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Of the 298 people killed in the Flight MH17 crash last Thursday, almost two-thirds were Dutch nationals.

The plane crashed in a remote region of Mali, near the Burkina Faso border, known for sporadic outbreaks of separatist violence.

“Someone saw the plane fall and alerted us, so we sent a mission there that went to the spot," said a Burkina Faso official.

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Mariela Castro was spotted in Cuba on Thursday morning, debunking claims she was a passenger on Air Algerie Flight 5017.

The Air Algerie flight was traveling over a region controlled by Islamist militants, though France doubts the plane was shot down.

"The plane was not far from the Algerian frontier when the crew was asked to make a detour because of poor visibility," said a Malian diplomat.

Thursday is the second day of the airlift, which is transporting bodies of victims from Flight MH17 to the Netherlands.

An Air Algerie plane, with 116 people on board, is believed to have crashed in a remote region near the Algeria-Mali border.

The plane, a 70-seat ATR 72, crashed near the runway while trying to land on the small island of Penghu, west of Taiwan island.

Some local media reports said that the death toll exceeded 20 and that about 10 students were critically injured.

The United States Federal Aviation Administration lifted a 36-hour ban on U.S. flights to and from Israel's Ben Gurion airport.

A national day of mourning was declared in the Netherlands for the first time since 1962.

The man accused of causing a disaster that killed 32 people and then jumping ship was spotted at a party, blithely smiling.

As major international carriers suspended their flights to Israel on Tuesday, British Airways remains one of the few to still offer service to Tel Aviv.

Miguel Panduwinata, an 11-year-old Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 victim, had premonition of crash.

Chrysler says it is unaware of any injuries that have resulted from ignition switch or shock/strut problems.

U.S. officials said evidence suggests MH17 was downed by pro-Russian separatists, and that Putin's attempt to blame Ukraine was "not plausible."

There were 298 passengers on Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, but only 282 bodies been recovered at the crash site.

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Major U.S. airlines, including Delta and United, are suspending service to Israel amid fears of missile strikes and safety concerns.

Police reportedly said that the time and cause of death could not be immediately determined as the body was badly decayed when found.

The airline, which suffered its second major disaster in four months last week, has lost nearly $1.3 billion over the last three years.

Experts say a surface-to-air missile most likely brought down MH17.

Handover of MH17 black boxes following U.N. resolution demanding a full investigation of the crash.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Monday, reportedly denied claims of any tampering at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17.

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transport Safety Board will investigate both crashes.

"If President Putin does not change his approach on Ukraine, then Europe and the West must fundamentally change our approach to Russia."

A Ukrainian air traffic controller asked the Air India pilots to try to contact MH17 after it stopped responding to calls.