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    Putin: Responsibility for plane crash is Ukraine's
    Jul18

    Putin: Responsibility for plane crash is Ukraine's

    MOSCOW — Russian President Vladmir Putin says Ukraine bears responsibility for the crash of a Malaysian airliner.A Kremlin statement early Friday said Putin opened a meeting with his economic advisers by calling for a moment of silence over the crash.Then, he said, “This tragedy would not have happened if there were peace on this...

    ‘Blown Out of the Sky’: Malaysia Jet Shot Down by Missile
    Jul18

    ‘Blown Out of the Sky’: Malaysia Jet Shot Down by Missile

    A Malaysian passenger airliner with 295 people on board crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border on Thursday, according to reports. …read more Source:...

    Ukraine: 295 on Malaysia plane shot down
    Jul18

    Ukraine: 295 on Malaysia plane shot down

    The Ukrainian government and the pro-Russia separatists fighting in the region denied any responsibility Thursday for downing the Malaysia Airlines aircraft carrying 295 people. (July 17) …read more Source: USA...

    US trying to determine why jet down in Ukraine
    Jul18

    US trying to determine why jet down in Ukraine

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration scrambled Thursday to determine what brought down a passenger jet in Ukraine and whether any Americans were killed in an incident that could worsen t… …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    Malaysian Airliner Crashes in Ukraine
    Jul18

    Malaysian Airliner Crashes in Ukraine

    Emergencies ministry personnel attempted to extinguish fires from the wreckage of a Malaysia Airways Boeing 777 that crashed near the Ukrainian border that still burned hours later on Thursday (July 17). A Malaysian airliner was brought down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing all 295 people aboard and sharply raising the stakes in a...

    What is known about plane crash in Ukraine
    Jul18

    What is known about plane crash in Ukraine

    Here’s what is known, and what has been claimed, about Thursday’s crash of a Malaysian jetliner carrying 295 people in eastern Ukraine: …read more Source: Miami...

    Malaysia says jetliner did not make distress call
    Jul18

    Malaysia says jetliner did not make distress call

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s prime minister said Friday that a Malaysia Airlines jetliner did not make any distress call before it went down in Ukraine, and that the flight route had been declared safe by the International Civil Aviation Organization. […] Malaysia Airlines has confirmed that the aircraft did not make...

    Buk missile suspected in Malaysia plane disaster
    Jul18

    Buk missile suspected in Malaysia plane disaster

    A launcher similar to the Buk system was seen earlier in the day by Associated Press journalists in a rebel-held section of eastern Ukraine — lending credence to concerns that the rebels have more powerful weaponry than had been believed. Defense experts believe Ukrainian government forces may have abandoned Buk systems when retreating from...

    Blame Game Unfolds After Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Crash
    Jul18

    Blame Game Unfolds After Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Crash

    MoreExclusive: Separatist Leader Says Rebels Did Not Shoot Down Flight MH17Rebels Control the Crash Site Of Downed Malaysia PlaneUkrainian officials blamed a “terrorist action” for the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 on Thursday, while pro-Russian separatists, who said they do not have weaponry advanced enough to shoot down an...

    6 Times That Airliners Were Shot Down
    Jul18

    6 Times That Airliners Were Shot Down

    Ukrainian officials have blamed separatist rebels for shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, possibly mistaking it for a Ukrainian aircraft. The separatists have denied the allegations—and in turn suggested Ukraine was responsible. MoreBlame Game Unfolds After Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 CrashRebels Control the Crash Site Of Downed...