Section: Malaysia
Two police wounded by grenade outside Ukraine parliament: Reuters witness
KIEV (Reuters) – Several police and members of the Ukrainian national guard were injured on Monday when a grenade was thrown from a crowd of nationalist protesters demonstrating outside parliament in Kiev against a draft law to give special status to separatist regions, police said. …read more Source: The...
Two U.S. F-22 fighter jets arrive in Poland as part of European training mission
WARSAW (Reuters) – Two advanced U.S. F-22 fighter jets arrived in Poland on Monday for a one-day working visit, the Polish army said, a part of Washington’s efforts to reassure allies made uneasy by Russian actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Hollande, Merkel, Putin back ceasefire plan for eastern Ukraine – France
PARIS (Reuters) – France, Germany and Russia back plans for a complete ceasefire in eastern Ukraine from Sept. 1, the French presidency said after their respective leaders spoke by telephone on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
Russia says Ukrainian hostage freed in Afghanistan
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Dmytro Bilyi, a Ukrainian who was being held prisoner by Afghan militants, has been freed with Russian help, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
‘Cure’ for Chernobyl children: sun, sea, clean air in Portugal
PENICHE, Portugal: Anya wasn’t even born when Chernobyl exploded nearly 30 years ago, but even today its radioactive fallout stalks her and other Ukrainian youngsters growing up near the disused plant. The world’s worst nuclear disaster saddled the sparkly-eyed 16-year-old with chronic cardiovascular and respiratory problems, thanks...
U.S.'s Biden speaks with Ukrainian President Poroshenko about attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday about attacks from Russian-separatist forces in the eastern part of the country, the White House said. …read more Source: The...
Poland warns Ukrainian conflict escalation could spark new migration crisis
BERLIN (Reuters) – An escalation of the crisis in Ukraine could spark a migration crisis, which will particularly affect Poland, Polish president Andrzej Duda said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
MH17: Final crash report due in October
AMSTERDAM: The final report into the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine last year will be published on Oct. 13, the Dutch Safety Board said on Thursday. The report is keenly awaited by governments and relatives of victims because it could shed light on who was responsible for the crash last July, in which 298 people...
Dutch air safety body to publish final MH17 crash report in October
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The final report into the crash last July of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine will be published on Oct 13, the Dutch Safety Board said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Seven Ukraine servicemen killed, 13 wounded – Ukraine military
KIEV (Reuters) – Seven Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 13 wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in the past 24 hours, military spokesman Oleksander Motuzyanyk said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
