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Russian Defence Ministry asks Kiev for explanation as to why Ukrainian plane flew so near MH17.

Russian media reports Ankara seeking to boost trade with Moscow amid EU frustration over TTIP.

Bodies recovered despite Ukrainian rebels' attempts to thwart recovery efforts.

EU leaders agree Putin has an important role to play in persuading separatists to grant access to site.

MOD chiefs plan to buy spy drones to patrol UK coast

Ukraine accuses Moscow-aligned rebels of carrying out autopsies on dozens of crash victims in Donetsk.

Brent contract finishes flat for the week while US contract gains.

Are pro-Russian separatists covering their tracks as international pressure for impartial investigation rises?

WTI crude for spot delivery traded near $103/bbl at 15:50 GMT on Friday, up more than 2.3% from last week's close.

US airline shares indices lift in early trading having dropped in aftermath of Ukraine plane crash.

Aviation insurance experts say it 'is going to be a long, politically charged compensation case'.

Pictures of final preparations for BUK missile launch circulating as Kiev vows to punish perpetrators.

Aviation experts said warnings were issued to airlines asking them not to fly over war-hit region.

IBTimes UK covers live the aftermaths of the alleged downing of a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane with 295 passengers aboard over eastern Ukraine

Reports suggest MH17's flight recorder sent to Russia for examination raising tensions further.

Intercepted calls between pro-Russian figures suggest anti-Ukraine rebels shot down flight.

If confirmed, the shooting down of Flight MH17 would be the deadliest ever 'accidental' downing of a passenger jet.

IB Times UK covers the reaction to the alleged shooting down of Malaysia Airlines passenger plane with 295 passengers aboard over eastern Ukraine.

US stocks drop and gold prices jump in aftermath of Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash with 295 people on board.

A Malaysian airliner with 295 people on board was shot down over Ukrainian airspace with a ground-to-air missile, according to a Ukrainian Interior Ministry adviser.

The unverified footage here, obtained from social media, shows people looking at a plume of smoke apparently from the Malaysian Airlines plane that crashed in Ukraine.

Malaysian Plane carrying 295 people crashes in war-torn eastern Ukraine near Russian border.

CEO Igor Sechin says the Russian oil giant is nothing to do with Ukraine Crisis.

Russian foreign ministry says EU is bowing to US pressure over fresh sanctions.

EIB and EBRD asked to halt financing to new projects in support of ongoing insurgency in eastern Ukraine.

The German government considers returning to using typewriters to counteract surveillance threats.

China is steadily improving its FX-related export competitiveness, but others are seeing their currencies becoming less helpful.

Russia and the European Union are at odds over Ukraine's political future.

Rush-hour subway train derails in Russian capital injuring more than 100.

Brics headquarters destined for China's financial capital.