Section: Malaysia
Berlin knew Ukraine flight dangers before MH17 crash — Reports
FRANKFURT: Berlin knew the risks of flying over war-torn east Ukraine before Flight MH17 was shot out of the sky last year but did not inform German airlines, local media reported Sunday. Investigators are still trying to determine who was responsible for downing the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 in July last year, killing all 298 passengers and...
EU, Ukraine leaders meet as shelling worsens, one Ukrainian soldier killed
KIEV (Reuters) – Top European Union officials met the Ukrainian leadership on Monday for talks on deepening trade links and efforts to bring peace to Ukraine, but worsening violence in the separatist-minded east clouded the summit. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian billionaire tops British rich list
Ukraine-born businessman Len Blavatnik has been named the wealthiest man in Britain in a rich list being released on Sunday studded with members of the international jet set living in London. Blavatnik, an investor in a range of industries including oil, petrochemicals and media, is worth £13.17 billion (RM70 billion), according to...
‘Intense shelling’ in flashpoint Ukraine village: OSCE
VIENNA: OSCE observers said Monday they have witnessed the most intense shelling in the flashpoint eastern Ukrainian village of Shyrokyne since fighting began there in mid-February, as well as movement of heavy weapons. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which is helping to monitor a ceasefire in Ukraine, said that...
Turkey's Erdogan criticises Putin over Armenian 'genocide' comments
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday Russia should account for its actions in Ukraine and Crimea before calling the 1915 mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks a “genocide”. …read more Source: The...
One more Ukrainian serviceman killed in eastern Ukraine – Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and three other were wounded in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in the past 24 hours in the east, the Ukrainian military said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
‘Intense shelling’ in flashpoint Ukraine village
VIENNA: OSCE observers said today they have witnessed the most intense shelling in the flashpoint eastern Ukrainian village of Shyrokyne since fighting began there in mid-February, as well as movement of heavy weapons. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine to push for peacekeepers, funds at EU summit
KIEV: Ukraine will press European leaders for peacekeepers to patrol its war-torn east and will angle for more international financial support at two days of high-level talks starting today. …read more Source: New Straits...
Berlin knew Ukraine flight dangers before MH17 crash
FRANKFURT: Berlin knew the risks of flying over war-torn east Ukraine before Flight MH17 was shot out of the sky last year but did not inform German airlines, local media reported on Sunday. Investigators are still trying to determine who was responsible for downing the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 in July last year, killing all 298 passengers...
MH17: Berlin knew risk of flying above Ukraine, say reports
FRANKFURT: Berlin knew the risks of flying over war-torn east Ukraine before Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17 was shot out of the sky last year but did not inform German airlines, local media reported on Sunday. …read more Source: The...
