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    Ukraine video claims proof of Russia-supplied anti-aircraft system
    Jul19

    Ukraine video claims proof of Russia-supplied anti-aircraft system

    The Ukrainian security ministry on Friday released a video in which officials claimed they have evidence proving pro-Russian separatists had the capability to shoot down the Malaysian Airlines jet that killed 298, including one American. …read more Source: Miami...

    Malaysia Airlines staff try to cope with disasters
    Jul19

    Malaysia Airlines staff try to cope with disasters

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Coping with two disasters within a few months has left some Malaysia Airlines employees so shaken that they’ve been unable to function properly at work, a union official said Saturday.The airline suffered its second disaster in less than five months Thursday when Flight 17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was...

    Pro-Russia Rebels Hamper Access to Malaysian Plane Crash Site
    Jul19

    Pro-Russia Rebels Hamper Access to Malaysian Plane Crash Site

    …read more Source: The Epoch...

    Rebels hamper access to plane crash site
    Jul19

    Rebels hamper access to plane crash site

    HRABOVE, Ukraine — Armed separatists hampered access to the Malaysia Airlines crash site Saturday, limiting the movements of international monitors and raising concerns that evidence showing who brought the plane down and killed the 298 people onboard would be lost, tampered with or destroyed. …read more Source: Boston...

    Malaysia Airlines Crash Photos: Pictures of MH17 Victims’ Belongings That Survived the Crash
    Jul19

    Malaysia Airlines Crash Photos: Pictures of MH17 Victims’ Belongings That Survived the Crash

    Pictures of the MH17 victims’ belongings have surfaced. Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was flying over Ukraine from Amsterdam when it was shot down by a surface-to-air missile. All 298 passengers and crew perished in the flight, which was headed for Kuala Lumpur. Some of pictures of the passenger belongings that have survived the crash have...

    Is this how to secure the scene?
    Jul19

    Is this how to secure the scene?

    Bodies, backpacks, passports and other piles of debris lay splayed across a miles-long area in the remote area in eastern Ukraine where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 came down. The crash site is massive — an international observer called it “one of the biggest — or the biggest — crime scenes in the world right now.”...

    Putin under scrutiny after downing of Malaysia Airlines jet
    Jul19

    Putin under scrutiny after downing of Malaysia Airlines jet

    The downing of a passenger jet over separatist-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine puts Russian President Vladimir Putin in a tight spot. …read more Source: Los Angeles...

    Multiple bus crash in Germany kills 10, injures 69
    Jul19

    Multiple bus crash in Germany kills 10, injures 69

    BERLIN — A crash involving several buses on a highway in eastern Germany killed 10 people and injured 69, police said Saturday.The crash near Dresden occurred shortly before 2 a.m. when a Polish bus hit the rear of a Ukrainian bus and then broke through the median barrier, slamming into a Polish minibus traveling in the opposite direction,...

    Ukraine’s Air-Defense Intelligence Deepens Mystery
    Jul19

    Ukraine’s Air-Defense Intelligence Deepens Mystery

    Ukraine intelligence officials said they knew three days before the downing of Flight 17 that rebels in the east of the country possessed sophisticated air-defense systems capable of felling a jetliner at high altitudes. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    With Jet’s Fall, War in Ukraine Becomes Global
    Jul19

    With Jet’s Fall, War in Ukraine Becomes Global

    The downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 rippled across multiple continents, bringing home in vivid relief the consequences of a struggle that had seemed far removed for many. …read more Source: The New York...