Section: The Jakarta Globe (Indonesia)
Five Ukrainian Servicemen Killed in Fighting With Eastern Separatists
Kiev. Five Ukrainian servicemen were killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, mostly near the government-held town of Maryinka where pro-Russian rebels were trying to make a significant advance, a presidential aide said on Thursday. Thirty-nine other Ukrainians were wounded, the aide, Yuri Biryukov, said on his Facebook page....
As Russia Growls, EU Goes Cool on Eastern Promises
Riga, Latvia. EU leaders meeting in Latvia’s capital Riga last week would have paid little heed to the rundown building across the street, seemingly unpainted since Brezhnev’s day, or the fading slogan daubed across its roof. “You are not alone!” it yelled in Russian. It might have been the mantra recited by the Europeans to six...
Japan Jets Scramble at Cold-War Levels as Chinese and Russian Incursions Increase
Tokyo. Japan’s air force said on Wednesday jet fighter scrambles had reached a level not seen since the height of the Cold War three decades ago as Russian bombers probe its northern skies and Chinese combat aircraft intrude into its southern air space. In the year through March 31, Japanese fighters scrambled 944 times, a 16-percent...
Politics Intrude as Cybersecurity Firms Hunt Foreign Spies
San Francisco. The $71 billion cybersecurity industry is fragmenting along geopolitical lines as firms chase after government contracts, share information with spy agencies, and market themselves as protectors against attacks by other nations. Moscow-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab has become a leading authority on American computer...
Two Charged With Boris Nemtsov Killing Include Chechen Officer: Report
Moscow. Moscow authorities have charged two men with involvement in the murder of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, one of whom served in a police unit in the Russian region of Chechnya according to a law enforcement official. A total of five men were frogmarched into a Moscow courtroom on Sunday, forced by masked security officers gripping their...
Australia Says Hunt for Missing MH370 Jet May Be Called Off Soon
Canberra. The search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 cannot go on forever, Australia’s deputy prime minister said, and discussions are already under way between Australia, China and Malaysia as to whether to call off the hunt within weeks. No trace has been found of the Boeing 777 aircraft, which disappeared a year ago this week...
‘I Am Not Afraid,’ Russians March in Memory of Murdered Putin Critic
Moscow. Holding placards declaring “I am not afraid,” thousands of Russians marched in Moscow on Sunday in memory of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, whose murder has widened a split in society that some say could threaten Russia’s future. Families, the old and young walked slowly, with many carrying portraits of Nemtsov, an opposition...
Russian Opposition Leader Boris Nemtsov Killed in Front of Kremlin
Moscow. Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s involvement in the war in Ukraine, was shot dead steps from the Kremlin in central Moscow late on Friday. Nemtsov, 55, was shot four times in the back by assailants in a white car as he walked across a bridge over the Moskva...
Deaths Shake Ukraine Truce; Poroshenko Wary of Russian Threat
Kiev. Ukraine on Friday reported the first deaths in three days in east Ukraine and President Petro Poroshenko said Russia would pose a “military threat” even if a ceasefire holds. Government troops fighting pro-Russian separatists in the east began towing artillery away from the front line on Thursday, a sign the truce meant to begin on Feb. 15...
World Response to Armed Groups Like IS ‘Shameful’: Amnesty
London. World leaders have proved “shameful and ineffective” in failing to protect civilians from groups like Islamic State, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, calling 2014 a “catastrophic” year. In its 415-page annual report detailing abuses in 160 countries, the group accused governments of “pretending the protection of civilians is...
