UN: Downing of MH17 May Be 'War Crime'

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights says the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in rebel-held eastern Ukraine could be ruled a “war crime."  Navi Pillay said Monday in a statement "the horrendous shooting down" of the aircraft was a violation of international law that "may amount to a war crime."   She called for a "prompt, thorough, effective, independent and impartial investigation" into the downing of the plane. Pillay...

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