David Cameron has raised the prospect of further sanctions against Russia as anger grows over the apparent shooting down of flight MH17 by pro-Moscow separatists. The Prime Minister said Europe and the West must "fundamentally change our approach" unless Russian presidentVladimir Putin alters his stance. All 298 people on board the Malaysian Airlines jet, including 10 Britons, were killed when it came down near the village of Grabovo, in eastern Ukraine last Thursday. It had taken off...
The downing of a passenger jet over separatist-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine puts Russian PresidentVladimir Putin in a tight spot. What he does about it, and whether that changes the nature of the Ukrainian conflict, depends on the strength of evidence of Russian involvement, the...
Ukraine today accused Russia of helping pro-Moscow rebels of trying to destroy evidence of “international crimes” at MH17 crash site, as Malaysian investigators arrived in Kiev amid calls for access to the area where the jet came down. Malaysian investigators touched down in Kiev to try...
By Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) - Nineteen people died trying to reach Italy on a boat packed with hundreds of migrants, probably poisoned by carbon monoxide fumes from its engines, said the Italian Navy on Saturday, which has rescued more than 4,000 migrants in the last three days. Eighteen bodies...
AnitaPowell MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — The InternationalAIDSSociety has confirmed that at least six high-level researchers and AIDS experts were among those killed on the Malaysia Airlines flight downed Thursday over volatile eastern Ukraine. The victims include the former president of the society,...
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops uncovered more than a dozen cross-border tunnels and battled Gaza militants on the second day of an open-ended ground operation Saturday as the Palestinian death toll climbed to 325 and diplomats scrambled to revive cease-fire efforts. The Israeli military...
Henry Ridgwell LONDON — The Malaysia Airlines crash in eastern Ukraine is drawing reaction from leaders around the world. With suspicions growing that a surface-to-air missile shot down the aircraft, there are increasing tensions in the international community over who is to blame. Strewn...
Typhoon thought to be strongest to hit southern China in 41 years moves north after claiming at least 77 lives in PhilippinesLink to video: Typhoon Rammasun makes landfall in China A typhoon believed to be the strongest storm to hit southern China in four decades has killed eight people...
At least 20 people have been killed in Gaza as Israeli army shelling intensified on the second day of a ground offensive it says is aimed at destroying Hamas' military wing. From Gaza, Al Jazeera'sStefanie Dekker reported of "relentless and constant thuds" of tank fire across the eastern border of...
