Section: New Straits Times (Malaysia)
Russia says Ukrainian pilot behind MH17 crash
MOSCOW: Russian investigators Wednesday said they had new proof from a witness that a Ukrainian pilot fired a missile on the day of the Malaysia Airlines crash which killed 298 people. …read more Source: New Straits...
Russia brands new sanctions roadblock to Ukraine peace
KIEV: Russia accused the West on Saturday of fuelling unrest in Ukraine by adopting anti-Kremlin sanctions that further erode the prospects of peace talks to end the separatist war. …read more Source: New Straits...
IMF deputy ‘impressed’ by Ukraine’s move toward reform
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund’s number two said Saturday he was “impressed” by Kiev’s plans for economic reform, following a visit to the country. …read more Source: New Straits...
Russia threatens response if US sets new sanctions over Ukraine
MOSCOW: Russia responded angrily today to news that US senators had passed a bill calling for fresh sanctions against Moscow and the supply of lethal military aid to Ukraine. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine ballet school rejects charity from pro-Putin dancer
KIEV: The Kiev State Ballet School has refused to accept money raised by Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre after it emerged the star dancer at a charity gala had supported the annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: New Straits...
Dutch identify all foreign MH17 crash victims
THE HAGUE: Dutch authorities have identified two more victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash in Ukraine, with just four of the 298 dead still unidentified, all of them Dutch, officials said Thursday. …read more Source: New Straits...
Gorbachev urges US and EU to “defrost relations” with Russia
MOSCOW: The last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Tuesday urged the United States and the European Union to “defrost” relations with Moscow despite tensions over Ukraine. …read more Source: New Straits...
2014 devastating year for children
UNITED NATIONS, United States: 2014 has been a devastating year for children with up to 15 million swept up in wars in the Central African Republic, Iraq, South Sudan, the Palestinian territories, Syria and Ukraine, the UN children’s agency said. …read more Source: New Straits...
Five civilians killed in fresh east Ukraine violence
KIEV: Five civilians have been killed in fresh violence in eastern Ukraine, where more explosions and gunfire rang out today, two days before the start of a planned truce, officials said. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: All Australian victims identified, says Tony Abbott
MELBOURNE: All of the 38 Australians who died when Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was downed in eastern Ukraine have now been formally identified, the Australian government said citing Dutch authorities. …read more Source: New Straits...
