Section: Indonesia
Kerry Pushes for Gaza Truce as Death Toll Tops 700
Gaza/Jerusalem. The death toll in Gaza topped 700 on Thursday as Israeli tank fire before dawn killed 16 people in the Hamas-dominated coastal territory, including six members of the same family, Palestinian health officials said. The continued violence defied world efforts to achieve a ceasefire between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas after...
More MH17 Bodies Return to Netherlands as EU Mulls Russia Sanctions
Bodies of victims in the Malaysia Airlines flight MH-17 crash are transferred to funeral hearses by Dutch military personnel during a ceremony at Eindhoven Airbase, the Netherlands, 23 July 2014. (EPA Photo/Dan Himbrechts Eindhoven. Dozens more bodies from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 are set to arrive in the Netherlands on...
Ukrainian PM announces resignation
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk announced his resignation on Thursday over parliaments “ineffectiveness” after two political parties withdrew from Ukraines ruling coalition. …read more Source: ANTARA...
British experts examine second MH17 black box
British investigators have started examining the second black box from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 which was shot down over Ukraine, the transport ministry said Thursday. …read more Source: ANTARA...
Rupiah falls to 11,560 per dollar on Thursday afternoon
The rupiah, traded among banks in Jakarta on Thursday afternoon, depreciated by 53 basis points to 11,560 per dollar, down from the previous 11,507 per dollar. “The rupiah rate against the US dollar is declining as presidential election euphoria starts to dissipate. Externally, the US dollar is strengthening against the majority of global...
Australia vows help to secure Ukraine crash site
Australia’s foreign minister said Thursday that her country stood ready to provide whatever resources were needed to secure the Malaysian airliner’s crash site in Ukraine, as newspapers reported Australian troops and police could soon be sent.Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said she was traveling with her Dutch counterpart Frans...
FAA lifts ban on US flights to Tel Aviv airport
The Federal Aviation Administration lifted its ban on U.S. flights in and out of Israel, which the agency had imposed out of concern for the risk of planes being hit by Hamas rockets.The decision was effective at 11:45 p.m. EDT on Wednesday.”Before making this decision, the FAA worked with its U.S. government counterparts to assess the...
Oil drifts down despite China manufacturing bounce
The price of oil fell Thursday, giving back part of its sizeable jump the day before, despite improvement in Chinese manufacturing.Benchmark U.S. crude for September delivery was down 16 cents at $102.96 a barrel at 0650 GMT in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.The contract gained delivery gained 73 cents to $103.12 on...
Singapore Tells Airlines to Review Conflict Zone Risk Assessment
Singapore/Kuala Lumpur. Singapore’s civil aviation authority has asked airlines based in the city-state to review their risk assessment of conflict zones following the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner over Ukraine last week. The deaths of nearly 300 passengers and crew in the downing of Flight MH17 have shocked the aviation...
Malaysia Jet Probe Seeks Missile Evidence in Black Boxes, Bodies
A Malaysian expert, center, examines a black box belonging to Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 during its handover from pro-Russian separatists, in Donetsk, Ukraine on July 22, 2014. (Reuters Photo/Maxim Zmeyev) The black boxes from the downed Malaysian jet have begun giving up information a week after the tragedy in east Ukraine, with the...
