Section: Malaysia
Australian firm names Russia, Putin in MH17 compensation claim
MELBOURNE: An Australian law firm has filed a compensation claim against Russia and President Vladimir Putin in the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of families of victims of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, shot down in 2014, media reported. The jetliner crashed in Ukraine in pro-Russian rebel-held territory on July 17, 2014, killing all...
Australian firm names Russia, Putin in MH17 compensation claim: report
An Australian law firm has filed a compensation claim against Russia and President Vladimir Putin in the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of families of victims of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, shot down in 2014, media reported. The jetliner crashed in Ukraine in pro-Russian rebel-held territory on July 17, 2014, killing all 298 people...
Snubbed by West, Russia rolls out red carpet for Asian leaders
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – The Kremlin has seized on the visit by southeast Asian leaders for a summit as an opportunity to show Russia still has friends on the international stage, despite being cold-shouldered by the West over the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Canada PM cites job pressures over Parliament fracas
OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, under fire for getting involved in an unprecedented physical fracas in Parliament, said on Thursday that he was only human and in a high pressure job but promised there would be no repeat of his actions. Trudeau, impatient at what he saw as stalling tactics by the opposition ahead of a vote on...
Two Ukrainian troops, one civilian killed in rebel east
KIEV: Two Ukrainian soldiers and a civilian have been killed in eastern Ukraine amid deadlocked international efforts to halt the violence, the military said on Thursday. “As a result of hostilities, over the past 24 hours two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and two more wounded”, Ukrainian military spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk...
Azerbaijani cargo plane crashes in Afghanistan killing 7
BAKU: An Azerbaijani freight plane has crashed in Afghanistan killing seven crew members while two survived, the Caucasus nation’s aviation authorities said Thursday. The Antonov-12 plane that belonged to Azerbaijan’s Silk Way cargo airline crashed on take-off from Dwyer airbase in the southern Helmand province, Azerbaijan’s...
EU's Mogherini sees Russia sanctions being renewed
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini expects sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine to be renewed in July, she told a German newspaper on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Experts: Terror attack most likely scenario for Egyptair disappearance
PARIS: Several scenarios could explain the mysterious disappearance of the Egyptair flight between Paris to Cairo early Thursday, but experts say a terrorist attack is the most likely. Both France and Egypt have been leading targets for Islamist extremists in recent months. In October, the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for bombing an...
Terror attack most likely scenario for Egyptair disappearance: experts
An EgyptAir plane is seen on the runway at Cairo Airport, Egypt in this September 5, 2013 file photo. Photo by Reuters Several scenarios could explain the mysterious disappearance of the Egyptair flight between Paris to Cairo early Thursday, but experts say a terrorist attack is the most likely. Both France and Egypt have been leading targets for...
Seven die in Afghanistan crash of Azerbaijan's Silk Way freight plane
BAKU (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian crew members on board an Azeri freight plane which crashed in Afghanistan on Wednesday are still alive, Azerbaijan’s civil aviation authority (DMAA) said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
