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MH17 Plane Crash Ukrainian militia hands over MH17 flight recorders to Malaysia By Desert Star Staff The Ukrainian militia have handed over to Malaysian experts the black boxes from the Malaysian Boeing-777 airliner that crashed in east Ukraine on July 17. The Donetsk People’s Republic’s (DPR) Prime Minister Aleksandr Boroday handed over the black boxes from the
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 early on Tuesday. “Here they are, the black boxes,” Boroday told reporters. “According to the memorandum the Malaysian side must pass on the boxes to the experts from the ICAO [International Civil Aviation Organization].” Both sides signed a document, finalizing the
By SUZETTE LABOY Associated Press MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) Surf’s up next summer. From rash guards to zipperbrief bottoms, sporty-chic looks made waves on the runway in Miami Beach for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim, which celebrated its 10th year with more than a dozen shows ending Monday. The shows previewed summer 2015 swimwear. “Sport luxe is making a big
impact into swimwear,” said Sue Di Chio, creative director of Suboo. She said customers are looking for more than triangle bikinis, and sportswear design “lends itself a lot to swimwear.” Prints and bright colors also will return next year, along with mesh, high-waist bottoms and laser-cut designs.
procedure. Colonel Mohamed Sakri of Malaysian National Security Council said that the two black boxes were “in good condition.” Earlier, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak said an agreement had been reached with militiamen at the scene of the crash that the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 black boxes
Swimwear on Runway Goes Sporty Chic
inspiration with laminated fabrics, glass beads and braid structures. Black-and-white bikinis were paired with oversized goldplated bracelets and earrings with 3-D animal details. Other designs included multi-colored maillots with open backs and sides; a one-piece tube-top in a textured white design and zipper front; and a gold pantsuit. DOLORES CORTES Showstoppers were bikinis made Dolores Cortes cited a of tortoise shell. mix of tribal and contemporary Continues on Page 2
will be handed over to Malaysian authorities in Donetsk at 9pm Ukrainian time. The bodies of 282 victims are being moved by train before being flown to Amsterdam for repatriation. At least three refrigerated train carriages with bodies of those killed have departed from the town of Torez, near the site of the crash, to the
town of Ilovaysk and are on their way to Donetsk. Malaysian aviation experts arrived in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, to investigate the crash of the MH17 flight. Earlier local militia said they found presumed data recorders at the site and would hand them over to Continues on Page 7