Section: Malaysia
On third MH17 anniversary, families to unveil ‘living memorial’
THE HAGUE: Three years after Flight MH17 was shot down by a missile over war-torn Ukraine, more than 2,000 relatives gather Monday to unveil a “living memorial” to their loved ones. A total of 298 trees have been planted in the shape of a green ribbon, one for each of the victims who died on board the Malaysia Airlines flight en route from...
Macron chides Netanyahu on settlements, urges new Mideast talks
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron told Israel’s visiting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday that Paris opposes Israel’s expansion of settlements in occupied Palestinian territory as he urged fresh Middle East peace talks. Stressing that international law should be “respected by all”, Macron said: “I am...
MH17 perpetrators may be tried in absentia, says Australia
SYDNEY: The perpetrators who brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in July 2014, killing all 298 aboard, may be tried in absentia, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said today. Most of those on board the Boeing 777 were Dutch, but others came from 17 countries, including 38 Australians. It was shot down by a Russian-made Buk missile...
Egypt police probe motives of Red Sea beach attacker
HURGHADA, Egypt: Police on Saturday questioned the suspected jihadist who stabbed to death two German women and wounded four others at a Red Sea beach resort, adding to the woes of Egypt’s hobbled tourism industry. Judicial sources said the man who had swum ashore from a public beach in Hurghada to carry out Friday’s attack confessed...
Germany confirms two nationals killed in Egypt attack
BERLIN: Berlin on Saturday said two women who were killed after being stabbed in an Egyptian beach resort were German nationals, confirming earlier reports. “We can now sadly confirm that two German tourists died in the attack at Hurghada,” a foreign ministry statement said. Friday’s attack in the Red Sea resort left four others...
Egypt beach resort attack kills two foreigners
File photo taken on January 9, 2016 shows tourists relaxing on the beach at the Bella Vista Hotel in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Hurghada. AFP CAIRO: Two foreign women were killed on Friday and four others were wounded when an assailant stabbed them at an Egyptian beach resort in the Sinai Peninsula, officials said. The governor of Red Sea...
Two tourists killed in Egypt resort knife attack were German – official
CAIRO (Reuters) – Two tourists killed in a knife attack on an Egyptian Red Sea resort on Friday were Germans, not Ukrainians as originally identified, Major Gen. Mohamed El-Hamzawi, security manager of Red Sea region, told Reuters. …read more Source: The...
Two Ukrainian tourists killed in Egypt resort knife attack – sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian tourists were killed and four other tourists wounded by an attacker with a knife at an Egyptian holiday resort in Hurghada, though the motive for the attack was still under investigation, Egypt’s Interior Ministry and security sources said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
EU's Juncker says corruption undermining Ukraine's progress
KIEV (Reuters) – European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said corruption was undermining all efforts to rebuild Ukraine in line with European Union norms, as President Petro Poroshenko vowed on Thursday to pursue ever-closer integration with the bloc. …read more Source: The...
Teary-eyed Malaysian MH17 families demand justice
KUALA LUMPUR: Teary-eyed families of Malaysians killed when a Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down over Ukraine on Thursday demanded those responsible be brought to justice, ahead of the third anniversary of the disaster. All 298 people on board were killed when the jet was downed in conflict-torn eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014 on a flight from...
