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Russian court jails blogger for five years for ‘extremist’ posts
A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced a blogger to five years in jail for what it said was his extremist activity on the Internet after he urged people to attend a protest against high transport fares and criticised Russian intervention in Ukraine. Vadim Tyumenstev, 35, from the Siberian region of Tomsk, was also banned from using the Internet...
Malaysia Airlines plane fly in wrong direction, company launches probe
The airline, which said it was investigating the matter, explained that flight plans were generated based on conditions at the time, covering issues such as weather, air traffic notices and route efficiency. (File/AP Photo) Beleaguered Malaysia Airlines has launched a probe after one of its planes flew in the wrong direction towards Melbourne...
Red flags over Turkey-China weapons deal
As tensions in West Asia and Ukraine rose in recent years, Turkey moved to jointly manufacture a sophisticated missile defence system. The $3.4 billion plan would have given Turkey’s military more f… …read more Source: The...
Russia’s Vladimir Putin orders several counter-terrorism units to be set up on coasts
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered counter-terrorism operational headquarters to be set up in several coastal areas, the state-run RIA news agency quoted the Kremlin as saying on Saturday. The units are to be set in Kaspiysk on the Caspian Sea, Murmansk in Russia’s north-west and in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk...
China plans new silk road, but trade partners are wary
As tensions in the Mideast and Ukraine rose in recent years, Turkey moved to jointly manufacture a sophisticated missile defence system. The $3.4 billion plan would have given Turkey’s military more firepower and laid the foundation to start exporting missiles. …read more Source: The Times of...
Ukraine MPs approve tit-for-tat Russian trade embargo
Ukraine’s parliament voted on Thursday to give the government the right to impose a trade embargo against Russia, which said last week that it would suspend a free trade zone with Ukraine from Jan. 1. …read more Source: The Times of...
PM Modi arrives in Moscow for two-day visit; expanding ties in strategic areas key focus
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Moscow on Wednesday on a two-day visit during which India and Russia are expected to seal a raft of major deals in defence, nuclear energy and hydrocarbons sectors to further cement their ‘special and privileged strategic ties’. Stepping up economic engagement and further expanding ties in...
Malaysia’s new Islamic airline Rayani Air takes off with a prayer
A Rayani Air flight crew walks down the aisle on board before departure at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 in Sepang, Malaysia. Malaysia’s Rayani Air took to the skies over the weekend with a clear bailiwick. It is the country’s first Islamic airline, offering flights that adhere to Islamic rules including prayers, no-alcohol,...
Russia slams EU for extending sanctions over the Ukraine crisis
Russia on Monday lashed out at the European Union for prolonging sanctions over the Ukraine crisis for another six months rather than choosing to cooperate over issues including the fight against terrorism. “It is necessary to point out that instead of building constructive cooperation to counter the key challenges of our times such as...
India the largest remittances receiving country in 2015, says World Bank
India became the largest remittances receiving country at $72 billion this year followed by China at $ 64 billion, the World Bank said today. The US emerged as the largest remittance source country with an estimated $56 billion in outward flows in 2014. “India was the largest remittance receiving country, with an estimated $72 billion in...
