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    Dutch flags at half-staff as nation mourns crash
    Jul18

    Dutch flags at half-staff as nation mourns crash

    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...

    Clinton Suspects ‘Russian Insurgents’ Of Downing Malaysian Plane
    Jul18

    Clinton Suspects ‘Russian Insurgents’ Of Downing Malaysian Plane

    Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said European nations should take the lead in an investigation of the Malaysia Airlines plane crash in eastern Ukraine. Clinton said in an interview with PBS’s Charlie Rose on July 17 there was “growing awareness” that “Russian insurgents” were to blame for the downing...

    Australia Calls For International Inquiry Into Airliner Crash In Ukraine
    Jul18

    Australia Calls For International Inquiry Into Airliner Crash In Ukraine

    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...

    Australian PM Says ‘Russian-Backed Rebels’ Downed Malaysian Plane In Ukraine
    Jul18

    Australian PM Says ‘Russian-Backed Rebels’ Downed Malaysian Plane In Ukraine

    Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said “Russian-backed rebels” were behind the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jetliner over eastern Ukraine. In a speech before parliament on July 18 in Camberra, Abbott said it appeared that the anti-Kyiv separatists had shot down the plane, killing 298 people on board including 27...

    Second Black Box Found At Crash Site In Eastern Ukraine
    Jul18

    Second Black Box Found At Crash Site In Eastern Ukraine

    Emergency workers at the scene of a Malaysian jetliner crash in eastern Ukraine have found the plane’s second black box — a device carrying data that can help determine what happened during the flight’s final moments. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    MH 17 Shot Down? Yes, Missile Took Down Plane Over Ukraine, Source Confirms
    Jul18

    MH 17 Shot Down? Yes, Missile Took Down Plane Over Ukraine, Source Confirms

    WASHINGTON—American intelligence authorities believe a surface-to-air missile took down a passenger jet in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, a U.S. official said, but the Obama administration was still scrambling to confirm who launched the strike and whether there were American citizens killed in the crash. Vice President Joe Biden 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

    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...

    Malaysia Flight MH17 Black Box May Now Be In Moscow: Here’s A Complete Update On The Crash
    Jul18

    Malaysia Flight MH17 Black Box May Now Be In Moscow: Here’s A Complete Update On The Crash

    At least one of the “black box” flight data recorders on Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 may already have been spirited away to Moscow by the pro-Russian separatist rebels who shot the plane down with a surface to air missile, killing 298 civilian people on board, according to The Telegraph and the BBC. Although the rebels said they...

    Malaysia Airlines crash: Why airlines didn’t avoid risky Ukraine airspace
    Jul18

    Malaysia Airlines crash: Why airlines didn’t avoid risky Ukraine airspace

    The possibility that the civilian jetliner downed over war-torn eastern Ukraine with nearly 300 people onboard was hit by a missile could have profound consequences for the world’s airlines. …read more Source: FOX...

    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

    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...