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    Official: Malaysian plane shot down over Ukraine
    Jul17

    Official: Malaysian plane shot down over Ukraine

    A Ukrainian official said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down Thursday over a town in the east of the country, and Malaysia Airlines tweeted that it lost contact with one of its flights over Ukrainian airspace. …read more Source: Miami...

    Malaysia Airlines plane feared shot down in Ukraine near Russian border
    Jul17

    Malaysia Airlines plane feared shot down in Ukraine near Russian border

    A Malaysian Airlines passenger plane reportedly crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border. The Boeing 777 had 280 passengers and 15 crew members. …read more Source: New York Daily...

    Ukraine rebels: We did not shoot down plane
    Jul17

    Ukraine rebels: We did not shoot down plane

    KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Separatist rebels in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk have denied that they are responsible for shooting down a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane. Andrei Purgin, deputy prime minister for the rebels, told The Associated Press the plane must have been shot down by Ukrainian government troops. He gave no proof for...

    Official: Malaysia Airlines plane shot down over Ukraine
    Jul17

    Official: Malaysia Airlines plane shot down over Ukraine

    KIEV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian official said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down today over a town in the east of the country, and Malaysia Airlines tweeted that it lost contact with one of its flights over Ukrainian airspace. …read more Source: Pittsburgh...

    Crashed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Shot Down? Ukraine Official Criticizes Putin and His ‘Terrorists’; Boeing Confirms Crash in Twitter Post (+Photo)
    Jul17

    Crashed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Shot Down? Ukraine Official Criticizes Putin and His ‘Terrorists’; Boeing Confirms Crash in Twitter Post (+Photo)

    Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 disappeared over Ukraine on Thursday, July 17. According to the FR24 database, the signal was lost from the airplane around 4:21 p.m. local time, at 33,000 feet. FIRST PHOTO: Eyewitness’ alleged photo of debris of #MH17 Malaysian Airlines plane in #Ukraine http://t.co/cOfyUnXeky pic.twitter.com/TbIPiH0iCh...

    Malaysian Plane MH17 Carrying 295 Shot Down Over Ukraine, Says Official (+Videos)
    Jul17

    Malaysian Plane MH17 Carrying 295 Shot Down Over Ukraine, Says Official (+Videos)

    KIEV, Ukraine—A Ukrainian official said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down Thursday over a town in the east of the country, and Malaysia Airlines tweeted that it lost contact with one of its flights over Ukrainian airspace. Anton Gerashenko, an adviser to Ukraine’s interior minister, said on his Facebook page the...

    Cancer Wages Its Own War Against Syrian Refugees
    Jul17

    Cancer Wages Its Own War Against Syrian Refugees

    MoreSyrian President Assad Sworn in for 3rd TermThe Vast Majority of Syrians Are Opposed to an Islamic CaliphateReport Details Hardships Facing Syria’s Refugee MothersIt was just before Syrian civilians started rising up against their government in 2011 that Fayhaa al-Dahr, 22, from the northern city of Raqqa, noticed a strange swelling in...

    Malaysia Airlines Flight Crashes in Ukraine
    Jul17

    Malaysia Airlines Flight Crashes in Ukraine

    A Malaysia Airlines passenger plane crashed in Ukraine Thursday, according to Russian news agencies. “We have this information. A Boeing 777 traveling from Amsterdam to Kuala-Lampur crashed north of Torez [in eastern Ukraine],” Vladislav Seleznev, a spokesman for the Ukrainian armed forces, told RIA Novosti news agency. Anton...

    Adviser to Ukraine’s Interior Minister Says Passenger Plane Carrying 295 Shot Down
    Jul17

    Adviser to Ukraine’s Interior Minister Says Passenger Plane Carrying 295 Shot Down

    (KIEV, Ukraine) — Adviser to Ukraine’s Interior Minister says passenger plane carrying 295 shot down. …read more Source:...

    RUSSIA ETF PLUNGES (RSX, SPX, SPY, QQQ)
    Jul17

    RUSSIA ETF PLUNGES (RSX, SPX, SPY, QQQ)

    The Market Vector Russia ETF, an exchanged-traded fund that is designed to track the performance of public companies from Russia, is tumbling. The RSX was down nearly 6% in afternoon trade following reports that Malaysia Airlines passenger plane crashed in eastern Ukraine near the Russian border. In addition to the RSX falling, U.S. markets are...