Section: Free Malaysia Today (Malaysia)
Rights court notifies Russia of cases brought against it by MH17 families
Malaysia Airlines MH17 was hit by a Russian-made missile over war-torn eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, killing all 298 people on board. (Reuters pic)STRASBOURG: Europe’s top rights court said Thursday it had notified Russia of cases brought by nearly 400 relatives of those killed in the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014 that...
Family of American killed in downed MH17 jet sues Russian, US firms
MH17 was brought down in 2014 over territory held by pro-Russian separatist forces in eastern Ukraine as it flew from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, killing all 298 people on board. (Reuters pic)UNITED NATIONS: The family of an American killed when a Malaysian Airlines plane was shot down over Ukraine in 2014 filed a lawsuit on Thursday against...
Nato chief to meet Trump, alliance critic, on anniversary
Stoltenberg will visit the White House. (AFP picture)WASHINGTON: Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was due to meet President Donald Trump Tuesday ahead of celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the alliance, a frequent target of the US leader. The White House visit comes before two days of talks in Washington among the 29 foreign...
Comic likely to top first round as Ukraine chooses president
Ukranian actor Volodymyr Zelensky may win in the polls. (AFP pic)KIEV: “I’m voting for anyone apart from Poroshenko (Petro). I don’t believe him, he cheated us,” said 40-year-old housewife Olga, who had come to a polling station in the Western city of Lviv with her young daughter. “I’m just going to go into the booth and decide...
Facebook tightens rules on political ads ahead of EU vote
Facebook says it has ploughed resources and staff into safeguarding the ballot across 27 EU nations on May 26. (Reuters pic)BRUSSELS/SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc toughened its rules on political advertising in Europe on Friday under pressure from EU regulators to do more to guard against foreign meddling in the bloc’s upcoming legislative...
Australia, Netherlands start talks with Russia over MH17 downing
People gather near a monument for the victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 plane crash to mark the fourth anniversary of the accident near the village of Hrabove (Grabovo) in Donetsk Region, Ukraine. (Reuters pic)SYDNEY: Dutch and Australian government officials have met their Russian counterparts to discuss who is responsible for the...
Facebook blocks more accounts over influence campaigns
Facebook shuts down fake accounts bent on influencing political sentiment. (Bloomberg pic)WASHINGTON: Facebook said Tuesday it shut down more than 2,600 fake accounts linked to Iran, Russia, Macedonia and Kosovo and aiming to influence political sentiment in various parts of the world. It was the latest effort by the leading social network to...
2018 spike in energy demand spells climate trouble
A miner works inside a coal mine in Novovolynsk, Ukraine. (Reuters pic)PARIS: A 2.3% jump in global energy demand last year outstripped the expansion of renewables and helped drive record-high greenhouse gas emissions, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Tuesday. Fossil fuels satisfied nearly 70% of that growth for the second year running,...
Imam who urged Czech Muslims to take up arms is fired
A policeman stands guard as members of the Muslim community visit Al-Noor mosque after it was reopened in Christchurch. (Reuters picture)PRAGUE: The head of Prague’s Muslim community who urged Czech Muslims to acquire arms after the Christchurch attack has been sacked, the Czech Muslim Communities Centre said Monday. “Our meeting on March...
Russia says it will respond to new EU sanctions
A Russian flag flies with the Spasskaya Tower of the Kremlin in the background in Moscow, Russia. (Reuters pic)MOSCOW: Russia will respond to new European Union sanctions, its foreign ministry said on Saturday, without saying what action it would take. The EU on Friday added eight more Russians to its sanctions list over a stand-off between...
