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    Flight MH17: What the Wreckage Is Already Revealing
    Jul18

    Flight MH17: What the Wreckage Is Already Revealing

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 0:37 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    With the crash of another Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, this one in eastern Ukraine, aviation accident investigators are again asking the same big questions as in any disaster: What happened and why did it happen? In the case of the disappearance of MH370 this spring, the answer at this point on both counts is that no one knows. This will not be...

    Joe Biden: Malaysia Plane ‘Apparently Shot Down’ Over Ukraine, ‘Not An Accident’
    Jul18

    Joe Biden: Malaysia Plane ‘Apparently Shot Down’ Over Ukraine, ‘Not An Accident’

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 0:24 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    DETROIT, Mich. — Vice President Joe Biden said the United States is working to confirm reports that Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was “apparently shot down” over eastern Ukraine on Thursday. “A Malaysian aircraft traveling from Western Europe to Kuala Lumpur … was apparently shot down,” Biden said, telling the...

    U.S. Believes Malaysia Airlines Plane Hit By Surface-To-Air Missile, Official Reports
    Jul18

    U.S. Believes Malaysia Airlines Plane Hit By Surface-To-Air Missile, Official Reports

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 0:24 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) – A U.S. official said the United States believes a surface-to-air missile brought down the Malaysian airliner that crashed on Thursday in eastern Ukraine, killing all 295 people aboard. The U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the origin of the missile was unclear. The official declined...

    Malaysia says jetliner did not make distress call
    Jul18

    Malaysia says jetliner did not make distress call

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 0:24 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    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...

    The VIX Exploded Today (VIX)
    Jul18

    The VIX Exploded Today (VIX)

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 0:24 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    The volatility index, or VIX, gained 32% today. The VIX, commonly referred to as the “fear index,” measures expected volatility in the S&P 500 over the next month. Amid the Malaysia Airlines plane crash in Ukraine and late afternoon reports that Israel has begun a ground operation in Gaza, stocks sold off as “safe...

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

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

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 0:24 (EEST) Section: NBC (USA)

    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

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 0:24 (EEST) Section: USA TODAY (USA)

    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...

    6 Times That Airliners Were Shot Down
    Jul18

    6 Times That Airliners Were Shot Down

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 0:24 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    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...

    Buk missile suspected in Malaysia plane disaster
    Jul18

    Buk missile suspected in Malaysia plane disaster

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 0:24 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    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...

    What is known about plane crash in Ukraine
    Jul18

    What is known about plane crash in Ukraine

    Friday, July 18 , 2014 - 0:24 (EEST) Section: Miami Herald (USA)

    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...