World hot spots - Jul 17, 2014

* Ukraine
* Gaza
* Iraq
* Afghanistan
* Syria
* Iran

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/17/malaysia-airlines-plane-crashes-ukraine-live

From Drudge Report home page:

PASSENGER JET SHOT DOWN OVER UKRAINE...
Boeing 777 Travelling From Amsterdam With 295 On Board... 
MALAYSIAN AIRLINES lost contact with flight...
REPORT: Was flying 33,000 feet when hit by missile fired from Buk launcher...
American intel confirms plane shot down...
Crashed 35 miles from Russian border...
Ukraine Says 'Will Present Evidence of Russian Military Involvement'...
*Blackbox Sent To Moscow For Investigation...*
Rebel site suggests insurgents shot down by mistake...
Sullenberger 'Big Question' Is Why Plane Was Flying Over War Zone...
KREMLIN: Putin 'Informed' Obama About Crash...
Body Parts Found Scattered... 
REPORT: 23 Americans Killed...
Obama gives crash 40 seconds before telling jokes...
RT: Putin plane target report denied...
MAP: Flights avoiding Ukrainian airspace...
EARLIER: Russian rocket may have downed military plane...


http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/17/gaza-crisis-humanitarian-truce-due-to-start-live-updates

http://www.theguardian.com/world/iraq

http://www.theguardian.com/world/iran

http://www.theguardian.com/world/israel