Section: Malaysia
Poland calls on EU to tighten sanctions against Russia
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski called on the European Union on Monday to consider imposing tougher sanctions on Russia over an escalation of hostilities in Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
German Foreign minister – nobody desperate to impose more sanctions on Moscow
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Monday nobody was blindly set on imposing further sanctions on Moscow over its stance in eastern Ukraine, ahead of a meeting of European foreign ministers in Brussels on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Germany urges pro-Russian separatists to halt offensive on Mariupol
BERLIN (Reuters) – Angela Merkel’s spokesman said on Monday the German chancellor had urged pro-Russian separatists to halt their offensive on the east Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, and asked Russia’s Vladimir Putin in a call on Sunday to use his influence over them. …read more Source: The...
NATO, Ukraine to meet in response to renewed fighting
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ambassadors from Ukraine and the 28 NATO allies will hold a special meeting at Ukraine’s request on Monday to discuss the new flare-up in fighting in the east of the country, NATO said. …read more Source: The...
Kremlin says any more pressure on Russia would be 'destructive'- RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Any attempt to increase economic pressure on Russia over violence in Ukraine is “absolutely destructive, unjustifiable and ultimately short-sighted”, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Russia blames Ukraine for violence, urges West not to support Kiev
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia blamed the Ukrainian authorities on Monday for a surge in violence in southeastern Ukraine and urged the West not to show its support for Kiev with actions such as imposing new sanctions on Moscow. …read more Source: The...
Australia PM in ‘time warp’ as British royal knighted
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott (pix) marked his country’s national day Monday by honouring Britain’s Prince Philip with a knighthood, sparking criticism from the opposition of being in a “time warp”. Abbott said Queen Elizabeth II had accepted his recommendation that her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, be...
Seven Ukrainian soldiers killed in past 24 hours – Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – Seven Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 24 wounded in fighting in separatist eastern territories in the past 24 hours, Kiev military spokesman Vladislav Seleznyov said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
Colombia’s Paulina Vega wins Miss Universe title
DORAL, United States: Colombia’s Paulina Vega (pix) was crowned Miss Universe Sunday, beating out contenders from the United States, Ukraine, Jamaica and The Netherlands at the world’s top beauty pageant in Florida. The 22-year-old model and business student triumphed over 87 other women from around the world, and is only the second...
Rebels press Ukraine offensive, Obama promises steps against Russian-backed 'aggression'
NEW DELHI/KIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Moscow rebels, backed by what NATO says is the open participation of Russian troops, pressed on with their offensive on Sunday after restarting the war in eastern Ukraine with the first all-out assault since a truce five months ago. …read more Source: The...
