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    Dutch leader calls on Putin to help crash probe
    Jul19

    Dutch leader calls on Putin to help crash probe

    THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An angry Dutch prime minister says he has had an “extremely intense” telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin in which he urged him to “show the world he intends to help” in the investigation into the Ukraine air disaster. …read more Source: San Francisco...

    Dutch leader tells Putin to help Ukraine crash probe during ‘extremely intense’ phone call
    Jul19

    Dutch leader tells Putin to help Ukraine crash probe during ‘extremely intense’ phone call

    An angry Dutch prime minister says he has had an “extremely intense” telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin in which he urged him to “show the world he intends to help” in the investigation into the Ukraine air disaster. …read more Source: FOX...

    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...

    Little Progress on Crash Investigation
    Jul19

    Little Progress on Crash Investigation

    The prospects of a thorough investigation into the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 fell into further doubt as Ukraine said separatist rebels were confiscating evidence and a rebel leader accused multinational investigators of delaying the probe. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    Malaysian Transport Minister to Ukraine to Investigate Crash
    Jul19

    Malaysian Transport Minister to Ukraine to Investigate Crash

    Malaysia’s transport minister is heading to Ukraine to join officials of his government already there preparing to assist in the investigation of the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. Malaysia is expressing alarm that the site, where a passenger jet of its flag carrier was apparently shot down by a missile, is not secure, and that...

    Ukraine Crisis Shows Divisions in Old Soviet Bloc
    Jul19

    Ukraine Crisis Shows Divisions in Old Soviet Bloc

    WARSAW, Poland— Poland’s foreign minister had sharp words on the downing of the Malaysia Airlines jumbo jet in Ukraine — blaming the crash on Russia-backed “bandits.” But throughout most of central and eastern Europe, leaders withheld judgment, expressing shock but refusing to say more until more facts are in. The...

    Plane Families Must Wait to Go to Ukraine Site
    Jul19

    Plane Families Must Wait to Go to Ukraine Site

    THE HAGUE, Netherlands— Malaysia Airlines says it has no immediate plans to fly the relatives of 298 passengers and crew killed in the downing of Flight 17 to Ukraine to visit the site because of security concerns. A spokesman for the airline says next of kin are being cared for in Amsterdam while a team from the carrier, including security...

    Igor Girkin / Igor Strelkov: Donetsk People’s Army Commander Says Flight MH17 is Ukraine Conspiracy
    Jul19

    Igor Girkin / Igor Strelkov: Donetsk People’s Army Commander Says Flight MH17 is Ukraine Conspiracy

    MOSCOW—A top pro-Russia rebel commander in eastern Ukraine has given a bizarre version of events surrounding the Malaysian jetliner crash — suggesting many of the victims may have died days before the plane took off. The pro-rebel website Russkaya Vesna on Friday quoted Igor Girkin as saying he was told by people at the crash site...