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    Ukrainian official calls on West for help against Russia
    Jul18

    Ukrainian official calls on West for help against Russia

    Soon after the Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down over its airspace, Ukrainian officials pointed the finger right across the border — at Russian President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: New York Daily...

    AIDS researchers among dead in Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crash
    Jul18

    AIDS researchers among dead in Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crash

    Several prominent AIDS researchers en route to an international conference in Australia were among the 298 people killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine Thursday. …read more Source: New York Daily...

    Global leaders express shock over downed plane
    Jul18

    Global leaders express shock over downed plane

    International leaders and officials expressed grief and shock at the crash Thursday in eastern Ukraine of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet carrying 298 people. The plane en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was carrying 154 Dutch citizens, 43 Malaysians, 27 Australians and passengers of several other nationalities. Ukraine President Petro...

    UN Security Council sets urgent meeting on Ukraine
    Jul18

    UN Security Council sets urgent meeting on Ukraine

    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...

    Putin Says Ukraine ‘Bears Responsibility’ for Jet Crash
    Jul18

    Putin Says Ukraine ‘Bears Responsibility’ for Jet Crash

    Putin said the crash would not have happened if there was peace in Ukraine, and “the state over whose territory this took place bears responsibility.” …read more Source:...

    MSNBC prankster blames Malaysia crash on Howard Stern
    Jul18

    MSNBC prankster blames Malaysia crash on Howard Stern

    The caller claimed to be a sergeant with the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine. …read more Source: USA...

    Voices: Global hot spots need to be put in perspective
    Jul18

    Voices: Global hot spots need to be put in perspective

    A downed airliner in Ukraine and a violent flare-up in Gaza shake a world’s uneasy calm. …read more Source: USA...

    Ukraine: Pro-Russia rebels downed Malaysian plane
    Jul18

    Ukraine: Pro-Russia rebels downed Malaysian plane

    HRABOVE, Ukraine — Ukraine accused pro-Russian separatists of shooting down a Malaysian jetliner with 298 people aboard Thursday, sharply escalating the crisis and threatening to draw both East and West deeper into the conflict. The rebels denied downing the aircraft.American intelligence authorities believe a surface-to-air missile brought...

    AP Interview: Ukraine blames Russia for crash
    Jul18

    AP Interview: Ukraine blames Russia for crash

    Ukraine’s U.N. ambassador said Thursday that the Malaysian airliner would not have crashed if Russia hadn’t given pro-Russian separatists a sophisticated missile system that can hit planes. …read more Source: Miami...

    Hillary Clinton on Malaysia Airlines : ‘Should be outrage in European capitals’ if Russia shot down plane over Ukraine
    Jul18

    Hillary Clinton on Malaysia Airlines : ‘Should be outrage in European capitals’ if Russia shot down plane over Ukraine

    If Russian separatists shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine, it’s up to European countries to get tough on Russian President Vladimir Putin, Hillary Clinton said hours after the tragedy. …read more Source: New York Daily...