Section: The Boston Globe (USA)
Fears MH17 Crash Site ‘Abandoned’
There are renewed calls for tighter security at the site of the Malaysia Airlines plane crash in Ukraine, after some reports it had been left abandoned. …read more Source: The Boston...
-Dutch Mourn as First MH17 Bodies Arrive in Netherlands
A nation in shock and mourning. Flags across the Netherlands flew at half mast in memory of the 298 people who died when flight MH17 crashed in rebel controlled eastern Ukraine. In Amsterdam, thousands of people gathered outside the royal palace in Dam Square, commemorating the innocent victims caught up in a distant war. U.S. officials believe...
Brawl in Ukraine Parliament
Scuffles broke out for the second day in a row in Ukraine’s parliament as attempts to expel one member boiled over with tensions heightened by fighting in the east of the country. Deputies from the nationalist Svoboda (Freedom) party attempted to physically expel the leader of the pro-Russian Communist party, Petro Symonenko, because he...
As Dutch Mourn; Ukraine Calls for Sanctions
Mourning in the Netherlands as the bodies of the first victims from the Malaysian crash come home. Flags fly at half staff in memory of the 298 people killed when flight MH17 crashed in an area of eastern Ukraine held by Russian-backed separatists. Against the backdrop of grief and loss, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk is calling for...
EU Falters on Russia Sanctions
Flags fly at half mast in the Netherlands. It marks a day of mourning as the bodies of the MH17 flight victims arrive. 193 of the 298 killed were Dutch. Calls for tougher sanctions on Russia over its involvement in the Ukraine crisis continue, and the EU is facing criticism for taking its time. The region had vowed to put pressure on Vladimir...
2 Ukraine Fighter Jets Shot Down as Fighting Intensifies
Fighting intensified in the rebel-controlled region of Ukraine on Wednesday, with military officials reporting that two Ukrainian Su-25 fighter jets had been shot down near the village of Dmytrivka. …read more Source: The Boston...
Plane with First Coffins of Malaysian Airliner Victims Leaves Ukraine
It was a long journey but finally five refrigerated wagons reached Ukraine’s Kharkiv airport. They carry the remains of some of the 289 victims, who died on board the Malaysia Airlines jet. Flight MH17 was shot down over rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine, where the government is trying to quell a pro-Russian backed separatist...
As Bodies Are Moved to the Netherlands, Safety Remains Top Concern in Ukraine
Malaysian aviation crash scene experts are on the ground in Ukraine. They’re the first international accident investigators to reach the site where flight MH17 was brought down last week. Even with international monitors and heavily armed separatist fighters, the experts still face danger, especially with new fighting nearby. …read...
Obama to Dutch: “We Are All Heartbroken”
President Barack Obama said the entire country is heartbroken by Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which was downed in Ukraine last week and whose 298 passengers died in the crash. Obama made the comments on a visit to the Netherlands Embassy in Washington, where he signed a condolences book for the Dutch people. …read more Source: The Boston...
Tributes to MH17 Victims
In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Muslims pray for the 298 people killed when flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine. The victims include 29 Malaysians, among them architecture student Muhammad Afif whose friends spoke of their grief at losing him. …read more Source: The Boston...
