Section: New Straits Times (Malaysia)
MH17: Hishammuddin to visit Kiev to get M’sian probe team into crash site
SUBANG: Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said today he would go to Kiev at the end of this week to secure the agreement of the relevant parties for a Malaysian probe team to return to the MH17 crash site in Ukraine. …read more Source: New Straits...
Impossible to resolve Ukraine crisis by military means
MOSCOW: Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) parliamentary assembly president Ilkka Kanerva said it is impossible to settle the Ukrainian crisis by military means, Russia’s Itar-Tass news agency reported. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Ukraine crash report due Tuesday: investigators
THE HAGUE: Dutch air crash investigators today announced that the preliminary report into what brought down flight MH17 over east Ukraine, killing 298 passengers, will be released on Tuesday. …read more Source: New Straits...
Putin calls on Ukraine rebels, Kiev to halt fire
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin today called on both Ukrainian rebels and government forces to cease fire and agree to the broad terms of a truce ending their four-month war. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine, Russia agree on permanent ceasefire in Donbass region
KIEV: Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko has reached agreement with Russia’s Vladimir Putin today on a “permanent ceasefire” in eastern Ukraine’s Donbass region, Poroshenko’s press office said in a statement. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Malaysia seeks to strengthen ties for probe team to return to crash site
SEPANG: Malaysia seeks to strengthen ties with the relevant countries and parties to enable Malaysian investigating and security teams to return to the Malaysia Airlines (MAS) MH17 tragedy site in eastern Ukraine to look for the rest of the remains of the victims. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine boost for US coal stocks
BEATEN-DOWN United States coal company stocks may receive a lift in coming weeks if deteriorating relations between Russia and the West push President Vladimir Putin to shut off Europe’s natural gas supply. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine plane with 7 on board crashes in Sahara
ALGIERS: A Ukrainian plane with seven people on board crashed in the Algerian Sahara in the early hours of Saturday, the Algeria Press Service reported. …read more Source: New Straits...
Brent rises to US$103
LONDON: Brent crude oil rose towards $103 a barrel yesterday as escalating violence in Ukraine kept Europe’s markets on edge, but prices remained on track for a monthly loss as ample supply and weak demand outweighed political concerns. …read more Source: New Straits...
Tongue-in-cheek online jabs on Russia-Ukraine border
BRUSSELS: Canadian and Russian diplomats in Brussels have traded online jibes after the Canadian mission to NATO posted a tongue-in-cheek guide for Russian soldiers unclear about the Russia-Ukraine border. …read more Source: New Straits...
