Section: Malaysia
MH17: Why did Berlin keep silent about risks?
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...
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. …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...
Ukraine marks 29 years since Chernobyl disaster
SLAVUTYCH: Ukrainians on Sunday marked 29 years since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, placing wreaths and candles near the plant where work to lay a new seal over the reactor site has been delayed. The explosion of reactor number four on April 26, 1986, spewed poisonous radiation over large parts of Europe, particularly Ukraine, Belarus and...
‘No regrets’ on Crimea, says Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview broadcast today that he had no regrets over Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and that it was righting a historical injustice. “I think we did the right thing and I don’t regret a thing,” Putin said of his decision to take back the Black Sea peninsula from Ukraine,...
One more Ukrainian serviceman killed in rebel attacks – Ukraine military
KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and seven servicemen were wounded in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in the past 24 hours in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine’s military said on Sunday. …read more Source: The...
Over two tonnes of cocaine seized off Scotland
PARIS: Nine men have been charged with drug trafficking after the British coastguard seized more than two tonnes of cocaine off the east coast of Scotland, French and British officials said on Sunday. French customs shared “specific information allowing two ships from the Royal Navy and the British coastguards to board a tug 100km east of...
Klitschko beats Jennings to retain heavyweight title
NEW YORK: Wladimir Klitschko of Ukraine successfully defended his world heavyweight boxing title for the 18th time in a row with a unanimous points decision over American Bryant Jennings at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists trade accusations as Minsk deal frays
KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine traded accusations on Saturday, reviving concerns that a peace deal signed in Minsk in February may collapse, although monitors said the violations were still relatively limited. …read more Source: The...
One Ukrainian serviceman killed, two wounded near Mariupol
KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and two were wounded in shelling attacks by pro-Russian separatists on Saturday near the port of Mariupol in Ukraine’s south-east, military spokesman Dmytro Gorbunov said. …read more Source: The...
