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    From nun to AIDS expert; crash kills hundreds
    Jul18

    From nun to AIDS expert; crash kills hundreds

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 14:22 (EEST) Section: Boston Herald (USA)

    THE HAGUE, Netherlands — International passengers from all walks of life, from a prominent AIDS researcher and soccer fans to a nun and a florist, were aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.The Boeing 777 was carrying 298 people when it was shot down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday in eastern Ukraine, sending shockwaves around the world from...

    ‘This Is Chaos’: Ukraine Crash Probe Faces Huge Challenges
    Jul18

    ‘This Is Chaos’: Ukraine Crash Probe Faces Huge Challenges

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 14:22 (EEST) Section: NBC (USA)

    U.S. officials say Flight MH17 was shot down, but in violent, war-torn Ukraine, investigators will have a hard job determining that for sure. …read more Source:...

    Malaysia defends flight path of downed jet
    Jul18

    Malaysia defends flight path of downed jet

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 14:22 (EEST) Section: Los Angeles Times (USA)

    A day after a Malaysia Airlines plane traveling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed near the Russian border in eastern Ukraine, the Malaysian transportation minister said he believed the crew bore no responsibility for the deadly flight plan. …read more Source: Los Angeles...

    Australia Grieves After 28 Nationals Die in MH17 Crash
    Jul18

    Australia Grieves After 28 Nationals Die in MH17 Crash

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 14:22 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    Grief and shock rippled through Australia after news broke early Friday morning that 28 of its citizens had been aboard the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was allegedly shot down by a surface-to-air missile in southeastern Ukraine on Thursday. MoreTop AIDS Researchers Killed in Malaysia Airlines CrashAustralian Swimmer Ian Thorpe...

    Woman Loses Relatives in 2 Malaysia Air Disasters
    Jul18

    Woman Loses Relatives in 2 Malaysia Air Disasters

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 14:22 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    SYDNEY (AP) — In an almost incomprehensible twist of fate, an Australian woman who lost her brother in the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 learned on Friday that her stepdaughter was on the plane shot down over Ukraine. Kaylene Mann’s brother Rod Burrows and sister-in-law Mary Burrows were on board Flight 370 when it...

    Poroshenko Says ‘Terrorist’ Attack On Airliner Challenge To Whole World
    Jul18

    Poroshenko Says ‘Terrorist’ Attack On Airliner Challenge To Whole World

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 14:22 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko said the July 17 crash of a Malaysian airliner in the country’s east was the result of an “act of international terrorism.” In a televised English-language statement from Kyiv, Poroshenko said the incident was a “wake-up call” for the whole world. (Reuters) …read more...

    Dutch flags at half-staff as nation mourns crash
    Jul18

    Dutch flags at half-staff as nation mourns crash

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 12:11 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Flags flew are flying half-staff across the Netherlands as the country mourns at least 154 of its citizens killed when a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet was shot down in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: San Francisco...

    Dutch flags fly half-staff as nation mourns victims of Ukraine passenger jet crash
    Jul18

    Dutch flags fly half-staff as nation mourns victims of Ukraine passenger jet crash

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 12:11 (EEST) Section: FOX News (USA)

    Flags flew are flying half-staff across the Netherlands as the country mourns at least 154 of its citizens killed when a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet was shot down in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...

    Australia Calls For International Inquiry Into Airliner Crash In Ukraine
    Jul18

    Australia Calls For International Inquiry Into Airliner Crash In Ukraine

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 12:11 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop called for a full international inquiry into the crash of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine. Speaking to journalists July 18 in Brisbane, Bishop said Australia was seeking access to the crash site and urged pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine to cooperate with the investigation. She said the...

    MH17 Amsterdam – Kuala Lumpur Flight: Plane Crew Didn’t Make Distress Call Before Being Shot Down
    Jul18

    MH17 Amsterdam – Kuala Lumpur Flight: Plane Crew Didn’t Make Distress Call Before Being Shot Down

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 12:11 (EEST) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—The Malaysia Airlines jetliner that went down in war-torn Ukraine did not make any distress call, Malaysia’s prime minister said Friday, adding that its flight route had been declared safe by the global civil aviation body. Najib Razak, who addressed a middle-of-the-night news conference after speaking with...