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An armed man looks at charred debris at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 near the village of Hrabove in eastern Ukraine, on July 20, 2014.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Rebels to give MH17 black boxes to aviation group

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 20, 2014 | World

Torez, Ukraine, AP—Rebels have recovered the black boxes from downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and will hand them over to the International Civil Aviation Organization, a rebel leader said Sunday. Alexander Borodai also said the bodies recovered from the crash site...

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Afghan security forces and locals gather at the site of an attack by the Taliban on Kabul International Airport on July 17, 2014.
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Afghanistan worried about safety of its airspace after Ukraine crash

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 19, 2014 | World

Kabul, Reuters—As flying over conflict zones comes under scrutiny following the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in Ukraine, Afghanistan, one of the world’s most dangerous places, is worried airlines might once again opt to avoid its airspace. Afraid of...

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A policeman inspects the site of the crashed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 near the village of Rozsypne, Ukraine, on Friday, July 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

Obama says downing of plane a “wake-up call” for Europe over Ukraine conflict

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 19, 2014 | World

Hrabove and Washington, Reuters—US President Barack Obama said the downing of a Malaysian jetliner in a Ukrainian region controlled by Russian-backed separatists should be a “wake-up call for Europe and the world” in a crisis that appears to be at a...

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Members of the Ukrainian Emergency Ministry search for bodies near the site of Thursday’s Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane crash near the settlement of Hrabove, in the Donetsk region, on July 18, 2014. (Reuters/Maxim Zmeyev)

World leaders demand answers after airliner downed over Ukraine with 298 dead

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 18, 2014 | World

Hrabove, Reuters—World leaders demanded an international investigation into the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner with 298 people on board over eastern Ukraine in a tragedy that could mark a pivotal moment in the worst crisis between Russia and the West since the...

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The site of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane crash is seen at the settlement of Grabovo in the Donetsk region, July 17, 2014. (REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev)

Official: Malaysian plane shot down over Ukraine

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 17, 2014 | World

Kiev, AP—A Ukrainian official said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down on Thursday over a town in the east of the country, and Malaysia Airlines tweeted that it lost contact with one of its flights over Ukrainian airspace. Anton Gerashenko, an adviser...