Section: Malaysia
Tripoli-based government releases foreign airmen held in Libya
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s rival government released four air crew members from Ukraine, Russia and Tajikistan who had flown into the North African country from the United Arab Emirates without permission, officials said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Obama to sign new Russian sanctions bill by end of week – spokesman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama was expected to sign legislation implementing new sanctions on Russia over its activities in Ukraine by the end of the week, the White House said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine criticises Russia over Crimea nuclear weapons comment
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Russia would violate international agreements if it placed nuclear weapons in Crimea, which it annexed from Ukraine, Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Kerry says Russia has made 'constructive moves' on Ukraine in recent days
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia has made constructive moves in recent days towards possibly reducing tensions in Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Russia's Ukraine actions have made its economy vulnerable – PM's spokesman
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s isolation over its actions in Ukraine have made it more vulnerable to global economic shocks, British Prime Minister David Cameron’s spokesman said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Poroshenko hails first full overnight truce in rebel east
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s separatist east passed the night into Tuesday without any shooting, President Petro Poroshenko said, hailing the first such stretch of calm as a positive sign for the next steps in a peace plan. …read more Source: The...
66 journalists killed in past year as attacks grow more barbaric
PARIS: Attacks on journalists have grown more barbaric and kidnappings have soared, Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday, after a year when violence against the media took centre stage and 66 reporters were killed. The beheading of James Foley and Steven Sotloff by the Islamic State group highlighted the extreme danger journalists face in...
66 journalists killed in past year as attacks grow more barbaric
PARIS: Attacks on journalists have grown more barbaric and kidnappings have soared, Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday, after a year when violence against the media took centre stage and 66 reporters were killed. The beheading of James Foley and Steven Sotloff by the Islamic State group highlighted the extreme danger journalists face in...
Ukrainian PM appeals to EU for immediate financial aid
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk appealed to the European Union for urgent financial aid on Monday, saying the government was doing all it could to fix a shattered economy but needed help. …read more Source: The...
Obama administration says no decision yet on Russia sanctions bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is looking at a bill that would authorise new sanctions on Russia over its activities in Ukraine, and has not yet made a decision on whether the president will sign the measure, a senior administration official said on Monday. …read more Source: The...
