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Some MH17 passengers ‘alive for 90secs’ after missile struck aircraft
Investigators believe some passengers on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 could have been alive - if unconscious - for a minute or more as the airliner...
MH17 plane was shot down by BUK surface-to-air missile, report confirms
Dutch-led investigators have concluded Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made BUK missile over eastern Ukraine.
MH17: Victims’ relatives told plane was shot down by Russian-made BUK missile
The cousin of a woman killed on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 says that the official investigation into the cause of the disaster last year by the Dutch...
Prosecutors: Possible Russian-made missile parts found at MH17 site
Dutch prosecutors from a joint international criminal investigation into the 2014 downing of flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine say some of the debris recovered...
Russia vetoes UN plan to set up international court to prosecute MH17 bombers
Russia has vetoed a plan to set up a tribunal to prosecute whoever is suspected of downing Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine.
One year on, shocking video emerges of Russian rebels looting MH17 victims
Footage has emerged of the immediate aftermath of the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 one year ago on Friday as Russian-backed rebels at...
Putin says MH17 tribunal would be counterproductive
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that establishing an international tribunal to prosecute those behind the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight...
Russian missile maker: MH17 shot down by Ukrainian missile
The Russian firm making missiles similar to the one the West claims downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine said on Tuesday the passenger jet was...
Missile maker insists Russians could not have shot down flight MH17
The Russian company that makes the BUK air defense system that was used to shoot down a Malaysian airliner in east Ukraine said on Tuesday the plane was...
Berlin knew Ukraine flight dangers before MH17 crash: reports
Berlin knew the risks of flying over war-torn east Ukraine before Flight MH17 was shot out of the sky last year but did not inform German airlines, local...
Fragment from MH17 crash site supports missile theory
A metal fragment from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 matches a surface-to-air BUK rocket, a Dutch broadcaster said on Thursday, supporting...
From Ukraine village, new evidence on downing of flight MH17
Villagers in eastern Ukraine have told Reuters they saw a missile flying directly overhead just before Malaysian airliner MH17 was shot out of the sky...
Family of MH17 victims finally view wreckage of downed flight
Relatives of those killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was downed over eastern Ukraine visited a Dutch air base Tuesday to view the wreckage of the...
Dutch govt defends handling of Ukraine crash probe
The Dutch government has rejected a call to hand over the investigation into the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster to the United Nations.
MH17 wreckage due in Netherlands today
Wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 will arrive from Ukraine at a Dutch air force base today where the plane will be reconstructed as part of a...
Mother of German MH17 victim takes Ukraine to human rights court
The mother of a victim of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has begun legal proceedings against Ukraine at the European Court of Human Rights.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 recovery operations now complete
A week-long operation to clear the wreckage from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine has been completed, the Dutch government said...
MH17 investigators collect crucial debris
Local workers and investigators have taken crucial debris and human remains from the crash site of the MH17 jet in rebel-held eastern Ukraine and transported...
Recovery of MH17 wreckage begins in Ukraine
Local emergency services in eastern Ukraine have begun collecting parts of the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from its crash site in the middle...
Last MH17 victims may never be recovered, Ukraine official says
As five more coffins were flown out of Ukraine, the country’s foreign minister says that there’s a chance the remaining nine victims won’t...
Germany says Ukraine rebels downed MH17 with seized missiles
German intelligence has accused pro-Russian rebels of shooting down a Malaysian passenger jet over Ukraine using missiles captured from government forces,...
Dutch experts help recover MH17 crash items despite fighting nearby
Four Dutch experts and local emergency services made a start on Monday recovering personal belongings from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines MH17 in...
MH17 revelation: Passenger ‘wore oxygen mask’ before crash in Ukraine
Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans has revealed that one of the 298 people killed in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines plane over eastern Ukraine...
251 victims of MH17 Ukraine crash identified
Forensic experts have identified 251 of the 298 passengers and crew killed on downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, after 26 people were named this week.
Shot down: ‘Numerous high-energy objects’ caused MH17 to crash
Wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is “consistent with the damage that would be expected from a large number of high-energy objects that penetrated...
Solemn homecoming: Malaysia mourns as MH17 victims return
Malaysia has observed a day of mourning on Friday as the bodies of MH17 plane crash victims arrived home to the country.
MH17 search suspended over security concerns as Australia mourns victims
International experts suspended their search for body parts at the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crash site on Wednesday because of deteriorating security...
Blasts as international monitors reach MH17 crash site for first time in a week
International observers have reached the crash site of the downed Malaysia Airlines plane in eastern Ukraine.
Civilians killed in eastern Ukraine amid fierce fighting
Intense fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine killed at least 19 civilians, local officials said on Tuesday, as Kiev...
Black box reveals ‘MH17 brought down by missile shrapnel’
Black box data from the downed Malaysia Airlines plane reveals the jet crashed due to a “massive explosive decompression” after being hit by...
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