mh17 black boxes handed to dutch investigators

MH17 black boxes handed to Dutch investigators

Malaysian officials have handed over the black boxes from flight MH17 to Dutch lead investigators of the crash in rebel-held Ukraine, the Netherlands government said.
industrial scale tampering of evidence at mh17 site australia

'Industrial scale' tampering of evidence at MH17 site: Australia

Evidence had been tampered with on an "industrial scale" at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Tuesday, calling it a cover-up.
un security council condemns mh17 downing

UN Security Council condemns MH17 downing

With the backing of Russia, the UN Security Council on Monday (July 21) unanimously condemned the downing of a Malaysian passenger jet and demanded full access to the crash site in rebel-held east Ukraine.
ukraine rebels hand over mh17 black boxes call ceasefire

Ukraine rebels hand over MH17 black boxes, call ceasefire

Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday (July 22) handed over two black boxes recovered from the crash site of the MH17 jet to Malaysian officials at a press conference.
russia under fire as train with mh17 bodies leaves rebel station

Russia under fire as train with MH17 bodies leaves rebel station

Western powers on Monday ratcheted up the pressure on Moscow over the Malaysian plane disaster, as a train loaded with some 280 bodies was finally allowed to leave a rebel-held station four days after the jet crashed in strife-torn east Ukraine.
mh17 victims families to get us 5000 as initial help

MH17 victims' families to get US$5,000 as initial help

Malaysia Airlines said Monday it would make an initial payment of US$5,000 to families of passengers aboard its crashed flight MH17 as a goodwill gesture.
ukraine president orders forces to halt fire around mh17 crash site

Ukraine president orders forces to halt fire around MH17 crash site

Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko on Monday said he had ordered government forces to halt fire in a 40 kilometre area around the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. Ukraine also said it was not responsible for any shelling in Donetsk on Monday.
pro kremlin media accuse west of assigning blame over mh17

Pro-Kremlin media accuse West of assigning blame over MH17

A chorus of Kremlin-friendly media declared on Monday that the truth about what happened to the downed Malaysian jet MH17 would likely never be found out, accusing the West of heaping the blame on Russia.
dutch say train with mh17 bodies to leave station in east ukraine

Dutch say train with MH17 bodies to leave station in east Ukraine

A Dutch forensic team on Monday said a train carrying the bodies of victims from a downed Malaysian jet will set off from the railway station in east Ukraine, to a place where “we can do our work”.
leaders send condolences to malaysia over mh17 tragedy

Leaders send condolences to Malaysia over MH17 tragedy

President Truong Tan Sang yesterday sent a condolence message to Malaysian King Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah over the crash of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17.
asian shares rebound from mh17 losses

Asian shares rebound from MH17 losses

Asian markets took a lead from Wall Street and rebounded on Monday from last week's losses that were fuelled by the downing of a Malaysian airliner in Ukraine.
australia circulates draft un resolution on mh17 disaster

Australia circulates draft UN resolution on MH17 disaster

Australia has circulated a draft UN Security Council resolution demanding that pro-Russian separatists provide "full and unfettered access" to the crash site of the downed Malaysian jet in eastern Ukraine, diplomats said.
merkel putin agree on international probe of mh17 crash

Merkel, Putin agree on international probe of MH17 crash

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed for an international investigation into the downing of a Malaysian Airlines plane over Ukraine, Berlin said on Saturday.
russia demands answers from ukraine over fatal jet crash

Russia demands answers from Ukraine over fatal jet crash

Russia fought back on Saturday against claims of its involvement in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet in rebel-held eastern Ukraine, instead implying that the government in Kiev might be responsible.
ukraine authorities instructed mh17 to fly at 33000 feet

Ukraine authorities instructed MH17 to fly at 33,000 feet

The Ukrainian air traffic control (ATC) did not permit Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 to scale 35,000 feet, MAS director of operations, Captain Izham Ismail said on Saturday.