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    Ukraine says Russia helping destroy crash evidence
    Jul19

    Ukraine says Russia helping destroy crash evidence

    KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine accused Russia on Saturday of helping separatist rebels destroy evidence at the crash site of a Malaysia Airlines plane shot down in rebel-held territory with 298 people onboard. While the delegation was leaving under orders from armed rebel overseers, two Ukrainian members lingered to look at a fragment of the...

    Malaysia very 'concerned' over crash site security
    Jul19

    Malaysia very 'concerned' over crash site security

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia’s transport minister says the country is “deeply concerned” that the site in Ukraine where a Malaysia Airlines jetliner was shot down with 298 people onboard “has not been properly secured.”Liow Tiong Lai said at a news conference Saturday in Kuala Lumpur that “the...

    Ukraine: Russia Helping to Destroy Crash Evidence
    Jul19

    Ukraine: Russia Helping to Destroy Crash Evidence

    Ukraine has accused Russia of assisting pro-Russian separatists in destroying evidence at the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines flight shot down with 298 people onboard. The government said Saturday the rebels have removed 38 bodies from the site and taken them to the insurgent-controlled city of Donetsk. Ukraine said the separatist rebels were...

    Ukraine crisis shows divisions in old Soviet bloc
    Jul19

    Ukraine crisis shows divisions in old Soviet bloc

    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. …read more Source:...

    Plane crash in Ukraine unlikely to halt deepening divisions in old Soviet bloc on Russia
    Jul19

    Plane crash in Ukraine unlikely to halt deepening divisions in old Soviet bloc on Russia

    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. …read more Source: FOX...

    Ukraine crisis shows divisions in old Soviet bloc
    Jul19

    Ukraine crisis shows divisions in old Soviet bloc

    With uncertainty surrounding Thursday’s plane crash, most have little to gain from pointing fingers, especially since the tragedy, which killed 298 people, is unlikely to blunt Russia’s growing clout in the region, experts say. On the plane crash, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said there’s still “no clarity,”...

    Who Did It? What We Know About the Ukraine Jet Crash
    Jul19

    Who Did It? What We Know About the Ukraine Jet Crash

    Two days after Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over contested Ukrainian territory many questions surrounding the tragedy remain unanswered. …read more Source:...

    Airlines symbolize nations’ hopes or reflect shame
    Jul19

    Airlines symbolize nations’ hopes or reflect shame

    FILE -In this Friday, July 18, 2014, file photo, a piece of a plane with the sign “Malaysia Airlines” lies in the grass as a group of Ukrainian coal miners search the site of a crashed Malaysi… …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    10 Art Exhibits to Discover This Summer
    Jul19

    10 Art Exhibits to Discover This Summer

    The summer season is the perfect time to catch up on art: gallery and museum openings are slow, which gives art aficionados a chance to visit all the shows they might have missed. MoreAn Artist Turned His Childhood Drawings Into This Beautiful, Surrealist SeriesNew Museum Puts Spotlight on Art From the Arab WorldSecond Life: Could Brazil’s...

    Drudge Report Highlights Question About MH17 Flight ‘Who Shot It Down?’ With a Photo of Putin
    Jul19

    Drudge Report Highlights Question About MH17 Flight ‘Who Shot It Down?’ With a Photo of Putin

    Drudge Report is highlighting the big question about Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 on Friday. The conservative webpage, which provides links to top stories of the day, has as its biggest link a New York Times story that explores who actually shot down MH17 over eastern Ukraine on Thursday. Igor Girkin–also known as Igor Strelkov–the...