Section: The Jakarta Globe (Indonesia)
Families Wage Citizen Campaign to Solve MH370 Mystery
In a photo taken on July 10, 2014, a soft-spoken Indian business consultant, K.S. Narendran, 50, whose wife, Chandrika Sharma, was on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, speaks during an interview with Agence France-Presse in Kuala Lumpur. (AFP Photo/Mohd Rasfan) Kuala Lumpur. Chinese physics student Jimmy Wang had no interest in aviation until March...
Malaysia Airlines Jet Turns Back Due to ‘Pressure’ Problems
A Malaysia Airlines plane was forced to turn back due to pressure problems inside the aircraft after being in the air for almost an hour, a top aviation watchdog official said Sunday. Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, director-general of the Department of Civil Aviation told AFP that the plane returned to Kuala Lumpur International Airport because it was...
Russia, in Sanctions Retaliation, Bars Some Japanese Citizens
A tourist boat passes the Kremlin buildings as it sails along the Moskva river in Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 18, 2014. (Bloomberg Photo/Andrey Rudakov) Moscow. Russia on Friday banned several Japanese citizens from entering the country, expanding retaliatory measures against countries which have imposed sanctions over the crisis in Ukraine....
Malaysia Falls Silent in Honor of Returning MH17 Dead
Soldiers carry a coffin with the remains of a Malaysian victim from Flight MH17 during a ceremony at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang on August 22, 2014 (AFP Photo/Manan Vatsyayana) Black-clad Malaysians paused for a minute of silence Friday on a nationwide day of mourning held to somberly welcome home the first remains of its 43...
Russian Food Embargo Smells Like Opportunity for Latin America
Sao Paulo. Russia’s embargo on US and EU food products has opened a window of opportunity for Latin America, which could capitalize on the Ukraine crisis to become a major food supplier to Moscow. Furious over the sanctions Western countries have imposed on Russia over its support for Ukraine’s separatist rebels, the Kremlin announced...
Russian, Ukraine Foreign Ministers to Meet in Bid to Defuse Tensions
Donetsk. The foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France will hold urgent talks in Berlin Sunday, seeking to defuse tensions in east Ukraine where Kiev is attempting to defeat pro-Russian rebels. European leaders on Saturday scrambled to ease tensions over claims that Ukrainian forces had destroyed Russian military vehicles, as Kiev...
Clinton’s Obama Balancing Act as 2016 Looms
Then US Senator Barack Obama, right, stands in front of former Senator Hillary Clinton as they arrive at the US Capitol in Washington, in this Jan. 23, 2007 file photo. (Reuters Photo/Larry Downing) Washington. US President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton broke bread on Wednesday, trying to defuse a bitter row over foreign policy as the former...
Australia, Dutch Vow Justice for MH17 Victims
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, left, and Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte give a press conference at Rutte’s official residence Catshuis in The Hague, The Netherlands, on August 11, 2014. (AFP Photo/Martijn Beekman) The Hague. Australia and The Netherlands on Monday vowed to bring justice to the families of victims of downed flight...
Australia to Sign 25-Year US Marine Agreement
This handout photo released by the Commonweatlh of Australia, Department of Defense on Aug.11, 2014 shows US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, and Australia’s Defense Minister David Johnston speaking during a joint press conference in Sydney. (AFP Photo/Lauren Larking/Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Defense) Sydney. Australia...
Russian ‘Humanitarian’ Push in Ukraine ‘Unacceptable’: US, Germany
Washington. Russian intervention in Ukraine, including for supposed humanitarian purposes is “unacceptable” without Kiev’s authorization, US President Barack Obama and his German counterpart Angela Merkel agreed in a telephone call Saturday. Such a move “violates international law, and will provoke additional...
