Section: Malaysia
Two years on, Ukraine villagers mourn at MH17 crash site
PETROPAVLIVKA, Ukraine: Dozens of villagers carried flowers and lit candles on Sunday at the site in rebel-held eastern Ukraine where flight MH17 crashed two years ago, killing all 298 people on board. About 60 people joined the vigil on the small square of the village of Petropavlivka where some of the remains and personal belongings of...
Two years on, Ukraine villagers mourn at MH17 crash site
UKRAINE: Dozens of villagers carried flowers and lit candles on Sunday at the site in rebel-held eastern Ukraine where flight MH17 crashed two years ago, killing all 298 people on board. About 60 people joined the vigil on the small square of the village of Petropavlivka where some of the remains and personal belongings of passengers on the...
Two held as details emerge about France truck attacker (Updated)
NICE, France: French investigators arrested two more people Sunday as they pieced together details about the motives and preparations of the Tunisian who rammed a truck into a crowd in an IS-claimed attack that killed 84. Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel visited the Nice promenade with his rented truck on the two days before he smashed the vehicle into...
MH17: Malaysia continues to strive for justice: Najib
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government continues all efforts to find a full and satisfactory explanation of the events that led to the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 tragedy, which was shot down over Donetsk, Ukraine, two years ago. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd …read more Source: New Straits...
IS claims Nice massacre as France mulls security failings
BEIRUT: The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Saturday for an attack in which a Tunisian drove a truck through a crowd in Nice, killing 84, prompting hard questions in France over security failures. In a statement via its Amaq news service IS said one of its “soldiers” carried out the attack on Thursday night “in response to calls to...
France mourns 84 dead in Nice truck attack
NICE, France: France on Saturday began a period of national mourning for the 84 people who died after a “terrorist” drove his truck through a crowd in Nice as they watched Bastille Day fireworks. President Francois Hollande said the country would observe three days of mourning as he warned the death toll could rise further, with more...
Blind eye turned to arbitrary killings in Ukraine conflict – OHCHR
KIEV (Reuters) – A dangerous culture of impunity flourishes in Ukraine where arbitrary killings by Ukrainian forces or separatist groups are rarely prosecuted, a United Nations human rights report said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Kerry seeks Russian cooperation despite deep misgivings within US administration
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry heads to Moscow on Thursday to again seek deeper Russian cooperation in the war against Islamic State in Syria, but he faces strong opposition from defense and intelligence officials who argue that Washington and Moscow have diametrically opposite objectives in the country. Kerry’s trip, which...
Russia's Putin talks to Merkel, Hollande by phone – TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday asked German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande to use their influence to help prevent any escalation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the Kremlin said in a statement. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Putin, John Kerry to discuss Syria and Ukraine on Thursday
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Moscow on Thursday to discuss the Syria and Ukraine crises, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
