Section: Malaysia
Washington softens stance on U.S. investors mingling with Putin and allies
ST PETERSBURG, Russia/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For three years after Russia annexed Crimea, Washington officials quietly cautioned major U.S. firms about attending the annual St Petersburg forum, where investors mingle with President Vladimir Putin and his lieutenants. …read more Source: The...
Putin urges end to ‘harmful chatter’ over Russian meddling
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg on June 2, 2017. AFP Photo Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday called for an end to allegations that Moscow meddled in the US election, as he tried to highlight a fragile economic recovery. The...
Putin promises economic reform, but does little
SAINT PETERSBURG: From President Vladimir Putin down, Russian officials have long agreed the country’s economy needs to reform or risk prolonged stagnation as it edges out of the longest recession in 20 years. But nine months ahead of a presidential election he looks set to contest and win, it remains to be seen if Putin will ever make good...
World ignores plight of Africans fleeing conflict: NGO
The strife-torn Central African Republic (CAR) topped the Norwegian Refugee Council’s 2016 list of the 10 most neglected countries suffering displacement crises. AFP photo OSLO: The world is turning a blind eye to millions of Africans who have fled their homes due to conflict, a Norwegian charity group said Thursday, warning the victims are...
Police storm Malaysian plane after passenger ‘bomb threat’
MELBOURNE: Armed police stormed a Malaysia Airlines flight which was forced to return to Melbourne after a passenger tried to enter the cockpit claiming he had a bomb, officials said Thursday. Passengers told of fearing for their lives, but Malaysian Deputy Transport Minister Abdul Aziz Kaprawi said a Sri Lankan national, who appeared to have...
Montenegro's PM says Russia has secret entry ban for its officials
PODGORICA (Reuters) – The Kremlin has a secret list of Montenegrin officials that are banned from entering Russia, due to the small Adriatic republic’s participation in Western sanctions over Ukraine, the country’s Prime Minister Dusko Markovic said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
France says worried by Ukraine crisis, demands guarantees for observers
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday it was “extremely concerned” by the situation on the ground in eastern Ukraine and demanded guarantees that international observers be allowed to carry out their mission fully. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine doctor pioneering ‘three-parent’ babies
KIEV: A 34-year-old woman tried to have a baby for 15 years before she turned to a pioneering doctor in Ukraine and a groundbreaking but ethically disputed “three-parent” procedure. She became the mother of a healthy baby boy in January at a private clinic in Kiev using a process called pronuclear transfer that inserts the...
Watch incredible moment water pipe explodes after inflating carpark surface like a balloon
KYIV: Surveillance video has captured the incredible moment that a water main burst in Kiev, Ukraine, with such force that it inflated the asphalt surface of a carpark like a balloon, before erupting on a fountain of mud and debris. …read more Source: The...
Russia’s Lavrov says ‘no facts’ on Chechnya gay persecution
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday insisted there were “no facts” in reports about the persecution of gay men in Chechnya, as he batted away criticism levelled by French leader Emmanuel Macron. “We don’t see one concrete fact either about hackers or about some secret probes into election meddling in...
