Section: The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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...
EU gives €15m worth of humanitarian aid to Ukraine
The European Union (EU) has announced a new aid package worth €15 million (US$16.57 million) to help people affected by crisis in eastern Ukraine.The new package, which was announced by European Commissioner for humanitarian aid and crisis management Christos Stylianides during his visit on Wednesday, came amid concerns over the humanitarian...
NATO navies should beef up against Russia: Commanders
NATO should beef up its maritime arm in response to the rising threat from an increasingly “bold” and “aggressive” Russia, commanders said on Wednesday.The 28-member defense alliance’s naval forces have in recent years focused on issues such as counter-terrorism and piracy, but speakers at a London conference said...
Investigators still have no suspects in downing of MH17
Prosecutors involved in the international investigation into the downing last year of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 say they do not yet have specific suspects for possible prosecution.Fred Westerbeke, the Dutch prosecutor leading the investigation, said Tuesday the international team has a number of “persons of interest” but declined to...
Greek crisis threatens European dream
Europe’s failure to solve the Greek debt crisis risks lasting damage to the post-war dream of “ever closer union” at a time when it faces new threats on its borders, analysts said.The chaos in Greece comes with European leaders already at each others’ throats over a wave of Mediterranean migrants, while the Ukraine...
String of cargo disasters puts pressure on space industry
The global space industry is reeling after three cargo disasters in less than a year have delivered a costly blow to efforts to supply astronauts aboard the International Space Station.The explosion of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday also raised new questions about whether US rockets are safe enough to start launching astronauts to space...
Pro-European candidate wins Moldova vote
Dorin Chirtoaca, the pro-European candidate for mayor of the Moldovan capital celebrates after seeing exit polls in a runoff for local elections in Chisinau, Moldova. Near-final results gave a pro-European Union candidate a comfortable lead in the runoff vote for mayor of Moldova’s capital, in an election seen as a test of whether the...
Hounded and out of work, gay Ukrainians flee rebel east
Shows Ukrainian women 35 –year-old Yulia (R) and 28-year-old Natalia (L), embracing on the balcony of a refuge home in Kiev, after they fled the separatist east out of fear for their lives for being gay. The stigma of being gay in Ukraine has long forced many to keep their personal lives to themselves. And it makes efforts by relief agencies to...
Key countries call for tribunal for Malaysia Airlines crash
The five countries investigating last year’s shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine are calling for an international tribunal to prosecute those responsible.Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Thursday that her government is committed to working with Malaysia, Ukraine, Netherlands, Belgium, “and the...
Putin vows to further strengthen Russian military
President Vladimir Putin speaks at the Kremlin’s meeting with graduates of Russian military academies, Moscow. Putin said that Russia needs a powerful military to fend off threats near its borders, a statement that reflects tensions with the West over the Ukrainian crisis.(AP) Russia needs a mighty military to fend off threats near its...
