Section: Malaysia
Among political sharks, Ukrainian pilot Savchenko to be a 'small piranha'
KIEV (Reuters) – Pointing at a man hanging on a rope while fitting insulation onto a building across the road, Ukraine’s most famous soldier sometimes wishes she had such a life, earning money with an exciting job without having to think about politics. …read more Source: The...
Merkel says Russia sanctions no end in themselves, but implementing peace deal is key
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that sanctions imposed against Russia over the Ukraine crisis were not an end in themselves and that implementation of the Minsk peace agreement was key to getting them lifted. …read more Source: The...
Italy arrests 2 Ukrainians suspected of trafficking Syrians by boat
ROME (Reuters) – Italian police have arrested two Ukrainians suspected of trafficking Syrians to Italy on a sail boat, and have launched a probe to find the criminal organisation ultimately responsible. …read more Source: The...
Russia-Ukraine deal implementation possible by early 2017 – Obama adviser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House is pushing hard to have a Russia-Ukraine peace deal implemented by the time President Barack Obama leaves office, top national security adviser Susan Rice said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
MC-21: Russians hail new airliner as better than Boeing or Airbus
MOSCOW: Russia has unveiled a medium-range passenger plane that state media hailed as superior in many ways to western-made counterparts. In a glitzy Siberian ceremony attended by Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev, the Irkut Corporation rolled out its new MC-21 airliner, which is still undergoing testing but is due to enter serial production...
Security fears, strikes cloud French Euro 2016 buildup
PARIS: Two days before Euro 2016 kicks off in France, unresolved strikes and security fears hung over the tournament with Paris scrambling Wednesday to stop rubbish piling up in its streets. Europe’s four-yearly football extravaganza is taking place just seven months after jihadists killed 130 people in the French capital and there are...
Central Europeans ask EU to help Ukraine deal with war displaced
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Central European countries asked the European Union on Wednesday to free up funds to help Ukraine deal with a growing number of people displaced by conflict. …read more Source: The...
The Euro 2016 terror threat explained
French police take part in a mock suicide attack exercise ahead of the Euro 2016 football championship, at the fan zone in Lyon, on June 7, 2016. – AFP Photo PARIS: France is on a high terror alert as it prepares to host Euro 2016 from Friday with the month long event predicted to attract two million visitors. With matches spread across 10 venues...
Raids in Germany, Switzerland in MH17 probe
THE HAGUE: German and Swiss authorities have carried out raids seizing documents after learning a German private detective had investigated the MH17 air disaster, Dutch officials and media said Tuesday. Among the objects seized during last week’s raids were “apparently explosive papers” which Dutch investigators hope may narrow down the...
French officials doubt Ukraine arrest linked to football bomb plot
PARIS (Reuters) – French investigators believe a Frenchman detained in Ukraine with a cache of weapons and explosives was more likely involved in arms smuggling than tied to a militant group, the prosecutor leading the case said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
