Section: Malaysia
‘Moving close’ to solving MH370 mystery
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities confirmed Friday that plane wreckage washed up on an Indian Ocean island was from a Boeing 777, meaning the part is almost certainly from missing flight MH370. The debris, part of a plane wing, could provide the first tangible clue towards unlocking the mystery surrounding the Malaysia Airlines plane, which...
Seek justice at ICC instead
IT is regrettable that the United Nations Security Council rejected the draft resolution for the setting up of a tribunal that would guarantee an independent trial for those behind the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine on July 17 last year. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: After Russia veto, countries seek court for prosecutions
AMSTERDAM: The five countries investigating the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine a year ago are considering setting up an independent international tribunal after Russia vetoed attempts to establish a UN-backed court to prosecute suspects. Russia deployed its permanent member’s veto in the United Nations Security Council on...
U.S. says imposes further sanctions on Russian, Ukrainian firms and people
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States imposed further Russia and Ukraine-related sanctions on Thursday, including on associates of a billionaire Russian gas trader, Crimean port operators, and former Ukrainian officials. …read more Source: The...
Russia opens trial against Ukrainian aviator
DONETSK, Russia: Ukrainian pilot and lawmaker Nadiya Savchenko went on trial in Russia on Thursday in a politically charged case that could send ties between Moscow and Kiev to a new low. The 34-year-old helicopter navigator faces up to 25 years in prison for her alleged involvement in the killing of two Russian journalists in war-torn eastern...
Russia opens trial against Ukrainian woman pilot ‘hero’
Ukrainian pilot and lawmaker Nadiya Savchenko went on trial in Russia on Thursday in a politically charged case that could send tensions between Moscow and Kiev to a new high. The 34-year-old helicopter navigator faces up to 25 years in prison for her alleged involvement in the killing of two Russian journalists in war-torn eastern Ukraine last...
After Russia’s UN veto, countries seek court for downed flight MH17 prosecutions
The five countries investigating the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine a year ago are considering setting up an independent international tribunal after Russia vetoed attempts to establish a UN-backed court to prosecute suspects. Russia deployed its permanent member’s veto in the United Nations Security Council on Monday,...
After Russia's U.N. veto, countries seek court for downed flight MH17 prosecutions
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The five countries investigating the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine a year ago are considering setting up an independent international tribunal after Russia vetoed attempts to establish a U.N.-backed court to prosecute suspects. …read more Source: The...
Russia opens trial against Ukrainian aviator
Ukrainian pilot and lawmaker Nadiya Savchenko went on trial in Russia on Thursday in a politically charged case that could send ties between Moscow and Kiev to a new low. The 34-year-old helicopter navigator faces up to 25 years in prison for her alleged involvement in the killing of two Russian journalists in war-torn eastern Ukraine last…...
Shelling in eastern Ukraine kills four civilians, soldier
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists accused each other on Thursday of shelling civilian areas near the rebel-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine despite a ceasefire, with four civilians and one soldier killed. …read more Source: The...
