Section: Malaysia
UN worried by rise in mass abductions of children
UNITED NATIONS: Mass abductions of children by groups like Boko Haram and the Islamic State are on the rise, with the practice now becoming a tactic of war, a UN envoy warned Wednesday. Leila Zerrougui, the special representative for children and conflict, urged the Security Council to punish armed groups who target children with sanctions and...
Passenger bus blown up by mine in east Ukraine, three killed
KIEV (Reuters) – Three people were killed and six injured on Wednesday when a passenger bus struck a landmine in eastern Ukraine where government forces have been battling Russian-backed separatists, Interfax news agency said, quoting police. …read more Source: The...
Moscow says new U.S. national security strategy is anti-Russian
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s federal Security Council on Wednesday criticised as “anti-Russian” the new U.S. national security strategy, which lists Moscow’s aggression in its neighbouring Ukraine among most pressing threats. …read more Source: The...
EU, Ukraine to hold summit in Kiev on April 27
BRUSSELS/KIEV (Reuters) – EU leaders will hold a summit with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko next month in Kiev, officials said on Wednesday, and are likely to discuss the status of the Minsk ceasefire agreement in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Two Ukrainian officials detained at government meeting for suspected corruption
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian police entered a televised government meeting in Kiev on Wednesday and, in front of TV cameras, detained two high-ranking officials from the state emergency services on suspicion of involvement in high-level corruption. …read more Source: The...
Ultra-nationalist Ukrainian battalion gears up for more fighting
URZUF, Ukraine (Reuters) – The far-right Azov battalion, whose symbol resembles a black swastika on a yellow background, is preparing to defend the port city of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine against a widely expected attack by pro-Russian separatists. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine leader fires oligarch Kolomoisky as regional chief
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s president has fired billionaire Ihor Kolomoisky as governor of a key region in the east, the presidential website said on Wednesday, after armed men that lawmakers said were linked to the oligarch raided a state-owned oil firm. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine’s president dismisses powerful regional governor
KIEV, Ukraine: Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko dismissed the billionaire governor of an eastern region Wednesday following a rancorous dispute pitting the tycoon against the government. …read more Source: New Straits...
A string of air disasters in 2014-2015
A Malaysia Airlines aircraft lands at Kuala Lumpur Airport in December 2014 -© AFP The last 14 months has seen a series of high profile air crashes, a worrying number of which remain unresolved. 11 February, 2014: A military transport plane — a Hercules C-130 — carrying 78 people crashes in a mountainous part of north-eastern Algeria. Reports...
Allies of convenience: Xi’s just not that into Vladimir Putin
Much has been written about the relationship between China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, largely making the case that theirs is a close personal relationship, based on their similarities. One publication went so far as to assert that “Xi is China’s Putin.” As much fun as this bromance theory might be, it misreads...
