Section: Malaysia
France agrees to extradite Kazakh opposition figure to Russia: Lawyer
PARIS: The French government has given the green light for the extradition of Kazakh tycoon and opposition figure Mukhtar Ablyazov to Russia, where he is accused of embezzling billions of dollars, his lawyer told AFP Monday. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls signed the extradition decree on Sept 17 and Ablyazov was informed last week at the...
Russia resumes gas supplies to Ukraine: Gazprom
MOSCOW: Russian gas giant Gazprom said on Monday it had resumed gas supplies to Ukraine, adding that Moscow had received prepayment of US$234 million (RM968.53 million) from Kiev ahead of the winter heating season. “Gazprom began supplying gas to Ukraine at 10am (3pm Malaysia) today,” Gazprom chief Alexei Miller said in a statement....
Syria, migrant crisis coverage wins war correspondents prizes
BAYEUX, France: France’s prestigious Bayeux-Calvados award for war correspondents on Saturday honoured journalists covering conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, as well as Europe’s worst migrant crisis since World War II. Two of the awards went to correspondents covering the Islamic State group’s game plan and its atrocities. The...
Belarus votes as Lukashenko aims to extend 21-year rule
MINSK: Belarus holds an election Sunday that is likely to see authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko claim a fifth term, with the EU possibly lifting sanctions against him if the polls take place without incident. Lukashenko, 61, a swaggering former collective farm director once called Europe’s last dictator by Washington, has led the...
Families brace for final MH17 air crash report
THE HAGUE: International investigators will on Tuesday release their final report into the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over war-torn Ukraine, but the burning question of who was to blame will remain unresolved. The Dutch Safety Board (OVV), leading a team of international investigators since the Boeing 777 went down last year,...
Russia backs bigger OSCE mission in Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Saturday it wanted to see a bigger European monitoring mission in Ukraine to help oversee withdrawal of mortars, tanks and light artillery under recent agreements. …read more Source: The...
Russia, Ukraine fail to reach deal on Kiev debt to Moscow, talks to continue
LIMA (Reuters) – Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov and his Ukrainian counterpart, Natalia Yaresko, failed to reach a deal at their meeting on Friday on restructuring Kiev’s $3 billion (£2 billion) debt to Moscow, but agreed to continue talking. …read more Source: The...
Russian maker of missile that destroyed MH17 to explain disaster
© AFP/File | A picture taken on October 15, 2014 shows the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 near the village of Rassipnoe MOSCOW: The Russian manufacturer of the missile system blamed for shooting down flight MH17 said Friday it would unveil the “real reasons” for the disaster on the same day Dutch investigators present their final...
MH17: Russian missile firm to hold rival briefing
MOSCOW: The Russian manufacturer of the missile system blamed for shooting down flight MH17 said Friday it would unveil the “real reasons” for the disaster on the same day Dutch investigators present their final report on the tragedy. Almaz-Antey, the maker of the BUK surface-to-air system that the West and Kiev believe downed MH17, said it would...
Ukraine ex-security official doubts MH17 report will give answers
VINNYTSIA, Ukraine (Reuters) – A former top official in Ukraine’s security service said on Friday he doubted a final international report on the crash of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 would provide conclusive answers. …read more Source: The...
