Section: Malaysia
EU says renewed escalation in Ukraine violates ceasefire
(Reuters) – The European Union said that renewed escalation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine violated the spirit and the letter of a ceasefire. …read more Source: The...
MH17: Developments since crash in Ukraine
THE HAGUE: Investigators probing the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, shot down in July 2014 in eastern Ukraine, said Tuesday they had identified possible Russian-made BUK missile fragments from eastern Ukraine. These are the main developments since the plane crashed in rebel-held east Ukraine killing all 298 people aboard: 2014 – July 17:...
MH17: Fragments from site may be from Russian-made missile
AMSTERDAM: Some of the debris recovered from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine may be fragments of a Russian-made missile system, Dutch prosecutors leading an international investigation said on Tuesday. MH17 crashed over territory held by pro-Russian rebels in July 2014, killing all 298 aboard, who were mostly...
MH17 investigators find ‘possible’ BUK missile fragments
THE HAGUE: Investigators probing the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine said yesterday they had identified pieces that “possibly” come from a Russian-made BUK missile, where the plane crashed. International and Dutch investigators are probing “several parts, possibly originating from a BUK surface-air-missile...
Russia says Kiev behind deteriorating situation in east Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow urged Kiev to end its “irresponsible actions” in east Ukraine, a day after the Ukrainian military reported the heaviest shelling by Russian-backed rebels since a truce was agreed in February. …read more Source: The...
Dutch prosecutors – fragments from MH17 site may be from Russian-made missile
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch prosecutors from a joint international criminal investigation into the 2014 downing of flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine say some of the debris recovered from the site may belong to a Russian-made missile system. …read more Source: The...
Dutch prosecutors: Fragments from MH17 site may be from Russian-made missile
AMSTERDAM: Dutch prosecutors from a joint international criminal investigation into the 2014 downing of flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine say some of the debris recovered from the site may belong to a Russian-made missile system. …read more Source: New Straits...
Mali hotel attack claimed by fighters linked to Belmokhtar
BAMAKO: A deadly hostage drama at a Mali hotel in which 13 people died — including five UN workers — was claimed Tuesday by fighters linked to the notorious one-eyed Algerian jihadi leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar. A radical associated with militant Malian Islamic leader Amadou Koufa said he gave his “blessing” for the attack on the Byblos...
Pentagon guidelines on war coverage by journalists draw fire
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is drawing fire for new legal guidelines that liken war correspondents to spies and says that in some instances they can be treated as “unprivileged belligerents.” The guidelines received little notice when they were published in June in the Defense Department’s new Law of War Manual, a compendium of...
Ukraine reports heavy tank battle with pro-Russians
KIEV: Ukraine on Monday reported repelling a rare tank assault by pro-Russian rebels that threatened to usher in a dangerous escalation to the 16-month war. President Petro Poroshenko said about “200 insurgents used tanks to storm” Novolaspa — a village half-way between the separatists’ de facto capital Donetsk and the Kiev-held...
