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    Here Are The Nationalities Of The Victims Of Downed Malaysia Plane MH17
    Jul18

    Here Are The Nationalities Of The Victims Of Downed Malaysia Plane MH17

    Malaysia Airlines plane MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing all of the 298 passengers and crew on board. The plane, which was traveling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was carrying primarily Dutch citizens, as well those from nine other countries. While it was originally reported that 23 Americans were on board, that...

    Fidel Castro says Ukraine to blame for downed airliner, criticizes Israel, US over Gaza action
    Jul18

    Fidel Castro says Ukraine to blame for downed airliner, criticizes Israel, US over Gaza action

    Retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro is blaming the Ukrainian government in Kiev for the downing of a Malaysian Airlines passenger plane. …read more Source: FOX...

    Malaysia MH17 blame game: Haunting audio shows separatists shocked they shot down civilians
    Jul18

    Malaysia MH17 blame game: Haunting audio shows separatists shocked they shot down civilians

    Audio intercepted by Ukrainian authorities in the hours after the downed Malaysian airplane indicates that Russian separatists at first cheered what they believed was the take-down of a transport plane — and then expressed shock and anger, when they realized the craft contained civilians. The New York Times first reported …...

    Malaysia Flight MH17: Dozens of AIDS researchers among the dead
    Jul18

    Malaysia Flight MH17: Dozens of AIDS researchers among the dead

    Investigators say that 100 or so AIDS researchers traveling to the 20th International AIDS Conference in Melbourne may be among the dead in the aircraft that was shot down over Ukraine. “There’s been confirmed a number of senior people who were coming out here who were researchers, who were medical … …read more Source: The...

    Putin calls for ceasefire in eastern Ukraine
    Jul18

    Putin calls for ceasefire in eastern Ukraine

    Russian President Vladimir Putin is calling for a ceasefire between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian government forces following the downing of a Malaysian passenger plane. …read more Source: FOX...

    Differing Reports Whether Malaysia MH17 Black Boxes Found
    Jul18

    Differing Reports Whether Malaysia MH17 Black Boxes Found

    KIEV, Ukraine—A pro-Russia rebel leader says no black boxes have been found in the scattered wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines plane that was shot down over eastern Ukraine, conflicting with a statement made by an aide to a rebel military leader. Separatist leader Aleksandr Borodai says “no black boxes have been found … We hope...

    Here’s How Newspaper Front Pages Around The World Are Covering The Malaysia Plane Crash
    Jul18

    Here’s How Newspaper Front Pages Around The World Are Covering The Malaysia Plane Crash

    Countries around the world are reeling in shock after a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane was shot down over Eastern Ukraine yesterday, killing the 295 people on board. The event, which many think could signal a new elevation in the growing conflict between Russia, Europe, and the United States, has been reported widely throughout news outlets....

    Why Did Jet Fly Over War Zone? To Save Time, Money
    Jul18

    Why Did Jet Fly Over War Zone? To Save Time, Money

    The fate of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 raises questions over whether planes should have been flying over war-torn Ukraine. …read more Source:...

    Malaysia Airlines crash: Victims’ nationalities revealed as world looks for answers
    Jul18

    Malaysia Airlines crash: Victims’ nationalities revealed as world looks for answers

    Malaysia Airlines on Friday identified 10 countries that had passengers aboard doomed flight MH17 as all eyes locked onto the bloody fields of war-torn Ukraine near the Russian border. …read more Source: New York Daily...

    Putin calls for peace in Ukraine after plane crash
    Jul18

    Putin calls for peace in Ukraine after plane crash

    MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin says all parties in the conflict in eastern Ukraine should lay down the arms and engage in talks as soon as possible after a commercial airliner was shot down.Putin said on Friday in comments carried by Russian news agencies that “peace in Ukraine must prevail as soon as possible” and...