Section: The Epoch Times (USA)
British Experts to Analyze Malaysia Airlines MH17 Black Boxes
LONDON—Black boxes from the Malaysia Airlines plane downed in eastern Ukraine will be examined by UK air accident investigators, Britain’s prime minister said Tuesday. British experts at the Air Accidents Investigation Branch will retrieve data from the flight recorders for analysis, following a request from the government of the...
World War 3? US to Present Data on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Crash; Senators Want Russia Sanctions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration said Tuesday it would present data from the U.S. intelligence community laying out what’s known about the Malaysia Airlines plane that was shot down in Ukraine. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the intelligence community will have some additional data to present later in the day. No...
EU Imposes New Sanctions Against Russian Officials
BRUSSELS—The European Union agreed Tuesday to impose new sanctions against officials deemed responsible for Russia’s actions in Ukraine, amid mounting international anger after a Malaysia Airlines plane was shot down over rebel-held territory. European foreign ministers stopped short, at least for now, of more forceful sanctions that...
MH17 Crash Victims’ Remains Enter Ukraine-Held City
KHARKIV, Ukraine—The remains of the victims of the Malaysia Airlines crash arrived in territory held by the Ukrainian government on Tuesday on their way to the Netherlands, after delays and haphazard treatment of the bodies that put pressure on European foreign ministers meeting in Brussels to impose tougher economic sanctions on Russia....
Dutch PM: 1st Victims Should be Home Wednesday
THE HAGUE, Netherlands— The Dutch prime minister says his government aims to have the first bodies of victims of the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 back in the Netherlands on Wednesday. Mark Rutte said Tuesday that a plane is ready to bring the first remains back from the Ukrainian government-controlled town of Kharkiv, where they...
France Sells Warship to Russia Despite Ukraine Tensions
PARIS—French President Francois Hollande is defending plans to deliver a warship to Russia, despite calls for a European arms embargo against Moscow over the fighting in Ukraine. European Union foreign ministers are meeting Tuesday in Brussels, with some calling for tougher sanctions against Russia. Hollande told reporters that the...
Rebels Release Train With Bodies, Black Boxes From Downed Malaysia Airlines Plane
HRABOVE, Ukraine—Bowing to international pressure Monday, pro-Moscow separatists released a train packed with bodies and agreed to hand over the black boxes from the downed Malaysia Airlines plane, four days after it plunged into rebel-held eastern Ukraine. With body parts decaying in sweltering heat and signs that evidence at the crash...
Dutch Reporter Caroline Van Den Heuvel Reads MH17 Victim’s Diary on Air: Television Station 1V EenVandaag Apologizes (+Photo)
Dutch 1V EenVandaag reporter Caroline Van Den Heuvel was seen reading through a MH17 victim’s diary on air. Disgusting. Dutch journalist going through and reading from diary of MH17 victim pic.twitter.com/uYLKIyP1XH — Michael van Poppel (@mpoppel) July 21, 2014 According to Dutch website nu, van den Heuvel browsed through a diary of...
Malaysia PM Says Rebel Leader Will Hand Over MH17 Black Boxes
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—The leader of the pro-Russian rebels has agreed to hand over both black boxes from Flight 17 to Malaysian investigators who are in Ukraine, Malaysia’s prime minister said early Tuesday. Prime Minister Najib Razak also said that as part of an agreement he reached by phone with rebel leader Alexander Borodai on...
Dutch Experts Call for Full Forensic Investigation of Malasyia Airlines MH17 Crash Site
HRABOVE, Ukraine—Dutch experts called Monday for a full forensic sweep of the site where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 went down and told armed separatists guarding rail cars full of victims’ bodies the train must be allowed to leave as soon as possible. Four days after the Boeing 777 was shot out of the sky, international investigators...
