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    Ukraine: Russia responsible for Malaysia Airlines crash
    Jul17

    Ukraine: Russia responsible for Malaysia Airlines crash

    Ukraine’s government says that it has evidence that the Russian military was involved in the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. Margaret Brennan joins Scott Pelley in a CBS News Special Report. …read more Source:...

    Terror expert on U.S. response to Malaysia Airlines crash
    Jul17

    Terror expert on U.S. response to Malaysia Airlines crash

    CBS News national security analyst Juan Zarate discusses the ways in which the U.S. government is obtaining information in the aftermath of the Malaysia Airlines crash in Ukraine. Zarate joins Scott Pelley during a CBS News Special Report. …read more Source:...

    Exclusive: Separatist Leader Says Rebels Did Not Shoot Down Flight MH17
    Jul17

    Exclusive: Separatist Leader Says Rebels Did Not Shoot Down Flight MH17

    The pro-Russia separatist leader was not in a mood to discuss the downing of a passenger plane over eastern Ukraine on Thursday. He had heard about it on the news – 280 passengers and 15 crew on a Malaysia Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lampur – possibly shot out of the sky with a missile or some other projectile over the...

    Anton Gerashchenko Buk Missile Photo? Ukranian Official Posts ‘Evidence’ on Facebook, Accuses Putin of Sponsoring ‘Terrorists’
    Jul17

    Anton Gerashchenko Buk Missile Photo? Ukranian Official Posts ‘Evidence’ on Facebook, Accuses Putin of Sponsoring ‘Terrorists’

    Anton Gerashchenko has uploaded pictures proving that a Buk missile was launched. The adviser to the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs posted a photo of the missile smoke stream on his Facebook page. Gerashchenko also continued to accuse Russian president Vladimir Putin of helping the “terrorists” who shot down the plane in his...

    BREMMER: The Crisis In Ukraine Just Escalated Significantly
    Jul17

    BREMMER: The Crisis In Ukraine Just Escalated Significantly

    The conflict in Ukraine has escalated significantly with the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane carrying nearly 300 people, Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer tells Business Insider. All 295 people aboard the civilian aircraft were killed. Ukraine’s Interior Minister blamed pro-Russian separatists for shooting down the...

    23 US Citizens Reportedly Dead In Malaysia Airlines Crash
    Jul17

    23 US Citizens Reportedly Dead In Malaysia Airlines Crash

    There were reportedly 23 American citizens on board Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which went down over Ukraine on Thursday. Fox is citing the flight manifest that reportedly lists 23 Americans, and Reuters cites an Interior Ministry adviser quoted by Interfax. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said she couldn’t immediately confirm...

    22 bodies counted at Ukraine plane crash site
    Jul17

    22 bodies counted at Ukraine plane crash site

    GRABOVO, Ukraine — Ukraine said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down Thursday as it flew over the country, and both the government and the pro-Russia separatists fighting in the region denied any responsibility for downing the plane.As plumes of black smoke rose up near a rebel-held village of Grabovo in eastern Ukraine, an...

    U.S. Stock Indexes Fall
    Jul17

    U.S. Stock Indexes Fall

    U.S. stocks fell Thursday after reports of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet crash near the Russia-Ukraine border, though major benchmarks recouped much of their losses in afternoon trading. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    22 bodies counted at Ukraine wreckage site
    Jul17

    22 bodies counted at Ukraine wreckage site

    GRABOVO, Ukraine — An Associated Press journalist has counted at least 22 bodies at the plane wreckage site in eastern Ukraine involving a Malaysia Airlines commercial flight.The plane appeared to have broken up before impact and the wreck is scattered over a wide area in the eastern Ukraine village of Grabovo.The field around the burning...

    Reports and Images From the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 Crash Scene
    Jul17

    Reports and Images From the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 Crash Scene

    It wasn’t long after news broke that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 had crashed in eastern Ukraine that traditional and social media were both flooded with descriptions of the crash scene, along with photos and videos apparently taken at the spot where the plane came down. Taken together, they paint a grisly picture of the scene on the...