Dutch flags at half-mast after air disaster
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte gave the instruction for flags at half-mast on Friday in the Netherlands to mourn the victims in the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
Crashed MH17 has 298 on board, including three infants
Flight MH17, which crashed in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, carried a total of 298 persons, Malaysian Airlines stated on Friday.
One HK resident confirmed onboard crashed MH17
One Hong Kong resident was preliminarily confirmed aboard the crashed Malaysia Airlines MH17, said the Immigration Department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Friday.
US urges immediate ceasefire in Ukraine for probe of airliner crash
The United State on Thursday called for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine to facilitate the probe of a doomed Malaysian airliner.
Malaysian passenger plane crashes in Ukraine's Donetsk
The crash of a Malaysian passenger plane in Ukraine on Thursday was shrouded in mystery of a deliberate attack, with Kiev trading accusations of blame with separatists and Moscow.
Malaysian plane crash shrouded in mystery, accusations
The crash of a Malaysian passenger plane in Ukraine on Thursday was shrouded in mystery of a deliberate attack, with Kiev trading accusations of blame with separatists and Moscow.
Obama stresses "unimpeded" probe of Malaysian airliner crash
The United States is prepared to contribute immediate assistance to support a "prompt, full, credible, and unimpeded" international investigation into the Malaysian airliner crash, US President Barack Obama said on Thursday.
EU leaders express condolences over Malaysian flight crash
European leaders on Thursday expressed deepest condolences to the governments of the Netherlands, Malaysia and all other affected nations, and the families of the victims of the Malaysian flight crash.
Ukrainian authorities close air space after flight crash: Eurocontrol
Ukrainian authorities has closed all of the Eastern Ukrainian air space since the Malaysian flight crash, Eurocontrol, a European civil organisation working for the safety of air navigation, said in a statement on Thursday.
US says Malaysian airliner shot down by missile: media
The Malaysian passenger jet that crashed near the Ukraine-Russia border was shot down by missile, US media reported on Thursday.