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    Rebels Control the Crash Site Of Downed Malaysia Plane
    Jul17

    Rebels Control the Crash Site Of Downed Malaysia Plane

    The Malaysian Airlines flight apparently shot down on Thursday over eastern Ukraine crashed in a kind of no man’s land. The central government withdrew from that patch of territory months ago, leaving it to the bands of separatist fighters who now represent the only figures of authority around the crash site. One of their first orders of...

    295 killed after  Malaysian airliner shot down in Ukraine
    Jul17

    295 killed after Malaysian airliner shot down in Ukraine

    A Ukrainian official claims the plane was hit by a missile …read more Source: USA...

    Ukraine: Recordings show rebels shot down plane
    Jul17

    Ukraine: Recordings show rebels shot down plane

    HRABOVE, Ukraine — Ukraine’s security services produced what they said were two intercepted telephone conversations that they said showed rebels were responsible for downing a Malaysian airliner.In the first call, the security services said, rebel commander Igor Bezler tells a Russian military intelligence officer that rebel forces...

    Britain asks for emergency UN meeting on Ukraine
    Jul17

    Britain asks for emergency UN meeting on Ukraine

    Britain has asked for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...

    Malaysian airliner with 295 aboard crashes in Ukraine
    Jul17

    Malaysian airliner with 295 aboard crashes in Ukraine

    A Ukrainian official claims the plane was hit by a missile …read more Source: USA...

    Airlines avoiding Ukrainian airspace after Malaysia Airlines plane crash
    Jul17

    Airlines avoiding Ukrainian airspace after Malaysia Airlines plane crash

    Several international airlines said Thursday that they were rerouting flights around eastern Ukrainian airspace after a Malaysian Airlines jet carrying 295 people crashed near the city of Donetsk. …read more Source: Los Angeles...

    Missiles from Lebanon are Landing in Israel—But Hizballah Isn’t the Suspect
    Jul17

    Missiles from Lebanon are Landing in Israel—But Hizballah Isn’t the Suspect

    Israel has a lot of enemies in the region, so it’s not surprising that it is taking fire from multiple sides—including from southern Lebanon, the source of at least four missile launches into northern Israel in recent days. What is surprising is that none of those attacks originated from Israel’s archenemy Hizballah, the...

    Britain asks for emergency UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine
    Jul17

    Britain asks for emergency UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine

    Britain has asked for an emergency meeting of the U.N. …read more Source: FOX...

    Flight Radar Shows Planes Avoiding Ukraine In Aftermath Of Malaysia Airlines Crash
    Jul17

    Flight Radar Shows Planes Avoiding Ukraine In Aftermath Of Malaysia Airlines Crash

    In the aftermath of an apparent attack on a Malaysia Airlines commercial jet flying over Ukraine, international flights are taking detours from their usual routes to avoid the war-torn country. The Twitter account PlaneTalking shared the image below, which shows the dramatic re-routing in effect. A quick look on @flightradar24 and you can see the...

    For Malaysia Airlines, disaster strikes twice
    Jul17

    For Malaysia Airlines, disaster strikes twice

    HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Two Boeing 777s. Two incredibly rare aviation disasters. And one airline. In what appears to be a mind-boggling coincidence, Malaysia is reeling from the second tragedy to hit its national airline in less than five months. On March 8, a Malaysia Airlines jetliner vanished about an hour after taking off from Kuala...