Russia also claimed that the jetliner was being guided by Ukrainian air-traffic controllers.
For Malaysia Airlines, the losses of flights MH17 and MH370 complicate an already calamitous financial situation.
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.
Profits were aided by increases in sales of its jet engines and oil and gas equipment.
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 crash affected shares of Malaysia Airlines as well as those of Cathay Pacific Airways and Air China.
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.
A population all too familiar with loss paid tribute to the victims of the first major international consequence of the Ukrainian crisis.
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.
The U.S. Department of Justice charged the shipping company with assisting illegal, online pharmacies to sell drugs -- allegations the company denies.
At least two other commercial jets were nearby when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over a known hot spot.
Four months after MH370 was lost, Malaysia Airlines contends with another major incident. Its stock is falling. Can it learn from the past?
Russian media cites "eyewitnesses" who say separatists shot down a Ukrainian Air Force plane in the town MH17 crashed.
The Malaysian prime minister said that no one should interfere with any debris near the disaster area, including the black box.
An unofficial passenger manifesto was released by Malaysian media identifying the 15 crew members aboard MH17.
Relatives clustered at the airports in Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur for information on the victims of the Malaysia Airlines jet crash.
Bonds supporting low-carbon projects have jumped from $4 billion in 2012 to more than $18 billion in the first half of 2014.
An EU patent case could pave the way for stem cell research.
Headlines about how Comcast, Rupert Murdoch and the Time Warner companies have been overwhelming.
An adviser in Ukraine’s Interior Ministry posted on Facebook that the plane was flying at about 33,000 feet and was hit by a missile.
The two world leaders had previously arranged to discuss the ongoing Ukraine crisis.
Malaysia Airlines' future may depend on how it handles the MH17 crisis over the next days and weeks.
“Should it vanish, this is what it looks like,” said Dutch passenger Cor Pan.
As the world searches for an explanation for the crash of MH17, coincidences lead to conspiracy theories.
Power outages in the U.S. have skyrocketed nearly 300 percent since the '80s.
For a short time, the Twitter post of the Pilot Parker teddy bear appeared with news of the tragic Malaysia Airlines Ukraine crash.
The Federal Aviation Authority barred U.S. pilots from flying over Crimea, after armed conflict broke out in the Ukrainian region.