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    Police: 9 dead, 43 injured in bus crash in Germany
    Jul19

    Police: 9 dead, 43 injured in bus crash in Germany

    BERLIN — Several buses crashed on a German highway near the eastern city of Dresden, leaving nine people dead and 43 injured, police said Saturday.The crash, which happened about 2 a.m. Saturday, involved a Polish bus, a Ukrainian bus and a Polish minibus, said Dresden police.According to a preliminary investigation, the Polish bus hit the...

    Interview: RT Is About ‘Pointing Fingers’ Says Ex-Correspondent Who Resigned
    Jul19

    Interview: RT Is About ‘Pointing Fingers’ Says Ex-Correspondent Who Resigned

    Sara Firth, a London-based correspondent with RT (previously known as Russia Today), has resigned in protest at the channel’s coverage of the shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. Firth told RFE/RL’s Golnaz Esfandiari that the Russian state run news channel is all about “pointing fingers” and...

    Downed Plane Could Alter course of Ukraine Fight
    Jul19

    Downed Plane Could Alter course of Ukraine Fight

    PARIS—The downing of a passenger jet in Ukraine is likely to be a turning point in the country’s conflict. But which way it turns depends mainly on who carried out the attack and how convincingly it can be proved to the world. With suspicion falling heavily on pro-Russian insurgents, the event could provide an opportunity for Russian...

    Disaster Clouds Putin’s Strategy for Ukraine
    Jul19

    Disaster Clouds Putin’s Strategy for Ukraine

    The downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight is a major setback to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s carefully balanced Ukraine strategy of making efforts to appear publicly hands-off amid allegations that Russia was providing armor and weapons to help rebels hold off Ukrainian forces. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    Strict European Sanctions Would Hurt Russia. But Don’t Hold Your Breath.
    Jul19

    Strict European Sanctions Would Hurt Russia. But Don’t Hold Your Breath.

    It did not take Senator John McCain long to call for a strong response to the tragic crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. Along with sending military aid to the Ukrainian army and moving missile defense systems into the Czech Republic and Poland, he …read more Source: The New...

    Interview: What Will MH17 Investigators Be Looking For At Crash Site?
    Jul19

    Interview: What Will MH17 Investigators Be Looking For At Crash Site?

    A team of international investigators has traveled to rebel-held eastern Ukraine to collect evidence from the crash site of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17. Joseph Burnside, the editor of “Aviation Safety” magazine, spoke to RFE/RL about what investigators may expect to find once they reach the site. …read more Source: Radio Free...

    What We Know and Don’t Know About Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 — Day 1
    Jul19

    What We Know and Don’t Know About Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 — Day 1

    BRUSSELS—One day after the crash of a Malaysian jetliner carrying 298 people in eastern Ukraine, here’s what is known, and what has been claimed: ___ THE CAUSE U.S. officials and an adviser to Ukraine’s interior minister have said a surface-to-air missile brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 as it flew Thursday from...

    Downing of Jet Exposes Defects of Flight Precautions Over Ukraine
    Jul19

    Downing of Jet Exposes Defects of Flight Precautions Over Ukraine

    Flight restrictions underestimated the risks to a startling degree, leaving Flight 17 exposed at 33,000 feet to missiles known to fly to more than twice that height. …read more Source: The New York...

    Ukraine rebels limit access to site of downed jet
    Jul19

    Ukraine rebels limit access to site of downed jet

    KIEV, Ukraine — The quest for clues in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet faced major obstacles Friday, as the rebel militias that Ukraine blames for the disaster limited access to the mammoth crash site strewn with airplane parts and bodies. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...

    US Calls On Putin to Withdraw Support of Ukrainian Separatists
    Jul19

    US Calls On Putin to Withdraw Support of Ukrainian Separatists

    The United States on Friday called for an independent international investigation into the downing of the Malaysian passenger plane over eastern Ukraine, and for an immediate ceasefire in the conflict. VOA’s Sharon Behn reports on Washington’s growing concern over the rapidly deteriorating security situation in the region. …read...