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    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...

    Rescuers comb scene of Malaysian plane crash
    Jul18

    Rescuers comb scene of Malaysian plane crash

    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. …read more Source: Miami...

    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 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...

    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...

    Audio of Intercepted Calls of Separatists
    Jul18

    Audio of Intercepted Calls of Separatists

    Ukraine released what it said was audio of phone calls between rebels and Russian officers. In one call, a rebel is heard saying, “We have just shot down a plane.” …read more Source: The New York...

    Malaysia Airlines Ukraine Crash: FAA Bans U.S. Flight Routes Over Region
    Jul18

    Malaysia Airlines Ukraine Crash: FAA Bans U.S. Flight Routes Over Region

    The Federal Aviation Adminstration (FAA) has released a Notice to Airman barring U.S. flight operations within the Simferopol and Dnepropetrovsk regions of Eastern Ukraine following the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which was reportedly shot down over the war-torn area. The new flight paths prohibited on Thursday are an addition to...

    Family crushed over loss of daughter on Malaysian plane
    Jul18

    Family crushed over loss of daughter on Malaysian plane

    On Thursday, Nur Shazana Mohamed Salleh’s parents were thrown into a nightmare when their daughter’s plane was shot down over Ukraine. …read more Source: New York Daily...

    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...