Section: Malaysia
Russian plane broke up ‘in the air’ says expert probing crash
WADI AL-ZOLOMAT, Egypt: A Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt broke up “in the air” strewing fragments across a wide area, an expert said Sunday as investigators probed the disaster that killed 224 people. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi urged patience to determine the cause of Saturday’s crash, after the Islamic State...
Arrest of Ukraine oligarch's ally politically motivated – lawyer
KIEV (Reuters) – The arrest in Ukraine of a close associate of the influential business tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky on suspicion of embezzlement is politically motivated, his lawyer said on Sunday. …read more Source: The...
Egypt rescuers widen search for Russian plane crash victims
EL-HASANA, Egypt: Egyptian rescue teams were looking Sunday for more victims of a Russian passenger plane crash in Sinai, widening the search after finding bodies scattered for kilometres a day after the incident. A military officer helping with the search told AFP that rescuers had found 163 bodies out of a total of 224 people who were on board...
217 Russians, three Ukrainians were on board crashed Russian plane
CAIRO: A Russian aircraft carrying more than 220 people crashed Saturday in a remote mountainous region in the Sinai Peninsula more than 20 minutes after take-off from a Red Sea resort popular with Russian tourists, Egypt’s Ministry of Civil Aviation said. …read more Source: New Straits...
217 Russians, three Ukrainians was on board crashed Russian plane
CAIRO: A Russian aircraft carrying more than 220 people crashed Saturday in a remote mountainous region in the Sinai Peninsula more than 20 minutes after take-off from a Red Sea resort popular with Russian tourists, Egypt’s Ministry of Civil Aviation said. …read more Source: New Straits...
Crashed Russian plane had 214 Russian passengers, three Ukrainians
CAIRO (Reuters) – A Russian passenger plane that crashed in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula on Saturday was carrying 214 Russian passengers and three Ukrainians, the Egyptian cabinet said in a statement. …read more Source: The...
Russia-U.S. rivalry spreads to ex-Soviet central Asia
ALMATY/VIENNA (Reuters) – After Ukraine and Syria, the ex-Soviet republics of central Asia could become the latest venue for geo-political rivalry between Moscow and Washington, driven by Kremlin worries about Islamists and U.S. suspicion about Russia’s true intentions. …read more Source: The...
Russia, pressing Ukraine on $3 billion debt, says it worried by IMF reforms to help Kiev
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia, which is pressing Ukraine to repay a $3 billion eurobond soon, said on Friday it was worried about proposed reforms to the International Monetary Fund’s lending rules aimed at helping Ukraine even if it misses repayment to Moscow in December. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine calls deadly depot blast a terrorist act
KIEV (Reuters) – Explosions in a Ukrainian ammunition depot that killed two civilians overnight is being investigated as a terrorist act, the Defence Ministry said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine says Russia has not approved debt restructuring deal
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Finance Ministry said on Thursday Russia had rejected a second chance to agree to a debt restructuring deal, paving the way for a possible court battle over $3 billion of bonds. …read more Source: The...
