Section: Malaysia
IMF rule change keeps Ukraine support; Russia complains
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund will change its lending rules to allow it to keep supporting countries if they fail to repay official creditors, a move that would help Ukraine if it misses payments on a $3 billion (£2 billion) debt to Russia. …read more Source: The...
In rare test, Merkel to face down party rebels on refugees
BERLIN (Reuters) – In past years, Angela Merkel has been feted like a superstar at annual meetings of her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, earning thunderous ovations for defending German interests in the euro crisis and facing down Vladimir Putin over Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Turkey will impose sanctions on Russia if needed – PM Davutoglu
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has discussed possible measures against Russia and will impose sanctions if needed, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Tuesday, but added that Ankara remains open to talks with Moscow. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine 'in process' of resuming power supplies to Crimea – Ukrenergo
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine is resuming electricity supplies to Russian-annexed Crimea, a state energy official said on Monday, more than two weeks after unknown saboteurs blew up power lines to the peninsula causing widespread blackouts. …read more Source: The...
Stolen Dutch art found in Ukraine ‘risks being sold illegally
© AFP/File | Five months ago, two men claiming to be from the ultra-nationalist Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists militia entered the Dutch embassy in Kiev claiming to have stumbled upon the complete collection of paintings THE HAGUE: Two dozen 17th-century Dutch paintings stolen a decade ago have resurfaced in Ukraine, a Dutch museum...
Biden in Ukraine to push reforms, reaffirm US support
KIEV: US Vice President Joe Biden meets Ukrainian leaders on Monday to kickstart their drive against corruption and reassure them of Western support in the face of the current focus on Syria. Biden’s visit is his fourth to Kiev since Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula in March 2014 and then watched with approval as pro-Kremlin...
International monitors threatened by gunmen in east Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – International monitors in eastern Ukraine said that armed people fired into the air when they tried to approach a group of howitzers near a separatist-controlled village, in an area from which such weapons were supposed to be withdrawn under a ceasefire agreement. …read more Source: The...
Biden visits war-scarred Ukraine to reaffirm US support
US Vice-President Joe Biden arrives in Kiev late today to reassure its pro-Western leaders that Washington remains committed to Ukraine despite stepped-up efforts to work with Russia against Isis. Biden’s three-day visit is his fourth to Kiev since Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula in March 2014 and then watched with approval...
Social media companies step up battle against militant propaganda
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook, Google and Twitter are stepping up efforts to combat online propaganda and recruiting by Islamic militants, but the Internet companies are doing it quietly to avoid the perception that they are helping the authorities police the Web. On Friday, Facebook Inc said it took down a profile that the company believed belonged to...
Russia says U.S. officially refused to provide guarantees for Ukraine's liabilities
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Finance Ministry said on Saturday that Russia had this week received an official refusal from the U.S. government to provide guarantees for Ukraine’s liabilities, Russian news agencies reported, citing a ministry statement. …read more Source: The...
