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    Double disasters taint Malaysia Airlines
    Jul18

    Double disasters taint Malaysia Airlines

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 8:54 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    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...

    AIDS conference attendees on downed Malaysian jet
    Jul18

    AIDS conference attendees on downed Malaysian jet

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 8:54 (EEST) Section: Miami Herald (USA)

    A large number of world-renowned AIDS researchers and activists heading to an international AIDS conference in Australia were on board a Malaysian jetliner that was shot down over Ukraine, officials said Friday, as news of their deaths sparked an outpouring of grief across the global scientific community. …read more Source: Miami...

    298 killed after Malaysian airliner shot down in Ukraine
    Jul18

    298 killed after Malaysian airliner shot down in Ukraine

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 8:54 (EEST) Section: USA TODAY (USA)

    Ukrainian officials claim the plane was hit by a missile. …read more Source: USA...

    UN Security Council sets urgent meeting on Ukraine
    Jul18

    UN Security Council sets urgent meeting on Ukraine

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 7:17 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    Britain proposed a Security Council press statement calling for “a full, thorough and independent international investigation into the incident.” Earlier, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said “there is clearly a need for a full and transparent international investigation” into the plane crash in Ukraine. …read...

    Shot out of the sky: Malaysian airliner downing stokes tensions between Ukraine, Russia
    Jul18

    Shot out of the sky: Malaysian airliner downing stokes tensions between Ukraine, Russia

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 7:17 (EEST) Section: The Washington Times (USA)

    A surface-to-air missile blew a Malaysian jetliner out of the sky over war-torn southeastern Ukraine on Thursday, U.S. and Ukrainian officials said. Kiev and Moscow blamed each other for the deaths of the 298 passengers and crew. Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed in a region engulfed in civil war where … …read more Source: The...

    White House Calls For ‘Credible’ Investigation Of Malaysian Plane Crash
    Jul18

    White House Calls For ‘Credible’ Investigation Of Malaysian Plane Crash

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 7:17 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    The White House said late Thursday it is “shocked” that a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane carrying nearly 300 people had been shot down near the Ukrainian border, urging a full and transparent investigation to determine who was responsible. “It is critical that there be a full, credible, and unimpeded international...

    Elaine Teoh, Albert Rizk, and Marie Rizk Among Australian Passengers on Malaysia Flight MH17
    Jul18

    Elaine Teoh, Albert Rizk, and Marie Rizk Among Australian Passengers on Malaysia Flight MH17

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 7:17 (EEST) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    Elaine Teoh and Albert and Marie Rizk have been named as three victims feared dead after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down while flying over eastern Ukraine. MH17 took off from Amsterdam and was en route to Kuala Lumpur. Channel Nine reported that Teoh, 27, has been confirmed as being on the plane. She’s a student at Melbourne...

    Malaysia plane deviated from typical path before going down
    Jul18

    Malaysia plane deviated from typical path before going down

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 7:17 (EEST) Section: CBS (USA)

    Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 strayed from path its pilots should have been familiar with before crashing in Ukraine …read more Source:...

    Barry Sim and Wife Izzy Missed Malaysia Airlines Flight That Crashed Due to Lack of Seats
    Jul18

    Barry Sim and Wife Izzy Missed Malaysia Airlines Flight That Crashed Due to Lack of Seats

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 7:17 (EEST) Section: The Epoch Times (USA)

    A British couple was nearly on board Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, which was shot down over Ukraine on July 17. They had been planning to fly on the flight but were told that there weren’t enough seats so they switched to a later KLM flight. 9 British passengers were among the 298 on board MH17, Malaysia Airlines said in its most recent...

    US: Malaysian Plane Shot Down over War Area in Ukraine
    Jul18

    US: Malaysian Plane Shot Down over War Area in Ukraine

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 7:17 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    U.S. officials are saying a Malaysian jet flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down as it crossed eastern Ukraine. The downing of the jet — the second loss for Malaysia Airlines in four months — escalates tension in the civil war between Ukraine and Russia. VOA’s Carolyn Presutti has more. …read more Source:...