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    All walks of life among Malaysia plane passengers
    Jul21

    All walks of life among Malaysia plane passengers

    THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International passengers from all walks of life, from a prominent AIDS researcher and soccer fans to a nun and a florist, were aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. The Boeing 777 was carrying 298 people when it was shot down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday in eastern Ukraine, sending shockwaves around the world...

    UN to vote on crash resolution; Russia has doubts
    Jul21

    UN to vote on crash resolution; Russia has doubts

    CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The U.N. Security Council will vote Monday on an Australia-proposed resolution demanding international access to the Ukraine plane crash site and a cease-fire around the area, with diplomats pressuring a reluctant Russia to approve it. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said his country would view a Russian...

    Abbot’s Anger Over Air Crash Site
    Jul21

    Abbot’s Anger Over Air Crash Site

    Australia’s prime minister’s launched an angry attack on activity at the scene of the MH17 plane crash which remains under the control of pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine. Tony Abbott delivered a scathing assessment of the situation at the wreckage site which he says is more like a garden clean-up than a forensic investigation....

    The BRICS Don’t Like the Dollar-Dominated World Economy, but They’re Stuck With It
    Jul21

    The BRICS Don’t Like the Dollar-Dominated World Economy, but They’re Stuck With It

    When the BRICS get together for their annual summit — as they did last week in Brazil — they always make a lot of noise about changing the way the global economy works. They have good reason to be frustrated. The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) are gaining in economic power and crave the political clout to match,...

    Asian stocks mostly higher as plane jitters fade
    Jul21

    Asian stocks mostly higher as plane jitters fade

    Asian stock markets were mostly higher Monday as anxiety over the downing of a Malaysian jetliner over Ukraine eased and investors shifted their focus to U.S. corporate earnings. …read more Source: Miami...

    Angry Australian PM: Ukraine Crash Site Probe ‘Shambolic’
    Jul21

    Angry Australian PM: Ukraine Crash Site Probe ‘Shambolic’

    Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Monday hit out at the “shambolic” situation at the MH17 crash site as he demanded Russian President Vladimir Putin back up assurances with action. At least 37 Australian passengers were among the 298 people aboard Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, shot down over eastern Ukraine in an attack the West...

    Putin blames others for exploiting Ukraine crash
    Jul21

    Putin blames others for exploiting Ukraine crash

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has lambasted those who use the downing of a passenger jet in eastern Ukraine for “mercenary objectives,” the Kremlin said Monday. …read more Source: Miami...

    Bodies from downed jetliner piled in boxcars in Ukraine; West condemns crash site tampering
    Jul21

    Bodies from downed jetliner piled in boxcars in Ukraine; West condemns crash site tampering

    Pro-Moscow rebels piled nearly 200 bodies from the downed Malaysian jetliner into four refrigerated boxcars Sunday in eastern Ukraine, and cranes at the crash scene moved big chunks of the Boeing 777, drawing condemnation from Western leaders that the rebels were tampering with the site. …read more Source: FOX...

    Dutch Experts Hope To Travel To Plane Crash Site
    Jul21

    Dutch Experts Hope To Travel To Plane Crash Site

    A team of Dutch experts is hoping to travel to the crash site of the Malaysian airliner in eastern Ukraine on July 21. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Crews Clear Debris, Bodies from MH17 Crash Site
    Jul21

    Crews Clear Debris, Bodies from MH17 Crash Site

    Rescue workers clear debris and bodies from the site of the Malaysian airliner crash in eastern Ukraine’s town of Hrabove. A total of 298 people died as a result of the crash on Thursday (July 17). Emergency workers, who have to navigate reporting both to the authorities in Kiev and the rebels who control the crash site and other areas in...