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A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 airliner en route to Kuala Lumpur from Amsterdam crashed near Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014 after being hit by a surface-to-air missile. Separatist pro-Russian forces and the Ukrainian government traded accusations over who is to blame for the attack on the civilian airliner that killed all 298 people on board the plane.
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Moscow’s military records apparently show the weapon was moved to western Ukraine in 1986.
Moscow’s military records apparently show the weapon was moved to western Ukraine in 1986.
Investigators have said the Buk missile that brought down the plane over eastern Ukraine belonged to the 53rd anti-aircraft missile brigade of the Russian army based in Kursk
Investigators have said the Buk missile that brought down the plane over eastern Ukraine belonged to the 53rd anti-aircraft missile brigade of the Russian army based in Kursk
The families of the 298 people who died when Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down over eastern Ukraine 15 months ago, want answers.
The families of the 298 people who died when Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down over eastern Ukraine 15 months ago, want answers.
Russia has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would set up an international criminal court to prosecute those responsible for shooting down a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine a year ago.
Russia has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would set up an international criminal court to prosecute those responsible for shooting down a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine a year ago.
Australia’s top diplomat yesterday said she was “sickened” after new footage emerged allegedly of Russian-backed rebels rummaging through the luggage of passengers killed after Flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine, as a ceremony marked the disaster’s one-year anniversary.
Australia’s top diplomat yesterday said she was “sickened” after new footage emerged allegedly of Russian-backed rebels rummaging through the luggage of passengers killed after Flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine, as a ceremony marked the disaster’s one-year anniversary.
Aviation leaders will seek a mandate to implement new safety standards when they meet this week after a string of high-profile accidents made 2014 the deadliest year for commercial airlines in almost a decade.
Aviation leaders will seek a mandate to implement new safety standards when they meet this week after a string of high-profile accidents made 2014 the deadliest year for commercial airlines in almost a decade.
Four months after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine, a video has emerged that shows how close the burning passenger jet came to hitting village homes.
Four months after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine, a video has emerged that shows how close the burning passenger jet came to hitting village homes.
Recovery workers in rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine began to collect debris from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 yesterday, four months after the plane was brought down.
Recovery workers in rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine began to collect debris from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 yesterday, four months after the plane was brought down.
President Vladimir Putin and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott urged a quicker probe into the MH17 crash but the two leaders appeared to avoid a diplomatic butting of heads, the Kremlin said.
President Vladimir Putin and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott urged a quicker probe into the MH17 crash but the two leaders appeared to avoid a diplomatic butting of heads, the Kremlin said.
Schoolchildren silently placed flowers next to 298 candles - one for each victim of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 - at a sombre Dutch commemoration of the air disaster that shook the Netherlands nearly four months ago.
Schoolchildren silently placed flowers next to 298 candles - one for each victim of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 - at a sombre Dutch commemoration of the air disaster that shook the Netherlands nearly four months ago.
The leaders of Malaysia and the Netherlands have vowed to keep pressing for access to the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 and to bring to justice those responsible for downing the plane in Ukraine.
The leaders of Malaysia and the Netherlands have vowed to keep pressing for access to the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 and to bring to justice those responsible for downing the plane in Ukraine.
The body of a passenger of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was found wearing an oxygen mask raising questions about how much those on board knew about their fate when the plane plunged out of the sky above eastern Ukraine in July.
The body of a passenger of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was found wearing an oxygen mask raising questions about how much those on board knew about their fate when the plane plunged out of the sky above eastern Ukraine in July.
Relatives of German victims of downed flight MH17 plan to sue Ukraine and its president for criminal negligence for not closing the country’s airspace, a lawyer said on Sunday.
Relatives of German victims of downed flight MH17 plan to sue Ukraine and its president for criminal negligence for not closing the country’s airspace, a lawyer said on Sunday.
The preliminary report of an investigation into the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 falls well short of bringing closure to those mourning the deaths of the 298 people on board.
The preliminary report of an investigation into the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 falls well short of bringing closure to those mourning the deaths of the 298 people on board.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was likely struck by multiple "high-energy objects from outside the aircraft", causing it to break up over eastern Ukraine, a preliminary report into the deadly aviation disaster concluded.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was likely struck by multiple "high-energy objects from outside the aircraft", causing it to break up over eastern Ukraine, a preliminary report into the deadly aviation disaster concluded.
Australia and The Netherlands have vowed to bring justice to the families of victims of downed flight MH17, despite the search for body parts being halted because of fighting in eastern Ukraine.
Australia and The Netherlands have vowed to bring justice to the families of victims of downed flight MH17, despite the search for body parts being halted because of fighting in eastern Ukraine.
Members of the Hong Kong community paid tribute to three young Australian siblings who died when a Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down over Ukraine last month.
Members of the Hong Kong community paid tribute to three young Australian siblings who died when a Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down over Ukraine last month.