Section: Free Malaysia Today (Malaysia)
In letter to Obama, US scientists praise Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON: More than two dozen top US scientists, among them nuclear researchers and Nobel prize winners, in a letter to President Barack Obama on Saturday praised the Iran nuclear deal as major security achievement, The New York Times reported. The two-page letter, from some of the world’s most knowledgeable nuclear experts, could prove...
Malaysia Airlines calls MH370 proof a ‘major breakthrough’
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines said on Thursday the confirmation that debris found on an Indian Ocean island came from flight MH370 was a “major breakthrough” in solving the mystery of the flight’s disappearance. “This is indeed a major breakthrough for us in resolving the disappearance of MH370 and we expect and hope that there would be...
MH370: Wing part arrives at French lab
PARIS: A piece of Boeing 777 wreckage washed up on an Indian Ocean island and suspected to belong to missing flight MH370 arrived Saturday at a French laboratory for analysis. If confirmed as being from the doomed Malaysia Airlines flight, the discovery would mark the first breakthrough in a case that has baffled aviation experts for 16 months....
Debris brings MH370 mystery ‘closer’ than ever to answers
SAINT ANDRE: Plane debris that washed up on an Indian Ocean island is from a Boeing 777, Malaysian authorities said Friday, making it almost certainly the first piece of wreckage recovered from missing flight MH370. If confirmed by analysis of the wing part — which was being flown to Paris on Friday night from the French island of La Reunion —...
‘Moving close’ to solving MH370 mystery
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities confirmed Friday that plane wreckage washed up on an Indian Ocean island was from a Boeing 777, meaning the part is almost certainly from missing flight MH370. The debris, part of a plane wing, could provide the first tangible clue towards unlocking the mystery surrounding the Malaysia Airlines plane, which...
MH17: After Russia veto, countries seek court for prosecutions
AMSTERDAM: The five countries investigating the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine a year ago are considering setting up an independent international tribunal after Russia vetoed attempts to establish a UN-backed court to prosecute suspects. Russia deployed its permanent member’s veto in the United Nations Security Council on...
Russia opens trial against Ukrainian woman pilot ‘hero’
Ukrainian pilot and lawmaker Nadiya Savchenko went on trial in Russia on Thursday in a politically charged case that could send tensions between Moscow and Kiev to a new high. The 34-year-old helicopter navigator faces up to 25 years in prison for her alleged involvement in the killing of two Russian journalists in war-torn eastern Ukraine last...
Australia PM slams ‘outrageous’ Russian MH17 veto
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Thursday Russia’s “outrageous” veto of a UN resolution to establish a special tribunal to try those who shot down flight MH17 over Ukraine reinforced concerns Moscow was protecting the perpetrators. Eleven of the 15 members of the Security Council voted in favour late Wednesday of the...
Mysterious plane wreckage sparks MH370 speculation
SAINT ANDRE: A mysterious piece of plane debris washed up on the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion on Wednesday, prompting speculation it could be part of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. The two-metre (six-foot) long piece of wreckage, which seemed to be part of a wing, was found by people cleaning up a beach. “It was covered...
Ukraine vows to push for justice despite Russia’s veto of MH17 tribunal
KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko vowed Wednesday to push for justice despite Russia’s veto of a UN resolution that would have set up a tribunal to try those responsible for shooting down passenger flight MH17 over the former Soviet state. “The results of the UN Security Council vote on MH17’s downing: 11 ‘for’ (the...
