Some questions about the downing of MH17 may never be answered. However, the U.S. intelligence community is analyzing clues and says it's certain about several key facts. Barbara Starr has the latest.
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Several entire families were among the 298 people killed when Flight 17 was shot down. Many parents and children on board were traveling to or from vacation destinations. Anderson Cooper takes a look at some of their stories.
The Netherlands lost 193 of its citizens in the downing of Flight 17. Heartbreak has been compounded by the unconscionable treatment of the victims' remains. In a powerful speech at the United Nations, Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans expressed his country's grief and outrage.
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The crash of Flight 17 is not the first time Russia has denied responsibility for shooting down an airliner. In 1983 hundreds of people were killed in the crash of Korea Airlines Flight 007. Randi Kaye takes a look at the parallels between the two tragedies.
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Israeli airstrikes have killed more than 650 Palestinians and wounded nearly 4,000. All too often, it is the youngest residents of Gaza who are caught in the middle of this violence. Ben Wedeman reports on the crisis.
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Fareed Zakaria speaks to Anderson Cooper about why the international community is moving so slowly in its response to the crash of Flight 17. He describes how this crisis feels like a return to the cold war and why it is so difficult to use sanctions to pressure the Kremlin.
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While much of the world is blaming pro-Russian rebels for the downing of Flight 17, many Russians are hearing a much different story. The Russian media is circulating conspiracy theories, attempting to rewrite history and sometimes just ignoring the crash altogether.
Randi Kaye takes a closer look.
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David Remnick edits The New Yorker Magazine and has written extensively about Russia since the days of the old Soviet Union. He breaks down Putin's latest moves and discusses the international community's response to the downing of MH17.
Nineteen-year-old Quinn Lucas Schansman was an avid rugby player who was studying business in Amsterdam. He was born in the U.S. when his father worked for the Dutch embassy; Quinn held dual citizenship. His grandfather spoke to Anderson Cooper about Quinn's life and shared memories of the Easter dinner where they last saw each other.
Karlijn Keijzer is one of 193 Dutch nationals who died on Flight 17. She was also a graduate student at Indiana University. Her former
roommates Catherine Campbell and Meghan McCormick shared their memories with Anderson Cooper, describing their friend as bold, brilliant, direct and beautiful.
Four days after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was blown out of the sky, pro-Russian rebels have finally turned the plane's black boxes over to Malaysian authorities. This comes as a team of investigators were granted access to the crash site. Anderson Cooper looks at all of today's developments.
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