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Men sift through the wreckage of an Air Rhodesia plane shot down by guerrilla fighters in September 1978 in northern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). The rebels shot down another Air Rhodesia flight five months later.

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A Brief History Of Civilian Planes That Have Been Shot Down

4:44pm July 18, 2014

by Greg Myre

It's rare, but commercial flights do come under fire. In fact, the Ukrainian army accidentally downed a Russian civilian plane with a missile during a military exercise in Crimea in 2001.

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Obama Unrolls New Sanctions Against Russia

1:00pm July 18, 2014

by Tamara Keith

President Obama delivered a whirlwind news conference Wednesday, discussing a series of foreign policy issues from Afghanistan to Ukraine. Obama also announced a new round of sanctions against Russian banks, energy companies and individuals for what he sees as interference in Ukrainian affairs.

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A woman at Kuala Lumpur International Airport reacts to news of crash. The flight was on its way to the Malaysian capital.

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U.S. Officials: Malaysian Airliner Likely Shot Down

12:31pm July 18, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Vice President Biden says it appears that the Malaysia Airlines jet with nearly 300 people aboard was "blown out of the sky" over eastern Ukraine.

A dog sleeps in a derelict building in central Kailahun, where the streets are unusually empty.

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Ebola Wreaks Economic Woe In West Africa

11:51am July 18, 2014

by Jason Beaubien

In eastern Sierra Leone, health officials have set up the world's largest treatment for the Ebola virus. Businesses in the area are suffering, and people are finding it difficult to earn a living.

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On Its Way To Kuala Lumpur, Plane Brought Down Over Ukraine

8:00am July 18, 2014

by Anthony Kuhn

Many experts question the decision to fly near the fighting in Ukraine. Some airlines have circumvented the country for weeks. In March, a Malaysia Airlines plane went missing on a flight to Beijing.

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How U.S. Hopes To Jump-Start Stalled Campaign To Save Nigerian Girls

8:40pm July 17, 2014

More than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram are still missing. To find out what the U.S. is doing to help, Audie Cornish speaks with Linda Thomas-Greenfield of the U.S. State Department.

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The UN In Gaza: A Glimpse Of The Ground Invasion Firsthand

8:40pm July 17, 2014

To learn more about the Israeli ground invasion in Gaza, Audie Cornish turns to Robert Turner, who's in Gaza City. Turner is director of operations for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.

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U.S. Officials Believe That Malaysian Airliner Was Shot Down By Missile

8:40pm July 17, 2014

U.S. officials are saying that the Malaysia Airlines flight that crashed in eastern Ukraine was shot down by a missile. Thomas Erdbrink of The New York Times explains.

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The Corrupt Structures Driving The Exodus Out Of Central America

8:40pm July 17, 2014

Many of the immigrant children now crossing the U.S.-Mexico border come from Central America, escaping conditions in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.

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A Day Of Tumult, Tragedy And Violence In Europe And Middle East

8:40pm July 17, 2014

A Malaysia Airlines flight crashed in eastern Ukraine, possibly shot down by a missile. And in Gaza, Israel has launched a ground offensive against Hamas forces.

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