Section: Malaysia
Kerry voices concern to Russian counterpart on Ukraine, Soleimani
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry expressed “gave concern” on Thursday to his Russian counterpart about a sharp increase in separatist attacks in eastern Ukraine and urged an immediate cease-fire, the State Department said. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine reports heaviest fighting since Minsk truce
KIEV: Kiev on Thursday said two soldiers had been killed in the heaviest clashes since the signing of a February truce deal with pro-Russian insurgents in Ukraine’s separatist east. …read more Source: New Straits...
Russia adds four new countries to food import ban list
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has added Albania, Montenegro, Liechtenstein and Iceland to a list of countries from which it has banned most food imports in retaliation for Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine bid to shut out Russia with border ‘wall’ falters
SENKIVKA: A freshly-dug anti-tank ditch running along a short stretch of metal fence topped with barbed wire marks the start of a new border defence that Ukraine hopes will protect it from Russia. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine and rebels trade blame for violating ceasefire
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists accused each other on Wednesday of attempting to break a six-month-old peace agreement, with a rebel official warning of the threat of “big war” if the ceasefire crumbles. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine goes head-to-head with creditors for last ditch deal
KIEV/LONDON (Reuters) – Ukraine and a group of its largest creditors will meet on Wednesday for make-or-break talks that look highly unlikely to deliver an amicable deal to restructure $19 billion of debt. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Putin discussed escalation of violence in Ukraine – Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed a recent spike in violence in east Ukraine with his security council, Interfax said on Wednesday, citing the Kremlin. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian hackers accused of making US$100M on stolen news releases
NEWARK: Federal prosecutors say Ukrainian hackers worked with securities traders to make US$30 million by breaking into the computer systems of companies that publish news releases about mergers and acquisitions. …read more Source: New Straits...
US busts hacking/insider trading ring
NEW YORK: An international team of computer hackers and stock traders was charged with pocketing more than US$100 million (RM397 million) in illicit profits based on stolen market-moving financial information, US officials announced Tuesday. The Department of Justice charged nine people in a criminal conspiracy with making more than US$30 million...
MH17 probe finds ‘probable’ BUK missile pieces at crash site
THE HAGUE: Investigators probing the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 said Tuesday they had found fragments “probably” from a Russian-made BUK missile at the crash site in eastern Ukraine. International and Dutch investigators are examining seven “considerable fragments of some size… probably from a BUK (surface-to-air) missile system,”...
