Section: Malaysia
Trial of men accused in downing of MH17 to begin in Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The first hearing in the trial of four fugitive suspects in the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was set to start in Amsterdam on Monday, more than five years after the plane was downed in Ukraine. …read more Source:: The...
Saudi releases king’s photos after purge over ‘coup plot’
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia released images of King Salman carrying out his royal duties on Sunday, after a stunning purge of at least three princes including his brother and nephew for allegedly plotting a coup.Saudi royal guards on Friday detained the trio, multiple sources told AFP, in a move that signals Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s...
Dutch MH17 trial to start without Russian, Ukrainian suspects
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Four fugitive suspects go on trial in the Netherlands on Monday charged with the murder of 298 passengers and crew aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 which was shot down with a Russian-made missile over eastern Ukraine in July 2014. …read more Source:: The...
Dutch MH17 trial to start without Russian, Ukrainian suspects
AMSTERDAM: Four fugitive suspects go on trial in the Netherlands on Monday charged with the murder of 298 passengers and crew aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 which was shot down with a Russian-made missile over eastern Ukraine in July 2014. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd …read more Source:: New Straits...
Dutch trial seeks justice for MH17 families
THE HAGUE (AFP): The Netherlands will put four people on trial next week over the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014, giving families hope of justice even if the suspects are not in the dock. …read more Source:: The...
Crimean court jails Jehovah's Witness for six years for extremism – Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A court in Russian-controlled Crimea jailed a Jehovah’s Witness for six years on Thursday after convicting him of organising activities for the religious group, which is banned in Russia, the Interfax news agency reported. …read more Source:: The...
On Ukraine visit, Canada minister presses Iran for access to black boxes from plane crash
KIEV (Reuters) – Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne on Wednesday urged Tehran to allow access to the black boxes from a Ukrainian passenger plane that was accidentally shot down over Iran in January. …read more Source:: The...
Out with the new – Ukraine president to bring in experienced hands in reshuffle
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s party is set to promote some experienced hands in a sweeping reshuffle on Wednesday, as it ditches a cabinet run by the country’s youngest ever prime minister six months into its term. …read more Source:: The...
First coronavirus case confirmed in Ukraine
KIEV: Ukraine’s health ministry confirmed the country’s first case of the coronavirus in the western city of Chernivtsi. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd …read more Source:: New Straits...
U.S. Republican seeks first subpoena in Hunter Biden probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Days after Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden scored a major win at his party’s primary in South Carolina, a Republican U.S. senator is seeking the first subpoena in a probe of his son Hunter Biden’s role at Ukraine gas company Burisma. …read more Source:: The...
