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    What is known about plane crash in Ukraine
    Jul17

    What is known about plane crash in Ukraine

    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

    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...

    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...

    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...

    LEAK: SEPARATISTS DISCUSS SHOOTING DOWN CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT IN EAST UKRAINE
    Jul17

    LEAK: SEPARATISTS DISCUSS SHOOTING DOWN CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT IN EAST UKRAINE

    Ukraine’s security services (SBU) have released an intercepted audio recording of pro-Russia separatists discussing how they shot down a civilian aircraft in eastern Ukraine, the Kyiv Post reports. This morning, 295 people died when a Malaysia Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed in the town of Torez in the...

    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...