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    Downed Malaysian Airliner’s Voice Recorder Intact
    Jul23

    Downed Malaysian Airliner’s Voice Recorder Intact

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 22:02 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    As the Dutch paid their respects Wednesday to victims of the Malaysian airliner shot down over eastern Ukraine, an international team of investigators is examining the Boeing 777-200’s voice and flight recorders for clues about its demise. Investigators say the voice recorder retrieved from the crash scene has been damaged but shows no...

    Ukraine says 2 fighter jets may have been shot down by missiles from Russia
    Jul23

    Ukraine says 2 fighter jets may have been shot down by missiles from Russia

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 21:36 (EEST) Section: FOX News (USA)

    Ukraine’s Security Council says two Ukrainian jets shot down in the eastern portion of the country Wednesday may have been brought down by missiles fired from Russia. …read more Source: FOX...

    Anderson Cooper Describes ‘Extraordinary Outpouring’ For MH17 Victims
    Jul23

    Anderson Cooper Describes ‘Extraordinary Outpouring’ For MH17 Victims

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 21:29 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    Anderson Cooper took a moment on Wednesday to recognize the “extraordinary outpouring” of grief for the victims aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. The plane — believed to have been shot down — crashed in eastern Ukraine last week, killing all 298 people aboard. One hundred ninety-three victims were Dutch, and the first...

    Ukrainian Separatist Commander Admits Having Buk Missiles
    Jul23

    Ukrainian Separatist Commander Admits Having Buk Missiles

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 21:29 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    In an exclusive interview with Reuters news agency, pro-Russian separatist commander Aleksandr Khodakovsky has admitted the separatists had the type of antiaircraft missiles Washington says were used to shoot down a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Brawl in Ukraine Parliament
    Jul23

    Brawl in Ukraine Parliament

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 21:19 (EEST) Section: The Boston Globe (USA)

    Scuffles broke out for the second day in a row in Ukraine’s parliament as attempts to expel one member boiled over with tensions heightened by fighting in the east of the country. Deputies from the nationalist Svoboda (Freedom) party attempted to physically expel the leader of the pro-Russian Communist party, Petro Symonenko, because he...

    A Somber Return for the Victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Crash
    Jul23

    A Somber Return for the Victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Crash

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 21:19 (EEST) Section: The New York Times (USA)

    At a Dutch airbase, 40 hearses awaited the arrival of the first bodies of passengers from a plane shot down over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...

    Malaysia Jet Victims’ Bodies Arrive in Netherlands
    Jul23

    Malaysia Jet Victims’ Bodies Arrive in Netherlands

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 21:19 (EEST) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    EINDHOVEN, Netherlands—Two planes carrying 40 coffins bearing victims of the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 landed Wednesday in the southern city of Eindhoven, and pro-Russian rebels shot down two fighter jets in Ukraine’s restive east as fighting flared in the region. Six days after the Boeing 777 was shot down over the...

    Britain approves export of arms to Russia, despite sanctions call
    Jul23

    Britain approves export of arms to Russia, despite sanctions call

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 20:59 (EEST) Section: FOX News (USA)

    Britain is still authorizing the export of arms and military equipment to Russia despite the government’s call for tough sanctions over Moscow’s arming of separatist rebels in Ukraine, a group of lawmakers said in a report Wednesday. …read more Source: FOX...

    As Dutch Mourn; Ukraine Calls for Sanctions
    Jul23

    As Dutch Mourn; Ukraine Calls for Sanctions

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 20:59 (EEST) Section: The Boston Globe (USA)

    Mourning in the Netherlands as the bodies of the first victims from the Malaysian crash come home. Flags fly at half staff in memory of the 298 people killed when flight MH17 crashed in an area of eastern Ukraine held by Russian-backed separatists. Against the backdrop of grief and loss, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk is calling for...

    Putin’s Tipping Point? Remembering What Happened When the Soviets Shot Down a Plane
    Jul23

    Putin’s Tipping Point? Remembering What Happened When the Soviets Shot Down a Plane

    Wednesday, July 23 , 2014 - 20:59 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    FROM PROJECT SYNDICATE When incompetence in the Kremlin turns murderous, its incumbents can begin to tremble. As news of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine trickled into Russia, people with a long memory recalled the Soviet Union’s attack, 31 years ago this September, on Korean Air Lines Flight 007, and its political...