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Ukraine: Rebels Took All Bodies From Plane Crash
TOREZ, Ukraine (AP) — Rebels in eastern Ukraine took full control Sunday of the bodies recovered from downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, and European leaders issued a strong call for Russian President Vladimir Putin to make sure international investigators had full access to the crash site. The key question of who controlled the collection...
Pro-Russian Rebel Tweets Black Boxes In East Ukraine’s Donetsk
KIEV, July 20 (Reuters) – A pro-Russian rebel who calls himself “Novorossiya”, or New Russia, on Twitter tweeted on Sunday that the black boxes belonging to the downed Malaysian airliner had been brought to Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. Sergei Kavtaradze, a senior official of the pro-Russian rebels’ self-proclaimed Donetsk...
Netherlands Mourns The Many Killed In MH17
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Worshippers at church services across the Netherlands prayed Sunday for the victims of the Ukraine air disaster and their next of kin, as anger built over the separatist rebels’ hindering of the investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.The chairman of the Dutch Bishops Conference,...
Malaysia Airlines Crash Site May Have Been Compromised By Rebels
HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP) — International monitors moved gingerly Saturday through fields reeking of the decomposing corpses that fell from a Malaysian airliner shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine, trying to secure the sprawling site in hopes that a credible investigation can be conducted. But before inspectors ever reach the scene,...
U.S. Intel Points To Russian-Rebel Missile Connection In Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Crash
New U.S. intelligence assessments indicate that Moscow likely provided pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine with sophisticated antiaircraft systems in recent days, matching evidence put forward by Ukraine and bolstering charges that Russia was the source of the weapon that shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 this week, killing 298....
David Cameron: Russia To Blame Over Malaysia Airlines Crash If Rebels Responsible
LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Saturday that if it were proven that Ukrainian separatists were behind the downing of a Malaysian jet carrying 298 passengers, Russia would be to blame for having destabilized the country. “If this is the case then we must be clear what it means: this is a direct...
GOP Will Find a Way to Blame President Obama on Ukraine Jet Downing
The monstrous downing of a Malaysian jet liner apparently by Russian backed separatists in the Ukraine did something that few thought could happen. It has gotten GOP leaders momentarily to agree with President Obama when he pointed the finger squarely at Russia for the horrific attack. But don’t expect the GOP’s hand hold with Obama...
Polish Foreign Minister Levels Veiled Criticism At Russia
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister had sharp words on the downing of the Malaysia Airlines jumbo jet in Ukraine — blaming the crash on Russia-backed “bandits.” But throughout most of central and eastern Europe, leaders withheld judgment, expressing shock but refusing to say more until more facts are in....
Putin Needs to Call Out Pro-Russian Rebels
KIEV — My heart is bleeding for the innocent victims who died in a crash of a Malaysian airliner two days ago. This tragedy left no one in Ukraine without tears. For many months, we have been mourning the death of the sons and daughters of Ukraine, and now that the Kremlin’s belligerence has claimed innocent lives of Dutch, Malaysian,...
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17: Ukraine Accuses Rebels Of Destroying Evidence
* Ukraine says rebels hamper access to crash site * Fighting flares in region, fate of black boxes unclear * Obama calls downing of plane a “wake-up call” for Europe * Ukraine, allies believe rebel missile hit Boeing 777 HRABOVE, Ukraine, July 19 (Reuters) – Ukraine accused Russia and pro-Moscow rebels on Saturday of destroying...
