Section: New Straits Times (Malaysia)
MH17: U.N. Security Council to discuss Dutch report on downing
UNITED NATIONS: The downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over war-torn eastern Ukraine will be discussed by the U.N. Security Council on Friday after Russia requested a meeting on a Dutch finding that a large number of fragments hit the plane and tore it apart. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Netherlands ups defence spending in wake of downed plane
THE HAGUE: The Netherlands is to increase defence spending after being hard hit by global conflicts including the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine, King Willem-Alexander said today. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ruble plunges, authorities tell Russians not to panic
MOSCOW: Russian authorities told people not to panic today as the battered ruble plunged to record lows, floored by tensions with the West over Ukraine, new sanctions and falling oil prices. …read more Source: New Straits...
Three civilians killed in shelling in Ukraine’s Donetsk
DONETSK: Three civilians were killed in renewed shelling in the rebel-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Monday despite a ceasefire, the local authority said. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine to ratify EU pact, offer rebels self-rule
KIEV: Ukraine is set today to ratify a disputed EU agreement and offer limited self-rule to parts of the separatist east as it moves to turn the page on the bloodiest chapter of its post-Soviet history. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine hosts US-led military drills as truce teeters
KIEV: US-led military exercises began in Ukraine today after a day of deadly fighting between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in the restive east that has piled pressure on a shaky 10-day-old truce. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Winter wear will be provided for M'sian team if necessary
GEORGE TOWN: The government will provide necessary winter gear if the Malaysian team heading to the MH17 flight crash site in eastern Ukraine arrives during winter.. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine army says repelled rebel assault on Donetsk airport
KIEV: The Ukrainian military said today its forces had repelled an insurgent attack on the airport in the eastern separatist stronghold of Donetsk, despite an eight-day truce. …read more Source: New Straits...
Battles leave Lugansk airport, busy tourist hub, in ruins
LUGANSK, Ukraine: Lugansk International Airport used to offer flights to Turkey, Egypt and other sunny tourist spots as well cities in Ukraine and Russia, handling as many as 10,000 passengers a day. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine PM says Putin's goal is to destroy Ukraine, recreate USSR
KIEV: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s goal is to destroy Ukraine as an independent country and to restore the Soviet Union, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said today. …read more Source: New Straits...
