Section: China
No Dutch military mission to Ukraine crash site: PM
The Dutch government decided not to send a military mission to the MH17 plane crash site in eastern Ukraine, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said late Sunday after a cabinet meeting. …read more Source:...
Lavrov, Kerry urge for ceasefire, negotiation in Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday called for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine’s conflict zone as well as negotiations between the conflicting parties, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. …read more Source:...
Ukraine fighting blocks international team access to MH17 crash site
Fighting around the site of the Malaysian airliner downed in Ukraine prevented a visit by international experts yesterday, although Malaysia said separatists had agreed to allow international police and investigators into the area. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Malaysia strikes agreement for international police deployment to MH17 crash site
Malaysia has stricken an agreement with Ukrainian rebels, who control the area around the MH17 crash site, to allow a group of international police personnel to enter the area to protect the international investigators, according to a statement issued by Prime Minister’s office on Sunday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s pro-West parties face bitter campaign after Yatsenyuk resignation
Ukraine’s prime minister has launched what promises to be a bitter election campaign that could divide pro-Western parties and complicate their efforts to fight pro-Russian rebels in the country’s east. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Russia conducts parade rehearsal to mark Navy Day
Russian sailors march during a naval parade rehearsal in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, July 25, 2014. Russia will mark Navy Day on July 27. …read more Source: China...
Malaysia PM to discuss access to MH-17 crash site with Dutch PM
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Saturday he would meet Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte next week to discuss how to secure full access for investigators to the site in Ukraine where a Malaysian airliner was downed. …read more Source: China...
EU hits Russian intelligence chiefs in new round of sanctions over Ukraine
The European Union announced on Saturday it had widened its sanctions against Russia over Moscow’s role in conflict-torn Ukraine to include the heads of intelligence services. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Russia accuses US of smear campaign in Ukraine
The US says Russia is firing artillery across its border into Ukraine, the first time American officials have publicly alleged such direct participation in fighting on behalf of separatists. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Black week for aviation a reminder of the magic of flight and fragility of life
Nearly 300 passengers are killed when their plane is shot out of the sky over eastern Ukraine. Airlines suspend flights to Israel’s largest airport after rocket attacks. An airliner crashes during a storm in Taiwan, and yet another crashes in West Africa. …read more Source: South China Morning...
