Section: News & Summaries

      MH17: killer still elusive

      The grieving families of the victims of flight MH17 can draw little comfort from the final report into the tragedy. ||| The Hague – The grieving families of the 298 passengers and crew murdered aboard flight MH17 can draw little comfort from the final report into the tragedy. The Dutch Safety Board confirmed on Tuesday what most had...

      MH17 was shot down by a surface-to-air missile fired from separatist-controlled territory in Eastern Ukraine – the US White House National Security
      Oct13

      MH17 was shot down by a surface-to-air missile fired from separatist-controlled territory in Eastern Ukraine – the US White House National Security

      Statement by NSC Spokesperson Ned Price on Dutch Safety Board Report on the Downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 pic.twitter.com/kNPgvwKieS — WH National Security (@NSCPress) October 13, 2015   NSC Spokesperson Ned Price made statement on the Dutch Safety Board Report on the Downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. “The release today...

      No blame assigned in MH17 report

      Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian-made Buk missile, a Dutch probe has not pointed fingers at any particular party. ||| Gilze-Rijen, Netherlands – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian-made Buk missile, the Dutch Safety Board concluded on Tuesday in its final...

      MH17 shot down by missile – inquiry

      Air crash investigators concluded that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made BUK missile fired from the eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...

      Finally some answers over flight MH17

      Investigators concluded that Flight MH17 was shot down by a BUK missile fired from eastern Ukraine, a report said. ||| The Hague – International investigators have concluded that Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made BUK missile fired from rebel-held eastern Ukraine, a Dutch daily said on Tuesday. The final report...

      MH17 ‘downed by Russian-made BUK’

      Investigators concluded that Flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made BUK missile fired from eastern Ukraine, a report said. ||| The Hague – International investigators have concluded that Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made BUK missile fired from rebel-held eastern Ukraine, a Dutch daily said on Tuesday.The...

      Inquiry to unveil MH17 final report

      The Dutch Safety Board will report the results of its investigation into the downing of flight MH17 which killed all 298 on board. ||| Dutch-led air crash investigators on Tuesday release their final report into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over war-torn Ukraine, in a move likely to worsen already-strained ties between Russia and...

      Ukraine’s New Police Are an Expression of a “Civil” State
      Oct12

      Ukraine’s New Police Are an Expression of a “Civil” State

      Almost two years after the Euromaidan demonstrations began, most Ukrainians agree that the pace of reforms has been largely disappointing. While many former civil-society activists hold key positions in the government and parliament, corruption continues to plague the country and state institutions cannot provide basic services.Amid the...

      Snapshots of Ukraine’s Five Hottest Elections
      Oct12

      Snapshots of Ukraine’s Five Hottest Elections

      Ukrainians go to the polls on October 25 to elect mayors and city councils. These local elections matter more than one might expect. The likely passage of a constitutional amendment on decentralization by parliament later this year will give the newly elected mayors and councils more autonomy and authority than ever before. …read more...

      A Bold and Optimistic Strategy for Europe
      Oct12

      A Bold and Optimistic Strategy for Europe

      US President Barack Obama recently derided critics of his foreign policies as offering merely mumbo-jumbo. Yet everyone can plainly see the administration’s shocking degree of across-the-board strategic incomprehension and incompetence in Europe and the Middle East. In fact, European Union diplomats publicly admit that confidence in US...