White House calls for unimpeded probe
WASHINGTON: The United States called for an unimpeded and prompt probe into the apparent shooting down of a Malaysian airliner…
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Russian media debates blame
MOSCOW: Debate raged in the Russian media yesterday over who was to blame for the Malaysian air crash in separatist-controlled…
Rebel chief rules out ceasefire
DONETSK, Ukraine: A top separatist leader in east Ukraine yesterday ruled out a temporary truce with government forces but pledged…
Tears, shock as Netherlands mourns plane crash victims
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands: Distraught and sobbing relatives poured into Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport as the nation reeled from the news 154 of…
WHO spokesman among dead in crash
GENEVA: Glen Thomas, a spokesman for the World Health Organisation, was among the 298 people killed in the crash in…
Tragic history of shot-down civilian aircraft
PARIS: In the wake of the Malaysia Airlines tragedy, here are some previous cases over the past four decades of…
Canada points finger at Russia for Ukraine crisis
OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper called Russian aggression “the root of the ongoing conflict” in Ukraine on Thursday, after…
Why was MAS plane still flying over Ukraine?
SEOUL: The downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet over rebel-held eastern Ukraine has raised questions over why the company persisted…