Section: Malaysia
Ukrainian pilot Savchenko vows to continue refusing water, food
Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who is on trial over the killing of two Russian journalists during the Ukraine conflict, vowed Wednesday to press on with a hunger strike without water unless Russia releases her. The high-profile case has raised deep concern in the West and in Kiev, where the government denounced the trial as…...
Ukrainian pilot Savchenko vows to continue refusing food, water
DONETSK, Russia: Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko, on trial in a high profile case over the killing of two Russian journalists, told a Russian court Wednesday she would continue refusing food and water. “I will continue my dry hunger strike if it takes more than a week to issue the judgement,” a feverish Savchenko said in her...
Hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot could die before Russia sentences her – lawyer
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia over the killing of two Russian journalists could die before a Russian court sentences her as the state of her health is worsening, her lawyer said. …read more Source: The...
Locals eating radioactive food 30 years after Chernobyl – Greenpeace tests
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Economic crises convulsing Russia, Ukraine and Belarus mean testing in areas contaminated by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster has been cut or restricted, Greenpeace said, and people continue to eat and drink foods with dangerously high radiation levels. …read more Source: The...
Netherlands ‘has all US information’ on MH17 — Investigator
BUNNIK, Netherlands: The Netherlands has received “all available information from the United States” for the inquiry into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine nearly two years ago, the chief investigator said Monday. The announcement came after a meeting between investigators and relatives of the victims who were...
Investigator: Netherlands ‘has all US information’ on MH17
BUNNIK: The Netherlands has received “all available information from the United States” for the inquiry into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine nearly two years ago, the chief investigator said Monday. The announcement came after a meeting between investigators and relatives of the victims who were concerned about the...
Fukushima ‘dark tourism’ aids remembrance and healing
NAMIE: Shinichi Niitsuma enthusiastically shows visitors the attractions of the small town of Namie: its tsunami-hit coastline, abandoned houses and hills overlooking the radiation-infested reactors of the disabled Fukushima nuclear plant. Five years after the nuclear disaster emptied much of Japan’s northeastern coast, tourism is giving...
MH370: Families of missing MH370 passengers sue airline as deadline nears
KUALA LUMPUR: The families of 12 passengers aboard missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 filed suits against the airline on Friday before a two-year deadline for legal action expires. MH370 disappeared en route to Beijing on March 8, 2014, with 239 passengers and crew on board. Multiple suits have been filed in the United States, Australian,...
U.S. urges Russia to pressure Ukraine rebels over attacks
PARIS (Reuters) – Russia needs to use its influence on separatists in eastern Ukraine to halt attacks by pro-Russian rebels, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Reuters on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian pilot to tell Russian court – Free me or watch me starve to death
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Ukrainian woman pilot on trial in Russia over the killing of two Russian journalists plans to tell a court to release her within 10 days of pronouncing its verdict or she will starve herself to death. …read more Source: The...
