Section: Malaysia
Fuel depot blazes in Ukraine, three firemen missing
VASYLKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Emergency services struggled to prevent the spread of a deadly fuel depot fire outside Kiev on Tuesday and three firemen were reported missing after the blaze triggered a powerful explosion. …read more Source: The...
Russia, Germany, France, Ukraine foreign ministers to meet on June 23
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian, German, French and Ukrainian foreign ministers plan to meet on June 23 in Paris to discuss the Ukraine crisis, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
EU agrees to extend economic sanctions on Russia to end-January – sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union ambassadors agreed on Wednesday to extend economic sanctions on Russia by six months until the end of January next year, diplomatic sources said. …read more Source: The...
German police arrest Ukrainian banker at Berlin airport
BERLIN (Reuters) – German police arrested Ukrainian banker Borys Tymonkin at Berlin-Schoenefeld airport based on an international arrest warrant but authorities have not made a final decision on his extradition, a German state prosecutor said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Russia to add over 40 missiles to nuclear arsenal: Putin
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia will boost its nuclear arsenal by over 40 intercontinental missiles this year, in a move likely to further unnerve the West. “This year the size of our nuclear forces will increase by over 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles that will be able to overcome any, even the most...
Two soldiers killed in separatist east as fighting spreads – Ukraine military
KIEV (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian serviceman have been killed and five wounded in separatist eastern territories in the past 24 hours as fighting extended along a large stretch of the frontline, the Ukrainian military said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
East Ukrainians in rare protest against Russian-backed rebels
DONETSK: Several hundred Ukrainians in the country’s war-torn east demanded Monday that pro-Russian insurgents remove scores of rocket launchers from crowded city neighbourhoods and stop provoking government fire on their homes. The small but unusual demonstration outside the offices of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic...
Two Ukrainian servicemen killed in east Ukraine – regional chief
KIEV (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian serviceman have been killed in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in the separatist eastern region of Luhansk, the governor of the Kiev-controlled territory said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
White House says concerned about flow of weaponry from Russia to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House continues to be concerned about the steady flow of weaponry from Russia across the Ukraine border, spokesman Josh Earnest said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Bashir's flight shows ICC's weakness as it ventures into tougher cases
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The escape of Sudan’s President from an arrest warrant demonstrates the International Criminal Court’s weaknesses, just as it prepares to venture into even more politically-charged cases in places like the Palestinian territories and Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
