51 containers holding bodies and body parts of victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash are ready to depart for the Netherlands aboard two military transport planes. …read more Source: San Francisco...

    The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
    Jul24

    The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now

    Hello! Here’s what people will be taking about on Thursday. 1. The Federal Aviation Administration lifted its ban on U.S. flights into and out of Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport. The agency suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv on Tuesday over concerns related to a rocket strike near the airport. 2. A Ukrainian rebel admitted in an...

    Malaysian PM: ‘Weeks or Months’ Before Crash Victims’ Remains Returned
    Jul24

    Malaysian PM: ‘Weeks or Months’ Before Crash Victims’ Remains Returned

    Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Thursday it might take “weeks or months” before remains of his compatriots who perished in the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine can be brought home. Malaysia, a majority Muslim country, had initially sought to have the remains returned by July 28 for Hari Raya, also known...

    EU to weigh far-reaching sanctions on Russia
    Jul24

    EU to weigh far-reaching sanctions on Russia

    EU diplomats will weigh sweeping Russian sanctions on Thursday, according to a proposal seen by the Financial Times. …read more Source:...

    Tel Aviv Diary: Israelis Grow Impatient With Obama and Kerry
    Jul24

    Tel Aviv Diary: Israelis Grow Impatient With Obama and Kerry

    Tel Aviv, ISRAEL—This was a day of reflection in Israel. The number of rockets falling on the nation’s cities has lessened in the past few days. While Hamas has continued to send rockets toward the center of the country, the numbers of rockets have dropped off by 50 percent. One more person in Israel, however, has died—a Thai...