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    Dutch Experts Call for Full Forensic Investigation of Malasyia Airlines MH17 Crash Site
    Jul21

    Dutch Experts Call for Full Forensic Investigation of Malasyia Airlines MH17 Crash Site

    HRABOVE, Ukraine—Dutch experts called Monday for a full forensic sweep of the site where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 went down and told armed separatists guarding rail cars full of victims’ bodies the train must be allowed to leave as soon as possible. Four days after the Boeing 777 was shot out of the sky, international investigators...

    Obama calls for immediate access to crash site
    Jul21

    Obama calls for immediate access to crash site

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sternly called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to compel Kremlin-backed separatists to stop hampering the probe at the Ukraine site of a downed passenger jet and allow international investigators unfettered access. “We have to make sure the truth is out and accountability exists,”...

    Train with plane crash bodies leaves rebel town
    Jul21

    Train with plane crash bodies leaves rebel town

    HRABOVE, Ukraine — A refrigerated train bearing the bodies of many of the 298 people killed in the Malaysia Airlines plane disaster has pulled away from a rebel-held town in eastern Ukraine.An AP reporter saw the train leave, destination unknown, from the town of Torez, 15 kilometers (9 miles) from the crash site itself. …read more...

    BBC Witnesses ‘Panic’ in Donetsk
    Jul21

    BBC Witnesses ‘Panic’ in Donetsk

    Fergal Keane reports from Donetsk in eastern Ukraine where heavy fighting has been heard and “people are panicking”. …read more Source: The Boston...

    Obama Calls on Putin to Assure Crash Site Access
    Jul21

    Obama Calls on Putin to Assure Crash Site Access

    President Obama said Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine continue to block full access to investigators looking into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    Ukraine forces take control of Donetsk airport
    Jul21

    Ukraine forces take control of Donetsk airport

    Ukrainian forces have taken full control of Donetsk airport as they continue to fight pro-Russian rebels in the eastern Ukraine city, a Ukrainian military spokesman says. …read more Source:...

    CNN Shows Us How NOT To Cover MH17 Crash
    Jul21

    CNN Shows Us How NOT To Cover MH17 Crash

    There are right times to use a pun on the news and well, there are wrong times. Monday morning was the latter for CNN’s Chris Cuomo, who was reporting live from the site where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed last week. Cuomo asked Congressman Mike Rogers (R-MI) to “shoot down” the possibility that missiles launched by...

    Can Good Come From Ukraine’s Tragedy?
    Jul21

    Can Good Come From Ukraine’s Tragedy?

    It’s possible that the Malaysia Airlines disaster will help restore sanity in Ukraine, but it’s not likely. …read more Source:...

    Dutch Forensics Team Views Bodies
    Jul21

    Dutch Forensics Team Views Bodies

    Peter van Vliet, the leader of a Dutch forensics team, spoke after inspecting rail cars in Torez, Ukraine, where the bodies of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash victims were being held. …read more Source: The New York...

    Obama Urges Full, Unimpeded Ukraine Probe
    Jul21

    Obama Urges Full, Unimpeded Ukraine Probe

    U.S. President Barack Obama says Russia must do its part to pressure pro-Russian separatists to allow international access to the downed Malaysian airliner in Ukraine. In remarks at the White House Monday, Obama said the truth must come out and international teams must be allowed access to the crash site, which has been blocked by separatists....