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    What is known about plane crash in Ukraine
    Jul17

    What is known about plane crash in Ukraine

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 23:44 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    Though Ukrainian military aircraft have been shot down over eastern Ukraine by rebels, and the area has been the scene of fierce fighting, the route taken by the Malaysian jet appears to have been subject to no flight restrictions, the International Air Transport Association, an industry group, said. Eurocontrol, a European air safety...

    Britain Asks For Emergency UN meeting On Ukraine
    Jul17

    Britain Asks For Emergency UN meeting On Ukraine

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 23:44 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Britain has asked for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Ukraine.Britain’s U.N. Mission said Thursday the time of the meeting has not been set.The request follows Wednesday’s downing of a Ukrainian air force fighter and Thursday’s downing of a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane...

    Ukraine: Recordings show rebels shot down plane
    Jul17

    Ukraine: Recordings show rebels shot down plane

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 23:22 (EEST) Section: Boston Herald (USA)

    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

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 23:22 (EEST) Section: Miami Herald (USA)

    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

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 23:22 (EEST) Section: USA TODAY (USA)

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

    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

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 23:14 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    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

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 23:14 (EEST) Section: San Francisco Chronicle (USA)

    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...

    For Malaysia Airlines, Disaster Strikes Twice
    Jul17

    For Malaysia Airlines, Disaster Strikes Twice

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 23:14 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    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...

    Ukraine: 295 on Malaysia plane shot down over east
    Jul17

    Ukraine: 295 on Malaysia plane shot down over east

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 23:14 (EEST) Section: The Bismarck Tribune

    Passengers wait in line at the departure hall at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, in Sepang, Malaysia, Friday, July 18, 2014. Malaysia Airlines said it lost contact with Flight MH17 over Uk… …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    Violence on the edge of Europe forces soccer officials to act
    Jul17

    Violence on the edge of Europe forces soccer officials to act

    Thursday, July 17 , 2014 - 23:14 (EEST) Section: The Washington Times (USA)

    With tensions mounting on the fringes of Europe, officials decided this week to ban competitive soccer matches in Israel and to make sure teams from the Ukraine and Russia are not drawn to play each other in the continent’s top club competitions. The governing body for European soccer, UEFA, said … …read more Source: The...