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Russia also claimed that the jetliner was being guided by Ukrainian air-traffic controllers.

Here is a set of facts about Flight MH17, which was a Boeing 777-200 aircraft.

Ukraine is worried investigations into the crash might be compromised if pro-Moscow rebels hand over the box to Russia.

Some 27 Palestinians and one Israeli soldier have been killed since Israel's ground invasion of Gaza began on Thursday.

Libyan authorities said Friday that they have ordered the closure of the country’s airspace for security concerns.

Aviation authorities from several countries have either banned air routes passing through Ukraine or advised carriers against using them.

The Boeing 777 airplane was carrying 298 people on board when it crashed into a village about 25 miles from the Russian border.

The U.S. called on Israel to "take every possible step" to prevent civilian casualties in its conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

The former U.S. Secretary of State also called on the European Union to join the U.S. in taking a tougher stand against Moscow.

A proposed international investigation into the crash of Flight MH17 will be approved only if all 15 U.N. Security Council members agree to it.

More than 100 scientists, including Joep Lange, former president of the International AIDS Society, were among the 298 killed in the MH17 crash.

Hamas remains defiant, despite reports from the ground describing heavy artillery fire, fiery explosions, tank attacks and “smoke.”

The Security Service of Ukraine posted a recording of three allegedly intercepted phone calls between militants and Russian intelligence.

Of the 298 people who died on flight MH17, at least three were infants. Scores of passengers were headed to Melbourne for a UNAIDS conference.

At least two other commercial jets were nearby when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over a known hot spot.

A threatened strike on New York's Long Island Rail Road was averted on Thursday when the transit authority and labor unions reached a tentative contract deal.

Reports from the Gaza offensive shared via Whisper, a new app that allows users to post anonymously.

Will separatists honor a three-day cease-fire to allow investigators to examine the crash site?

U.S. officials said MH17 was shot down with a surface-to-air missile, and a "heat signature" may help them trace its origin.

The IDF launched a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on Thursday and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims it will target Hamas' underground operations.

Russian media cites "eyewitnesses" who say separatists shot down a Ukrainian Air Force plane in the town MH17 crashed.

Malaysia Airlines said air traffic controllers lost contact with flight MH-17 as it flew over eastern Ukraine toward the Russian border, bound for Asia.

Prime Minister Razak did not confirm if the plane was shot down, however the government has planned an investigation.

Celebrities took to Twitter on Thursday to react to the Malaysia Airlines plane crash in Ukraine.

Missiles launched from the ground or the air have brought down civilian aircraft several times before, intentionally or by mistake.

An unofficial passenger manifesto was released by Malaysian media identifying the 15 crew members aboard MH17.

Privacy advocates have clashed with upset relatives in trying to find an answer that works for all concerned.

Relatives clustered at the airports in Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur for information on the victims of the Malaysia Airlines jet crash.

To allow recovery work to proceed at the site of downed Malaysian Air flight MH17, pro-Russian separatists are willing to have a three-day cease-fire.