Section: Malaysia
Five-nation treaty for tribunal over downed flight MH17 in the works
NEW YORK: Malaysia may sign a treaty with four other nations to set up an independent tribunal to try people responsible for last year’s downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine. Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said a meeting was held among leaders of the five nations on the sidelines of the United...
MH17: Five-nation treaty for tribunal in the works
NEW YORK: Malaysia may sign a treaty with four other nations to set up an independent tribunal to try people responsible for last year’s downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine. Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said a meeting was held among leaders of the five nations on the sidelines of the United...
Five-nation treaty for tribunal over downed flight MH17 underway
NEW YORK: Malaysia may sign a treaty with four other nations to set up an independent tribunal to try people responsible for last year’s downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: New Straits...
Some foreign leaders ‘using’ Europe’s refugee crisis
POLAND: The huge influx of migrants into Europe is being used by some foreign leaders to weaken the European Union politically, EU president Donald Tusk said Friday in Poland. “For the first time in my political career I have heard politicians openly declaring that the refugees heading to Europe are their method of getting (us) to act a certain...
Obama warns Russia’s Putin of ‘quagmire’ in Syria
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama warned Russia on Friday that its bombing campaign against Syrian rebels will suck Moscow into a “quagmire,” after a third straight day of air raids in support of President Bashar al-Assad. At a White House news conference, Obama frequently assailed Russian President Vladimir Putin, who he accused of acting...
Kremlin says Paris talks on Ukraine 'businesslike'; all sides committed to Minsk deal
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin’s spokesman said on Friday talks in Paris on Ukraine between the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany were “businesslike” and all sides reaffirmed their commitment to the Minsk peace process. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Poroshenko cautiously optimistic on peace talks – Interfax Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Friday he felt “cautious optimism” following talks in Paris with the Russian, French and German leaders on the east Ukraine peace process, Interfax Ukraine reported. …read more Source: The...
Merkel says there is no link between Syria and Ukraine crises
PARIS (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that western countries would not make concessions to Russia in the Ukraine crisis in order to win its support for a political solution in Syria, saying the two crises had nothing to do with each other. …read more Source: The...
France's Hollande says Minsk process will likely not conclude by year-end
PARIS (Reuters) – It will take time to organise elections in Ukraine that respect international standards, and as a result the so-called Minsk peace process will most likely not be concluded by year-end, French President Francois Hollande said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
OSCE says spots deadly Russian rocket system in Ukraine for first time
MOSCOW (Reuters) – International monitors say they have spotted a new kind of Russian weapons system in rebel-held Ukraine this week, possible evidence of Moscow’s continued interest in Ukraine even as it focuses on Syria. …read more Source: The...
