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    Rescuers comb scene of Malaysian plane crash
    Jul18

    Rescuers comb scene of Malaysian plane crash

    ROZSYPNE, Ukraine (AP) — A Malaysian jetliner shot from the sky by what U.S. intelligence officials believe was a surface-to-air missile scattered wreckage and bodies across the Ukrainian countryside, leaving investigators scrambling Friday to figure out what happened as rescue workers, policemen and even coal miners combed the crash site....

    Malaysia Airlines says changes route for planes
    Jul18

    Malaysia Airlines says changes route for planes

    Even though there were no restrictions, Malaysia Airlines may still face questions about why it continued with flight paths over eastern Ukraine — at the heart of a violent rebellion against Kiev — when some airlines decided months ago to change routes to skip around the area. Air China changed its route for flights between Beijing...

    Malaysia Airlines Plane Crash: Rescue Workers Comb Through Debris Searching For Clues
    Jul18

    Malaysia Airlines Plane Crash: Rescue Workers Comb Through Debris Searching For Clues

    ROZSYPNE, Ukraine (AP) — A Malaysian jetliner shot from the sky by what U.S. intelligence officials believe was a surface-to-air missile scattered wreckage and bodies across the Ukrainian countryside, leaving investigators scrambling Friday to figure out what happened as rescue workers, policemen and even coal miners combed the crash...

    Ukraine Rebels To Provide Access To Malaysia Airlines Plane Crash Site, OSCE Says
    Jul18

    Ukraine Rebels To Provide Access To Malaysia Airlines Plane Crash Site, OSCE Says

    (Adds detail, quotes) MOSCOW, July 18 (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine have agreed to provide assistance in an investigation into the downing of a Malaysian passenger airliner and will ensure safe access for international experts visiting the site, the OSCE said on Friday. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in...

    Malaysia Airlines says it will change route for planes flying to Europe
    Jul18

    Malaysia Airlines says it will change route for planes flying to Europe

    Malaysia Airlines says that in the wake of the shooting down of one of its passenger jets over Ukraine, it has changed the route it planes will take on flights to and from Europe. …read more Source: FOX...

    Malaysia Airlines Stunned By Double Disasters
    Jul18

    Malaysia Airlines Stunned By Double Disasters

    HONG KONG (AP) — Hit by two astonishing tragedies in quick succession, the Malaysia Airlines brand may become the airline industry’s equivalent of asbestos or News of the World: toxic to the public and, experts say, impossible to redeem. Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was downed over eastern Ukraine on Thursday with 298 people aboard by...

    UN Security Council Sets Emergency Meeting On Ukraine
    Jul18

    UN Security Council Sets Emergency Meeting On Ukraine

    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Friday morning on Ukraine. Britain’s U.N. Mission said Thursday it requested the meeting and later tweeted that it is set for 10 a.m. Friday. The request follows Wednesday’s downing of a Ukrainian air force fighter and Thursday’s downing of a...

    Rescue teams still working on the scene of Malaysian plane crash
    Jul18

    Rescue teams still working on the scene of Malaysian plane crash

    Rescue workers, policemen and even off-duty coal miners are combing the area adjacent to the site in eastern Ukraine where a Malaysian jetliner crashed on Thursday, killing all 298 aboard. …read more Source: FOX...

    Authorities scramble to determine who launched missile that shot down Malaysia Airlines jet with 298 aboard
    Jul18

    Authorities scramble to determine who launched missile that shot down Malaysia Airlines jet with 298 aboard

    As pro-Russian separatists and the Ukrainian government traded charges about who was behind the surface-to-air missile that downed a Malaysia Airlines jet with 298 aboard Thursday, a U.S. intelligence official told Fox News the possibility it was fired from Russian territory could not be ruled out. …read more Source: FOX...

    Asia Stocks Lower on Plane Crash
    Jul18

    Asia Stocks Lower on Plane Crash

    Markets across Asia were jolted Friday after a Malaysia Airlines plane was shot down in Ukraine, sending investors piling into the safety of the yen and sending Japanese stocks tumbling. …read more Source: The Wall Street...