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NATO denounces Russian incursion into Turkish airspace

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, ISTANBUL -- The United States and NATO denounced Russia on Monday for violating Turkish airspace and Ankara threatened to respond, reporting two incursions in two days and raising the prospect of direct confrontation between the former Cold War adversaries.NATO held an emergency meeting in Brussels of ambassadors from its 28 member states to respond to what Secretary-General Jens...

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MH17 investigators find 'possible' Buk missile fragments

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, THE HAGUE -- Investigators probing the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 said Tuesday they had identified possible Russian-made BUK missile fragments from eastern Ukraine, where the plane crashed.International and Dutch investigators are probing "several parts, possibly originating from a BUK surface-air-missile system," said a joint statement from prosecutors and the Dutch Safety Board (OVV)."These parts have...