Section: Free Malaysia Today (Malaysia)
Gorbachev warns ‘world on brink of new Cold War’
BERLIN: The Soviet Union’s last leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned Saturday that the world was on the “brink of a new Cold War” at an event to mark 25 years since the Berlin Wall’s fall, the German news agency DPA reported. “The world is on the brink of a new Cold War. Some are even saying that it has already begun,” the 83-year-old...
Last MH17 victims may never be recovered, as Ukraine bloodshed rises
KIEV: The remains of the last nine victims of flight MH17 may never be recovered from the Ukrainian battlefield where their plane was downed four months ago, the Dutch foreign minister said Saturday, as fighting rumbled on in the east of the country. Foreign Minister Bert Koenders made the grim assessment in the city of Kharkiv, where he attended...
The dragon and the bear: Xi, Putin form power duo at APEC
BEIJING: China’s authoritarian President Xi Jinping and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin share similar views on issues from human rights to Mikhail Gorbachev, in an increasingly close personal relationship that mirrors their countries’ converging interests. Putin arrives in Beijing Sunday for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation...
Australian PM to have ‘robust’ talk with Putin
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Saturday he would have a “robust” conversation about downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 with Russian President Vladimir Putin when they meet in Beijing. The Kremlin confirmed on Friday that Putin will meet Abbott, who last month promised to confront the Russian president over the downing of the...
Putin cannot avoid me: Australia PM
BRISBANE: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Wednesday warned Vladimir Putin he will not be able to avoid a “conversation” over the loss of Australian lives in the downing of Flight MH17 over Ukraine. Last month Abbott vowed to “shirtfront” the Russian president at the G20 summit in Brisbane next week, although Moscow has yet to respond to...
Malaysia, Netherlands keep pressing for access to MH17 site
KUALA LUMPUR: The leaders of Malaysia and the Netherlands vowed on Wednesday to keep pressing for access to the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 and to bring to justice those responsible for downing the plane in Ukraine. Prime Minister Najib Razak met with his visiting counterpart Mark Rutte in Malaysia to discuss the Dutch-led...
Malaysian carrier makes emergency landing in Thailand
BANGKOK: A Malaysia-bound Malindo Air flight diverted to Thailand and made an emergency landing on Monday after the cabin started to de-pressurise, the airline said, adding that none of the 129 people aboard was hurt. The Malaysia-based carrier’s flight OD206 from Delhi had been due to arrive in Kuala Lumpur early Monday but instead...
Miner’s son, Lenin fan set to win separatist Ukraine votes
DONETSK: Two pro-Russian separatists were confirmed as leaders in controversial elections in eastern Ukraine on Sunday — one a rebel chief who highlights his status as a miner’s son and the other a fan of Communist icon Vladimir Lenin. Alexander Zakharchenko, who commands rebels fighting Ukrainian government forces in the mining and...
Prosecutor open to theory another plane shot down MH17
AMSTERDAM: Dutch prosecutors investigating the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 believe the aircraft might have been shot down from the air but that a ground-to-air missile attack is more likely, a senior prosecutor said in a German media interview. The Russian government has always said it has radar imagery proving the fully laden Boeing...
China tycoon reveals foray into space
BEIJING: A mysterious Chinese tycoon who plans to dig a $40 billion canal linking the Caribbean and the Pacific is spreading his reach into space with ambitions for a network of satellites, reports said Monday. Wang Jing, who won a 50-year concession to build and operate the canal from Nicaragua last year, announced that one of his companies...
