Section: Malaysia
17 more charged over Istanbul airport attack
ISTANBUL: Seventeen people including 11 Russians have been charged over the Istanbul airport attack, Dogan news agency reported Tuesday, bringing to 30 the total number charged over the suicide assault. The latest suspects, who also include six Turks, were charged with “belonging to an armed terrorist group”. Ankara says the Islamic...
EU prolongs economic sanctions on Russia until 31 Jan 2017
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union on Friday extended its economic sanctions on Russia until the end of January next year in a widely expected decision after EU leaders called for more progress in bringing peace to eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
13 detained over Istanbul airport attack
ISTANBUL: Turkey on Thursday detained 13 suspected Islamic State jihadists over the deadly Istanbul airport attack, as chilling details emerged of how suicide bombers launched their assault. The death toll from Tuesday’s gun and suicide bomb spree at Ataturk airport has risen to 44, state-run news agency Anadolu said, with more than 200...
Italy, Netherlands offer to share UN council seat
Dutch Ambassador to the United Nations Karel van Oosterom (centre) Speaks to Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni (Seated, centre) while Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders (left) and Italian Ambassador to the United Nations Sebastiano Cardi (right)listen after the fourth round of voting during the election of five non-permanent members of...
Russia agrees to talks with NATO after Warsaw summit – France
PARIS (Reuters) – Moscow has agreed to a Russia-NATO council after the alliance’s summit in Warsaw next month, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Wednesday, as both sides seek to defuse military tensions exacerbated by the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: The...
Putin lifts Turkey travel restrictions, orders trade ‘normalised’
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday lifted Moscow’s travel restrictions to Turkey and ordered trade ties normalised after his first phone call with counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan since Ankara downed a Russian jet last year. In the wake of the November incident Moscow slapped a range of sanctions on Ankara, including an embargo...
Poland reiterates NATO should uphold open-door policy
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – NATO should keep its door open to countries of strategic importance, such as Ukraine, Poland’s President Andrzej Duda said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
IS prime suspect after suicide bombers kill 36 at Istanbul airport
ISTANBUL: Turkish investigators pored over video footage and witness statements on Wednesday after three suspected Islamic State suicide bombers opened fire and blew themselves up in Istanbul’s main airport, killing 36 people and wounding almost 150. The attack on Europe’s third-busiest airport was one of the deadliest in a series of...
First foreign victims confirmed in Istanbul blasts
ISTANBUL: An Iranian and a Ukrainian have been confirmed as the first foreign victims in the Istanbul airport suicide attack, a Turkish official said Wednesday. “I confirm one Iranian and one Ukrainian national have been killed in yesterday’s terror attack,” the official told reporters on condition of anonymity. At least 36...
First foreign victims confirmed in Istanbul blasts
ISTANBUL: An Iranian and a Ukrainian have been confirmed as the first foreign victims in the Istanbul airport suicide attack, a Turkish official said Wednesday. “I confirm one Iranian and one Ukrainian national have been killed in yesterday’s terror attack,” the official told reporters on condition of anonymity. At least 36 people died in...
