Section: Indonesia
New BRICS bank opens for business in China: Xinhua
A new bank dedicated to the emerging BRICS countries opened for business in China’s commercial hub of Shanghai on Tuesday, the official Xinhua news agency reported.The so-called emerging BRICS countries are made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, and their “New Development Bank” has been seen as a challenge to...
A Year After MH17 Downed, Families Want Justice
Amsterdam/Hrabove, Ukraine. One by one, the names of the 298 passengers and crew who died aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 will be read aloud by relatives on Friday, a year after the passenger jet was shot out of the sky over rebel-held eastern Ukraine. Commemorations in the Netherlands and Ukraine on Friday will mark a painful milestone for...
Ukraine Passes Draft Bill to Grant East Regions More Autonomy
Kiev. Ukraine’s parliament approved a draft law on Thursday to grant two separatist regions greater autonomy, a step towards meeting the demands of a ceasefire agreement for the pro-Russian self-styled “people’s republics.” President Petro Poroshenko submitted the bill to parliament under pressure from Western leaders to grant the...
Australia Urges Support UN Tribunal Plan for Downed Malaysian Jet MH17
Sydney. Australia urged the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday to support the establishment of an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing Malaysia Airlines jet MH17 in eastern Ukraine last year. Malaysia, part of the 15-member council until 2016, distributed a draft resolution on the tribunal last week, which it...
Iran, major powers agree historic nuclear deal
AFPMajor powers clinched a historic deal Tuesday aimed at ensuring Iran does not obtain the nuclear bomb, opening up Tehran’s stricken economy and potentially ending decades of bad blood with the West.Reached on day 18 of marathon talks in Vienna, the accord is aimed at resolving a 13-year standoff over Iran’s nuclear ambitions after...
Ukraine PM says reforms continue despite ‘lunatic’ lawmakers
Ukraine’s prime minister pushed back Monday against a pair of forces threatening to undermine his fragile government, likening members of Ukraine’s parliament to “lunatics” while defending a nationalist militia that is locked in a standoff with police.Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, in Washington for meetings with top...
Malaysia Moves on MH17 Tribunal Plan at UN, Russia Dismisses
United Nations. Malaysia has asked the United Nations Security Council to set up an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing a passenger airliner last year in eastern Ukraine, but Russia dismissed the move on Thursday. Malaysia, a member of the 15-member council, distributed a draft resolution late on Wednesday, which it...
Australian senator threatens to grab PM’s testicles
An independent Australian senator Tuesday threatened to physically intimidate Prime Minister Tony Abbott, using illegal rugby tactics including grabbing his testicles, if he does not limit coal-seam gas exploration.Glenn Lazarus, a former rugby league prop and a senator for the eastern state of Queensland, said he submitted a petition to Abbott...
Dutch Seek UN Tribunal to Prosecute Downing of Malaysian Plane
The Hague. The Dutch government is lobbying its political allies for the establishment of a UN tribunal to prosecute suspects in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines plane over territory held by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine a year ago, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday. Rutte said a UN tribunal would give “the best guarantee of...
Malaysia wants a tribunal for Malaysia Airlines crash
Malaysia told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that it plans to submit a resolution soon that would establish an international tribunal to prosecute those responsible for shooting down a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine last year.Diplomats said Malaysia’s U.N. Ambassador Ramlan Bin Ibrahim informed council members that the...
