Section: Malaysia
Belarus sentences Ukrainian to eight years for spying, envoy says
Pavlo Sharoyko’s spy ring had been working for Ukraine’s defense ministry. (Reuters pic) MINSK: A Belarusian court has sentenced a Ukrainian radio correspondent to more than eight years in prison for spying, Ukraine’s ambassador in Minsk, Ihor Kizim, said on Wednesday. Last November, Belarus’s KGB state security service...
Investigators in MH17 crash to make public appeal
BUNNIK, Netherlands (Reuters) – Investigators will appeal to the public on Thursday to assist in their inquiries into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 nearly four years ago over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine paid Trump lawyer Cohen to arrange White House talks – BBC
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, received a secret payment of at least $400,000 (299,558.15 pounds) to arrange talks between Trump and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko last year, the British Broadcasting Corp reported on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Belarus sentences Ukrainian to eight years for spying – envoy
MINSK (Reuters) – A Belarussian court has sentenced a Ukrainian radio correspondent to more than eight years in prison for spying, Ukraine’s ambassador in Minsk Ihor Kizim told Reuters on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine cyber police aware of possible new threat – police chief
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s cyber police said on Wednesday the agency was aware of a possible new threat, as Cisco Systems Inc warned about a suspected Russian plan to attack Ukraine using highly sophisticated malicious software. …read more Source: The...
Cyber firms warn on suspected Russian plan to attack Ukraine
(Reuters) – Cisco Systems Inc on Wednesday warned that hackers have infected at least 500,000 routers and storage devices in dozens of countries with highly sophisticated malicious software, possibly in preparation for another massive cyber attack on Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Polish novelist wins Man Booker International Prize
LONDON: An English translation of Polish novel “Flights”, which interweaves narratives of travel with explorations of the human body, was on Tuesday named as the winner of the prestigious Man Booker International Prize. The novel by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Jennifer Croft, won the £50,000 (RM 266,859.26) prize after coming...
Ukraine tests U.S. missile systems for first time
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine tested its Javelin missile systems on Tuesday for the first time since receiving the weapons from the United States to boost its defences in its conflict with pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The...
Four dead as fighting spikes in Ukraine’s rebel east
More than 10,000 people have been killed in an ongoing conflict in Ukraine. (AFP pic) KIEV: At least four people were killed and nine others wounded in eastern Ukraine in the latest surge in violence between Russia-backed rebels and the Ukrainian army, the authorities from both sides said on Monday. The latest casualties brought the death toll to...
Swedes told to prepare for conflict in Cold War-style booklet
A booklet that instructs Swedish citizens about what to do during war has been published. (Reuters pic) STOCKHOLM: Sweden will send out instructions to its citizens next week on how to cope with an outbreak of war, as the country faces an assertive Russia across the Baltic Sea. The 20-page pamphlet titled “If Crisis or War Comes” gives advice on...
