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Parents of MH17 Victim Arrive at Crash Site in Ukraine
The parents of Fatima Dyczynski survey the wreckage of the Malaysian airliner downed last week over eastern Ukraine. Their daughter is believed to have perished in the crash — along with 297 other passengers and crew — en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. Fatima’s mother, Angela — who traveled all the way from...
Last Planes Carrying MH17 Crash Victims Arrive at Netherlands Military Airport
The two last planes carrying the remains of some of the victims of the downed Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 arrived at Eindhoven military airport in the Netherlands on Saturday (July 26). All 298 people on board the flight perished when it was brought down over rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine, where Kiev is struggling to quell a...
Last Plane Carrying MH17 Victims Departs for Netherlands
An Australian air force transport plane was the last aircraft to depart eastern Ukraine on Saturday (July 26) carrying the remains of victims from the downed Malaysian Airlines flight MH17. All 298 people on board the flight perished when it was brought down over rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine, where Kiev is struggling to quell a...
Sloviansk: Going Back to a Ruined House
Many residents of Sloviansk are now returning home, after pro-Russian insurgents were pushed out of the eastern Ukrainian city at the beginning of July. …read more Source: The Boston...
Sanctions and IMF Put Russian Econ in the Dock
It’s been just over a week since the Malaysian Airlines MH17 was shot out of the sky over eastern Ukraine. Nearly three hundred lives lost. Governments around the world were quick to blame and demand an end to the crisis in Ukraine. How best to do this led to cracks within the EU and accusations of self-interest and hypocrisy. But is...
MH17 Flight Code Ends
The last Malaysia Airlines flight ever to have the code MH17 landed at Kuala Lumpur international airport early on Friday morning. The code’s being retired as a mark of respect for the 298 people who died when their plane was shot down over Ukraine exactly a week earlier. Travellers on Friday’s flight from Amsterdam said some...
MH17 Investigators ‘Hampered’
The heads of Ukraine’s Emergency Situations Service and the Dutch Police Mission in Ukraine say armed separatists are hampering work at the scene of the MH17 plane crash. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe denies there’ve been any incidents. But Ukraine officials say investigators have been chased away. Dutch...
MH17 Crash Scene Still Unsecured
A week after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 came down in Ukraine, the crash site has yet to be secured raising concerns that vital evidence will be lost. …read more Source: The Boston...
OSCE Finds Large Piece of Fuselage at Airline Crash Site
OSCE investigators head into the crash site in eastern Ukraine. They encounter no incidents at the site. …read more Source: The Boston...
Investigation Underway, as Victims’ Bodies Leave Ukraine
Victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash in eastern Ukraine are being brought back home. Seventy four coffins were flown to the Netherlands, Thursday. The Dutch Foreign Minister thanked Ukraine for this, while the Ukrainian Foreign Minister reiterated their priorities: …read more Source: The Boston...
