Section: The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
Australian leader determined to meet Russia leader
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he is determined to secure a one-on-one meeting soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin to demand full cooperation in the investigation into the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine.In a joint news conference with Abbott on Thursday, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte revealed that...
Ship, 41 Ukrainian crew stranded in Batam waters
As many as 41 Ukrainian seafarers have been left stranded aboard their ship, the Ocean Green, for four months off Galang Island, Batam, Riau Islands province as the vessel has been abandoned by its leasing company.PT Bias Delta Pratama director Pratama Prasetyo, whose company supervises the lay-up of foreign vessels around Galang Island,...
Kerry urges US-China cooperation on climate change
Kerry urges US-China cooperation on climate changeSecretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday the U.S. and China must work together to stave off a global catastrophe from climate change. He appealed for greater cooperation between the two world powers despite strains between them over cyber theft and maritime security.Kerry heads to Beijing this...
Global airfreight rises 5.2% in September: IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says that its recent data on global airfreight markets shows an acceleration of demand throughout September this year.Measured by freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), global air-freight volume rose by 5.2 percent compared to September last year, which was 0.8 percent ahead of the 4.4 percent average...
Russia boycotts nuclear meeting
Russia has failed to show up at meeting planning the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit, U.S and European officials said Monday, in a potentially serious blow to efforts by President Barack Obama to cement his legacy as leaving the world safer from nuclear terrorism than when he took office.The officials said it was not immediately clear whether...
Ukrainian breakaway regions hold criticized vote
Residents of separatist-controlled regions in eastern Ukraine voted Sunday to elect legislators and executives in polls that have been staunchly denounced by the international community.Voting in the main rebel city of Donetsk proceeded in the presence of gunmen inside three polling stations visited by the AP.Despite a cease-fire agreement being...
2014, The year of living dangerously
When economics and geopolitics collide.Sometimes one can see the contours of a “perfect storm” ahead. It is true that, as Niels Bohr once said, “Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.” But 2014 is shaping up as a candidate to become one of those signature years that defines major points of inflection in global...
Ukraine, Moscow clinch deal on Russian gas supply
Moscow and Kiev on Thursday clinched a deal that will guarantee that Russian gas exports flow into Ukraine and beyond to the European Union throughout the winter despite their intense rivalry over the fighting in eastern Ukraine.”There is now no reason for people in Europe to stay cold this winter,” said EU Commission President Jose...
Ukraine-Russia gas talks deadlocked in Brussels
Talks to guarantee that Russian gas imports flow into Ukraine throughout the winter appeared to be at an impasse Thursday because of doubts over payments from Kiev.A European Union official says the negotiations, which were supposed to produce an agreement Wednesday, broke up inconclusively early Thursday, with a draft for a ‘common...
Pro-European parties lead Ukraine poll
With more than one-third of the votes counted, two allied pro-European parties in Ukraine that ran on a platform to enact tough reforms took a joint lead Monday in a parliamentary election.Partial figures showed Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s Popular Front with 21.6 percent of the vote and President Petro Poroshenko’s party at...
