Section: Malaysia
Russian report blames Kiev for downing of MH17 airliner-newspaper
MOSCOW (Reuters) – An independent Russian newspaper on Wednesday published what it said was a report by Russian military engineers suggesting a Malaysian airliner shot down in Ukraine was hit by a Russian-made surface-to-air missile fired by Ukrainian forces. …read more Source: The...
Five Ukrainian soldiers killed, 12 wounded in past day: Kiev
KIEV: Five Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 12 wounded over the last 24 hours as clashes rumbled on between government forces and pro-Russian rebels, a military spokesman said Wednesday. Four of the soldiers died when their armoured vehicle hit a landmine close to the frontline town of Avdiivka, while the fifth was killed in a rebel ambush,...
Russia's Putin, Germany's Merkel to discuss Ukraine on May 10
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will discuss the crisis in Ukraine at talks in Moscow on Sunday, a Kremlin aide told reporters on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Record 38 million people internally displaced by conflicts
GENEVA: Conflicts and violence in places like Syria and Ukraine have displaced a record 38 million people inside their own countries, equivalent to the total populations of New York, London and Beijing, a watchdog group said Wednesday. Nearly one third of them — a full 11 million people — were displaced last year alone, with an average of 30,000...
Five Ukrainian serviceman killed in past 24 hours in east – Ukraine military
KIEV (Reuters) – Five Ukrainian servicemen were killed and twelve wounded in separatist eastern territories over the past 24 hours despite a ceasefire deal, Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
Record 38 million people internally displaced by conflicts
Conflicts and violence in places like Syria and Ukraine have displaced a record 38 million people inside their own countries, equivalent to the total populations of New York, London and Beijing, a watchdog group said Wednesday. Nearly one third of them – a full 11 million people – were displaced last year alone, with an average of 30,000…...
Charlie Hebdo is honoured in New York under increased security
BERCELONA: Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola believes his side must score in his old stomping ground at the Camp Nou today to have any chance of eliminating Barcelona in their Champions League semi-final. Guardiola is Barca’s most successful ever coach having won 14 trophies in four years in charge between 2008 and 2012, but faces an...
Russia says EU does not want Ukraine truce to hold
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused “someone in the European Union” on Tuesday of trying to ensure a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine does not hold. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine says separatists step up attacks, Poroshenko warns of 'threat of war'
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s leader warned on Tuesday that a war with pro-Russian separatists could still break out again as its military said the rebels had greatly stepped up attacks and widened the area of their operations despite a ceasefire. …read more Source: The...
Despite chill, Norway keeps some military channels open to Russia
OSLO (Reuters) – NATO-member Norway is keeping some military channels open to its neighbour Russia even as it braces for more bad surprises after Moscow annexed part of Ukraine last year, Norway’s defence minister said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
