Tag: Malaysia

Beltway Confidential

Obama pays respects at Dutch embassy for victims of plane attack

Kevin Daley · July 22, 2014 2:01 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a meeting in Samara, Russia, Monday, July 21, 2014. Putin has lambasted those who use the downing of a passenger jet in eastern Ukraine for "mercenary objectives," the Kremlin said Monday. In a statement posted on the Kremlin website, Putin again lashed out at Ukraine for ongoing violence with pro-Russian rebels in the eastern part of the country. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)

Putin: Russia will facilitate plane investigation

Associated Press · July 22, 2014 12:35 pm

Protesters stage a rally in front of Ukraine embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, July 22, 2014. Protesters marched on the Russian embassy and Ukraine embassy in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, waving placards and demanding justice for the victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight that was shot down over Ukraine last week. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Protesters in Malaysia seek justice from Russia

Satish Cheney · July 22, 2014 10:59 am

A Malaysian investigator takes a black box from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 as it is handed over from Donetsk People's Republic officials to Malaysian representatives in the city of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine Tuesday, July 22, 2014. Bowing to international pressure Monday, pro-Moscow separatists released a train packed with bodies and handed over the black boxes from the downed Malaysia Airlines plane, four days after it plunged into rebel-held eastern Ukraine. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

Rebels release train with bodies from downed jet

NICOLAS GARRIGANICOLAE DUMITRACHE · July 22, 2014 2:27 am

Vital evidence feared withheld by Ukraine’s rebels

DANICA KIRKAJOHN-THOR DAHLBURG · July 21, 2014 11:21 pm

Julie Bishop, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, speaks during a security council meeting at United Nations headquarters, Monday, July 21, 2014. The council unanimously adopted a resolution demanding full access to the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

UN calls for probe of plane downed over Ukraine

Alexandra Olson · July 21, 2014 10:35 pm

Dutch King Willem-Alexander, left, Queen Maxima, center, and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, far right, leave a meeting in Nieuwegein, near the central city of Utrecht, Netherlands, Monday, July 21, 2014. Relatives of Dutch victims killed in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 were meeting Monday afternoon with their king, queen and prime minister amid growing anger at the treatment of their loved ones' bodies by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine. In an unusual move that underscored the severity of the national trauma, a somber King Willem-Alexander gave a brief televised address to his country after meeting grieving relatives. "This terrible disaster has left a deep wound in our society," the king said. "The scar will be visible and tangible for years to come." (AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis)

Dutch anger swells at treatment of Ukraine bodies

Mike Corder · July 21, 2014 6:43 pm

A girl holding a candle stands in front of a banner during an event to mourn the victims of the crashed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday. (AP/Lai Seng Sin)

Beltway Confidential

What could possibly go wrong? Malaysia Airlines rerouting flights over Syria instead of Ukraine

Blake Seitz · July 21, 2014 6:22 pm

VIDEO: President Obama’s full statements on Ukraine

Ed Sykes · July 21, 2014 4:07 pm

This undated photo, provided by Khairil Azwan, shows Mohammad Afif. Afif, 19, was killed along with his parents and three siblings when Flight 17 was shot down on July 17. Afif's friends described him as someone who was always able to lift people's spirits. (AP Photo/Khairil Azwan)

Flight 17 tragic end for family of 6 coming home

Satish Cheney · July 21, 2014 2:23 pm

A piece of the crashed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 lies in the grass near the village of Hrabove, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, July 20, 2014. Rebels in eastern Ukraine took control Sunday of the bodies recovered from downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, and the U.S. and European leaders demanded that Russian President Vladimir Putin make sure rebels give international investigators full access to the crash site.(AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

US working on case against Russia on downed plane

Matthew Lee · July 21, 2014 7:11 am

A pro-Russian fighter guards the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 near the village of Hrabove, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, July 20, 2014. Rebels in eastern Ukraine took control Sunday of the bodies recovered from downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, and the U.S. and European leaders demanded that Russian President Vladimir Putin make sure rebels give international investigators full access to the crash site.(AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

National Security

US outlines case against Russia on downed plane

Matthew Lee · July 21, 2014 12:43 am