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Australian and Dutch investigators examine a piece of debris of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, near the village of Hrabove, 100 km from Donetsk, Ukraine, on 1 August 2014. Picture: EPA.

Malaysia plane shot down in eastern ukraine

Dutch experts help recover MH17 crash items

By Reuters

A short exchange of artillery fire played out near the grassy fields where the team collected items.

  • Ukrainian servicemen stand guard on 7 September, 2014 at a Ukrainian army checkpoint on the outskirts of the key southeastern port city of Mariupol, after an overnight bombing attack. Picture: AFP.

    Ukraine toll tops 3,000 if MH17 crash included

    A senior UN human rights official said on Monday that the actual figure may even be significantly higher.

    2813 days ago
  • Soldiers carry a coffin with the remains of a Malaysian victim from the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 that crashed in Ukraine during a ceremony at the Bunga Raya complex at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang on 22 August, 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Malaysia mourns as bodies of MH17 victims arrive

    Flags flew at half-mast & newspapers daubed their front pages in black to honour the 20 victims.

    2830 days ago
  • A driver installs a red flag on his lorry, parked with other lorries of the Russian humanitarian convoy not far from a checkpoint at the Ukrainian border some 30 km outside the town of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky in the Rostov region, on 20 August,2014. Picture: AFP.

    Street battles in Ukraine town kill 9

    Nine pro-Ukrainian volunteer fighters, supporting Kiev’s forces, were killed in the fighting in Ilovaisk.

    2832 days ago
  • FILE: Pro-Russian militant stand guard in front of the occupied Ukraine Security Service building in Slovyansk, Ukraine. Picture: AFP.

    Ukrainian fighter plane shot down by separatist rebels

    The pilot ejected and was taken to a secure place.

    2835 days ago
  • A serviceman walks near an APC while a helicopter flies on the position of the Ukrainian troops in Donetsk region on 9 August, 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Ukraine forces close to taking Donetsk

    The Ukrainian military said it was preparing for a 'final stage' of taking back the city from separatists.

    2841 days ago
  • FILE: This photo taken on 26 July 2014 shows flowers, left by parents of an Australian victim of the crash, laid on a piece of the Malaysia Airlines plane MH17, near the village of Hrabove in the Donetsk region. Picture: AFP.

    MH17: Search for remains halted

    The Netherlands said it was halting the recovery mission because of continued fighting in the region.

    2845 days ago
  • As conflict flares in the Middle East and Ukraine, the number of images posted on social media is increasing exponentially, giving observers half a world away unprecedented visibility of events on the ground. Picture: Facebook.

    Social media warfare from Russia to Ukraine

    A look at the increasing significance of social media use in war times.

    2845 days ago
  • FILE:The import ban comes after President Vladimir Putin ordered retaliation for Western sanctions against Moscow. Picture: AFP.

    Russia escalates economic battle

    An import ban on food comes after Vladimir Putin ordered retaliation for Western sanctions against Moscow.

    2845 days ago
  • Men walk past a bomb hole in а street after an "air strike" overnight in Donetsk, on 6 August 2014. Picture: AFP.

    NATO: Russia could invade Ukraine

    Russia has amassed around 20,000 combat-ready troops on Ukraine's eastern border.

    2846 days ago
  • Ukrainian government forces, backed by warplanes, kept up a military offensive to claw back lost territory from pro-Russian separatists on Tuesday. Picture: AFP.

    Ukraine keeps up anti-rebel offensive

    Kiev's military said govt forces had clashed 26 times with separatists in the Russian-speaking east in 24hrs.

    2847 days ago
  • FILE:Ukrainian troops patrol near the village of Novoselovka, some 30km from the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, on 31 July, 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Separatists fire on Ukraine troops

    Fighting has intensified since the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner last month.

    2847 days ago
  • Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets students of Tomsk Polytechnic University during a visit to the Siberian city of Tomsk on January 25, 2012. Picture: AFP.

    Russia staging military exercises near Ukraine

    Interfax said the exercises were the first in a series to improve coordination in the military.

    2848 days ago
  • This photo taken on 26 July 2014 shows flowers, left by parents of an Australian victim of the crash, laid on a piece of the Malaysia Airlines plane MH17, near the village of Hrabove in the Donetsk region. Picture: AFP.

    MH17: 'Dozens of bodies unaccounted for'

    Fighting between pro-Russian rebels and Ukraine troops has prevented full access to the site.

    2850 days ago
  • Ukrainian troops patrol near the village of Novoselovka, some 30 km from the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, on 31 July, 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Separatists kill 10 troops in east Ukraine

    Government forces have intensified their military offensive in the mainly Russian-speaking east.

    2851 days ago
  • Smoke rises over Donetsk city on 27 July 2014. Picture: AFP.

    Ukraine envoys agree on MH17 site route

    Both sides stopped shooting for an initial group of experts to reach the crash site.

    2851 days ago
  • Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Picture: AFP.

    Moscow fights back after sanctions

    Russia announced a ban on fruit and vegetable imports from Poland and said it could extend it to EU.

    2852 days ago
  • FILE: US President Barack Obama and Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel. Picture: AFP.

    More sanctions imposed on Russia

    The EU and US announced fresh sanctions against Russia.

    2853 days ago
  • FILE:A pro-Russian militant guards a regional state building seized by separatists in eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on 2 June, 2014. Picture:AFP.

    Civilians die in Ukraine amid fierce fighting

    Officials said 14 people were killed in fighting on Monday evening.

    2854 days ago
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