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    Ukraine at potential turning point after crash
    Jul21

    Ukraine at potential turning point after crash

    The crash of the Malaysian airliner in rebel-held eastern Ukraine is being viewed as a potential turning-point in the conflict — either, the international revulsion over the death of all 298 people on board will force the warring parties to seek an end to the violence, or the disaster will stoke the fighting as the recriminations escalate....

    Reporters Detained At Gunpoint While Investigating Malaysian Plane Crash
    Jul21

    Reporters Detained At Gunpoint While Investigating Malaysian Plane Crash

    Several reporters were recently detained by pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine while investigating the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. The Guardian reported Monday that Paul Hansen and Jan Lewenhagen — Swedish journalists working for Dagens Nyheter — were at the morgue in Donetsk when they were detained and held in another...

    Obama to speak about downed Ukraine plane
    Jul21

    Obama to speak about downed Ukraine plane

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will speak about the downed plane in Ukraine from the White House Monday morning. U.S. officials have been seeking to build a case that the plane was shot down by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. Officials also say it is unlikely the separatists could have fired a missile without...

    Russia Presents Its Account of MH17 Crash
    Jul21

    Russia Presents Its Account of MH17 Crash

    Russia’s Defense Ministry said a second aircraft was in the vicinity of the doomed airliner, and that Ukraine had missile systems in the area. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    Flight 17 tragic end for family of 6 coming home
    Jul21

    Flight 17 tragic end for family of 6 coming home

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Mohammad Afif and his family were about to start a new chapter in their lives. Afif was getting set to begin his university studies in architecture, and his father was preparing to move back to Malaysia with his wife and three of their children after working overseas for several years.But what was supposed to be a...

    Russia’s Military Has A Very Different Idea About What Happened To MH17
    Jul21

    Russia’s Military Has A Very Different Idea About What Happened To MH17

    Russia is taking a different line than the rest of the world regarding the Malaysia passenger plane that was shot down on Thursday. Ukraine and the West have stated that there is a mountain of evidence indicating that pro-Russian separatists shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 with a Russian-supplied BUK missile system. Russia’s minister...

    MH17 Conspiracy? Russia Claims Ukraine Su-25 Fighter Plane Flew Near Malaysia Flight Before Crash (+Video)
    Jul21

    MH17 Conspiracy? Russia Claims Ukraine Su-25 Fighter Plane Flew Near Malaysia Flight Before Crash (+Video)

    The Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday, July 21, that a second plane was spotted near Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 before it crashed. In a press conference, a Russian military official claimed that a Ukrainian Su-25 fighter plane was spotted about 3 to 5km (about 1.9 to 3.1 miles) near MH17 before it crashed. The official also added that...

    Outrage at Moscow grows over ‘shambolic’ Flight 17 probe
    Jul21

    Outrage at Moscow grows over ‘shambolic’ Flight 17 probe

    The probe into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 has turned “shambolic,” according to international leaders, and an intercepted communication appears to capture Moscow directing Russian separatists in Ukraine to keep evidence out of the hands of objective investigators. …read more Source: FOX...

    6 Ukrainian Soccer Club Players Won’t Return to Region
    Jul21

    6 Ukrainian Soccer Club Players Won’t Return to Region

    After playing Lyon, five players from Brazil and one from Argentina refused to board the plane to the war-torn Donetsk. …read more Source:...

    Ukraine Ready to Hand MH17 Investigation Over to Dutch
    Jul21

    Ukraine Ready to Hand MH17 Investigation Over to Dutch

    Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Monday the country is prepared to let Dutch authorities take over the investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. The deal to let the Dutch continue the investigation is an effort to end the standoff between the Ukrainian government and Russia-backed separatist groups over who can...