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MH17 plane crash: Ukraine rebels 'limit investigation'

The site of the crash is in rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine, making an investigation even more difficult Continue reading the main story MH17 crash Updates What we know Difficult inquiry Alleged intercepts A team of international observers say pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine have limited their access to the wreckage of a Malaysia Airlines plane. An OSCE spokesman said access to the site had been controlled by armed men, with one firing shots into the air. It is believed flight MH17 crashed after being hit by a surface-to-air missile fired from a rebel-held area in east Ukraine. The plane crashed on Thursday, killing all 298 people on board. The Boeing 777 was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. It fell between Krasni Luch in Luhansk region and Shakhtarsk in the neighbouring region of Donetsk. The 25-man observer team le

MH17 crash: Ukraine rebels 'to allow access to site'

Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine are to give international investigators access to the crash site of a Malaysia Airlines jet. The rebels vowed to secure the site and allow the recovery of bodies, the Organization for the Security and Co-operation in Europe said. The plane, carrying 298 people, crashed in rebel-held territory on Thursday. The two sides in Ukraine's civil conflict have accused each other of shooting the jet down with a missile. The Boeing 777 was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. It fell between Krasni Luch in Luhansk region and Shakhtarsk in the neighbouring region of Donetsk. Latest figures released by Malaysia Airlines show the plane was carrying at least 173 Dutch nationals, 27 Australians, 44 Malaysians (including 15 crew), 12 Indonesians and nine Britons. The plane came down near the village of Grabovo in Ukraine on Thursday Debris from the plane covers a very large

IAF destroys homes of all Hamas commanders, kills senior members

In Operation Protective Edge, IAF strikes homes belonging to Hamas members that have been used as command and control centers. In recent air strikes on Gaza, all of the homes of Hamas brigade commanders have been destroyed, Israel Radio reported early on Wednesday. Related: Netanyahu decides to expand Gaza operation, orders preparations for ground offensive WATCH: IDF action videos show glimpses of Operation Protective Edge According to a report by the Palestinian news agency Ma'an, one of the homes targeted was that of senior Islamic Jihad terrorist Hafiz Mohammed Hamad. In the strike early on Tuesday, Hamad and five of his family members were reportedly killed. In a separate incident, a joint IDF-Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) operation struck a vehicle containing a commander of Hamas's naval commando unit, Muhammad Sa'aban, aged 24, on Tuesday. Palestinian media reported that fou

Israeli Air Force Strikes 80 Gaza Terror Targets In Under 30 Minutes

Over 500 targets have been hit since start of Operation Protective Edge; IDF targets infrastructure sites used by Hamas’s senior commanders; army strikes infrastructure used by organizer of failed beach raid The Israel Air Force struck over 80 targets in the Gaza Strip in under 30 minutes on Wednesday evening, the IDF Spokesperson said. Over 550 targets have been hit since the start of the Operation Protective Edge against Hamas  rocket fire this week , the IDF said.  CLICK IMAGE TO SEE VIDEO In recent air strikes, the IAF targeted dozens of Hamas infrastructure sites used by the organization’s senior commanders. The strikes targeted infrastructure used by Ahmed Andur, a senior Hamas member in northern Gaza, who is responsible for rocket fire on southern Israel in recent months, as well as the failed attempt by  Hamas naval commandos to land on Zikim beach  and murder Israelis. http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=23300

IAF bombs 30 targets in Gaza, renews operations to destroy Hamas infrastructure

"Hamas ignored truce, we have resumed attacks," OC southern command says, adding that IDF has not activated its full range of capabilities. IAF strikes Gaza Photo: PALESTINIAN MEDIA After Hamas rejected an Egyptian-initiated ceasefire proposal and continued to rain rockets throughout Israel on Tuesday, the IAF carried out a devastating series of airstrikes on thirty targets throughout the Gaza Strip on Tuesday evening. The targets included 20 underground rocket launchers which included medium-range launchers, tunnels, a facility for storing weapons, and an operations base used by senior Islamic Jihad members. Related: First Israeli death of Gaza operation as mortar shell kills man at Erez Crossing In addition, t he IDF struck a terrorist in northern Gaza who was in the last stage of preparing a rocket attack on Israel, the military said. Speaking earlier on Tues

21 Adivasi families become homeless

Akram Hosen, back from Khagrachhari Evicted by Border Guard Bangladesh, Gopa, her hand in the cast, along with the Adivasis who have been evicted from their homes is now living in a school in Khagrachhari. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Courtesy Gopa Rani Chakma has become homeless for the second time in her life. The mother of three children along with 20 other Adivasi families was made homeless when Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel started fencing off their villages -- Shashi Mohon Karbari Para and Jatna Mohon Karbari Para of Dighinala -- with barbed wire on May 15. The BGB is building a battalion headquarters there. The BGB restricted the villagers from entering the area. "My life has been a continuous struggle to find a home in Bangladesh. But I've always been denied that right," Gopa told this correspondent in a school compound where the evicted families have been staying for nearly a month. Her 16-year-old daughter Opsora h

Buddha images got demolished in Arakan

Welcoming signboard at entrance gate of Kyaw Taw ( Photo- Narinjara) At least five Buddhist statues have been demolished by the miscreants in Kyauk Taw  township of Arakan, which had earlier witnessed a series of violent incidents involving the Buddhists and Muslims in 2012, informed the police. “Five Buddha images in Taung Bwe village under Kyauk Taw township were damaged on 11 July. The heads of the Buddhist statues are seen falling on the ground,” said U Soe Nyeint, a lawmaker of  Arakan State parliament. He also accused some Muslim people from Taung Bwe village of committing the crime. “It must be the handiwork of Bengali Muslims who live in the village nearby the pagoda. I strongly believe that the Buddhists would never do this,” added the lawmaker. According to a local source, a group of people entered into the pagoda during the night time and intentionally destroyed the Buddha images. A police in charge of Kyauk Taw  township confirmed that the in

Eiffel Tower and Louvre Top Terror Targets for Foiled French Jihadist

The illuminated Eiffel Tower and La Defense business district (background) are seen during the traditional Bastille Day in Paris. Reuters   Leaked transcripts of internet conversations between a potential French jihadist and a "senior member" of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb have revealed that French landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre were top terror targets. According to French daily Le Parisien, a 29-year-old French citizen of Algerian descent, known only as "Ali M", sent the online messages via a "special encryption programme". The leaked report revealed that the pair were exchanging messages online for over a year with Ali M asked to send "suggestions on the future activity of jihad [in France]" to the senior terrorist. Ali M began to reveal his plans for terror attacks in France. He suggested avoiding shopping areas so that France's Muslim population will not be involved in any attack. "T

Thai Court Awards Abused Karen Girl $140K in Compensation

Thai reporters photograph a 12-year-old Karen girl who suffered extreme abuse at the hands of a Thai couple last year. The Thai prosecutor has thus far failed to open a criminal case against the perpetrators. (Photo: Pattaya Daily News) A Karen girl who suffered horrific abuse while working as a maid for a Thai couple in Kampaeng Phet town, Thailand, has been awarded about US$143,000 in compensation by a local court, a Thai human rights worker said. The Thai prosecutor, however, has not yet opened a criminal case against the perpetrators, who have fled. Preeda Tongchumnum, the assistant to the secretary general of the Human Rights and Development Foundation (HRDF), said Kampaeng Phet Provincial Court ordered the accused Nathee Taengorn and Rattanakorn Piyavoratharm to pay the compensation sum (4,603,233 Thai baht) on Monday as the victim’s lawyers had demanded. “The couple is still at large, but lawyers will investigate all of the employers’ pr