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Which Flight MH370 Conspiracy Theory Do You Believe?
J.K. Trotter · 02/08/15 05:00PMVideo Reportedly Shows MH17 Crash Site Moments After Impact
Hudson Hongo · 11/16/14 02:15PMEverybody Misreads an AP Tweet, Responds by Getting Super-Pissed at AP
Adam Weinstein · 07/23/14 09:50AMU.S.: Separatists Likely Shot Down MH17 By Mistake
Aleksander Chan · 07/22/14 05:47PMDid Russian Officials Edit Wikipedia to Back Up a Bogus MH17 Theory?
Adam Weinstein · 07/22/14 01:57PMRussian defense officials Monday argued that a Ukrainian warplane was near Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and may have been responsible for the commercial jet's deadly shootdown. And when the physics seemed to dispute that theory, Russian officials appear to have changed the physics—on Wikipedia, at least.
EU Probably Won't Impose Tougher Sanctions on Russia After MH17 Crash
Allie Jones · 07/22/14 07:28AMThe European Union met today to discuss imposing tougher sanctions on Russia in the wake of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 disaster. The EU probably won't do anything, however, because leaders are worried about having continued access to the crash site and Russian help to stop the rebels in Ukraine.
Separatists in Ukraine Turn Over MH17 Black Boxes, Bodies
Aleksander Chan · 07/21/14 08:18PMPro-Russian separatists that had taken over the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH 17 in eastern Ukraine have turned over the plane's recording boxes, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced Monday. The militants have also reportedly sent the bodies recovered from the site on trains to Kharkiv, a city controlled by the Ukrainian government, where six Malaysian representatives were on hand to oversee the transfer of the bodies to Dutch authorities, among others.
Dutch Officials Manage to Inspect Some Bodies at MH17 Crash Site
Allie Jones · 07/21/14 08:35AMArmed, pro-Russian rebels continued to block access to the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine over the weekend, but the BBC reports that three Dutch investigators were able to inspect bodies found at the site today. Their findings haven't been released, but they said the rebel-controlled train holding the bodies may soon leave the rebel-held town of Torez.
U.S.: Russia Responsible for Downing of Malaysia Airlines Plane
Aleksander Chan · 07/20/14 10:35PMSecretary of State John Kerry made the Sunday morning news show rounds to outline the United States' case—citing American and Ukrainian intelligence reports and social media that "obviously points a very clear finger at the [pro-Russian] separatists"—that Russia was responsible for the attack that brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, killing 298 people.
AIDS Researchers Aboard MH17 Memorialized at International Conference
Dayna Evans · 07/20/14 10:22AMSix prominent AIDS researchers and activists, all flying on the Malaysia Airlines plane that was gunned down over Ukraine, were honored and memorialized at the 20th International AIDS Conference in Melbourne on Sunday, the AP reports. The researchers were en route to Australia when the plane was shot down.
Man Changes Flight Twice, Escapes Death On Both Doomed Planes
Dayna Evans · 07/19/14 02:39PMPro-Russian Rebel Commander Says Passengers on MH17 Were Long Dead
Allie Jones · 07/18/14 03:10PMIgor Girkin, the Russian separatists' top commander in eastern Ukraine, suggested today that Ukrainian authorities somehow killed the passengers on Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 before it was shot down. He told the pro-rebel website Russkaya Vesna that "a significant number of the bodies weren't fresh" at the crash site.
Audio Links Controversial Pro-Russian Cossack Leader to MH17 Attack
Adam Weinstein · 07/18/14 12:50PM"There are a lot of corpses of women and children," the rebel commander said. "It has a Malaysia Airlines logo on it, they say." He seemed to seek advice. "That means it was carrying spies," came the response. "[Expletive] them, got it?" So spoke one of the most influential and well-connected Cossacks in Russia.
President Obama: One American Killed in Malaysia Airlines Attack
Allie Jones · 07/18/14 11:36AMWoman Loses Family Members in Both Malaysia Airlines Disasters
Allie Jones · 07/18/14 09:58AMEverything We Know About the Malaysia Airlines Crash
Aleksander Chan · 07/17/14 05:47PMMalaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine today—the plane's 283 passengers and 15 crew members are all presumed dead. The White House confirmed this afternoon that the Boeing 777 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down by an antiaircraft missile, though it continues to be disputed who might be responsible.
Taylor Berman · 07/17/14 02:13PM
Video Reportedly Shows the Moment Flight MH17 Crashed in Ukraine
Taylor Berman · 07/17/14 12:51PMMalaysia Airlines Deleted Teddy Bear Tweet After Plane Went Down
Jay Hathaway · 07/17/14 11:57AMAs Malaysia Airlines learned the fate of one of its passenger jets, which was reportedly shot down over Ukraine, killing nearly 300 people, a tweet it had posted 12 hours before was suddenly recast in an unfortunate new light. For a short time Thursday, news about the plane bumped up against a photo of an adorable teddy bear.