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    Michael Lawson approved as nominee to U.N. aviation body
    Jul22

    Michael Lawson approved as nominee to U.N. aviation body

    The Senate approved one of President Obama’s fundraisers Monday to fill a vacancy on the United Nations body that investigates aviation incidents like the Malaysia Airlines crash that is roiling eastern Ukraine. But first, his nomination ruffled a political saga on U.S. soil. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid complained from …...

    Victims’ bodies, plane debris could hold vital clues to who shot down airliner over Ukraine
    Jul22

    Victims’ bodies, plane debris could hold vital clues to who shot down airliner over Ukraine

    “What exactly are they trying to hide?” President Barack Obama asked Monday as he demanded that Ukrainian rebels give investigators access to the wreckage of the downed jetliner. …read more Source: FOX...

    Rebels turn over MH17 black boxes
    Jul22

    Rebels turn over MH17 black boxes

    Moscow-backed rebels allow bodies from the jet crash to leave Ukraine. …read more Source: USA...

    Pro-Russian rebels agree to hand over black boxes from Malaysia Flight 17
    Jul22

    Pro-Russian rebels agree to hand over black boxes from Malaysia Flight 17

    Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak says the leader of the pro-Russian rebels has agreed to hand over both black boxes from Flight 17 to Malaysian investigators who are in Ukraine. …read more Source: CNY...

    Dutch families enraged over treatment of crash victims
    Jul22

    Dutch families enraged over treatment of crash victims

    The relatives of Dutch citizens blown out of the sky above Ukraine poured out their grief and anger Monday at a meeting with their monarch and political leaders. The Dutch have widely condemned the way the bodies of the victims have been treated in Ukraine after the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 killed 298 passengers and crew, including...

    UN Demands Rebels Give Access to MH17 Site
    Jul22

    UN Demands Rebels Give Access to MH17 Site

    The U.N. Security Council unanimously demanded on Monday that armed groups controlling the crash site in eastern Ukraine where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 went down immediately allow safe and unrestricted access to the wreckage. The Council strongly condemned the downing of the aircraft and called for a “full, thorough and independent...

    Grieving Father Writes Open Letter To Putin: ‘Thank You For Murdering My Child’
    Jul22

    Grieving Father Writes Open Letter To Putin: ‘Thank You For Murdering My Child’

    The father of a 17-year-old passenger aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 wrote a heartbreaking public letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Thank you very much, Mr. Putin, separatist leaders and Ukrainian government! For murdering my sweet and only child,” Hans de Borst starts his letter, published on his Facebook page and in...

    After MH17, Challenges Ahead for the International Community in Ukraine
    Jul22

    After MH17, Challenges Ahead for the International Community in Ukraine

    In the wake of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, which was shot down last week, diplomatic pressure for Russia and Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine continues to mount. Malaysian Prime Minster Najib Razak recently announced an agreement with the leader of a pro-Russian separatist group to return bodies, hand over black boxes, and let...

    Journey Home Finally Begins for the Victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight
    Jul22

    Journey Home Finally Begins for the Victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight

    The train bearing the bodies of the victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 finally began its long journey to get them out of Ukraine’s war-torn badlands and closer to home. …read more Source: The New York...

    Dutch Reporter Caroline Van Den Heuvel Reads MH17 Victim’s Diary on Air: Television Station 1V EenVandaag Apologizes (+Photo)
    Jul22

    Dutch Reporter Caroline Van Den Heuvel Reads MH17 Victim’s Diary on Air: Television Station 1V EenVandaag Apologizes (+Photo)

    Dutch 1V EenVandaag reporter Caroline Van Den Heuvel was seen reading through a MH17 victim’s diary on air. Disgusting. Dutch journalist going through and reading from diary of MH17 victim pic.twitter.com/uYLKIyP1XH — Michael van Poppel (@mpoppel) July 21, 2014 According to Dutch website nu, van den Heuvel browsed through a diary of...