Section: Malaysia
Russia's Lavrov tells Kerry – Ukraine ceasefire must be observed
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday it was vital to ensure a ceasefire agreement in east Ukraine is upheld. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine ‘preparing for combat’ in face of Russian build-up
KIEV: Ukraine’s defence minister said Wednesday that Kiev was preparing itself for fresh combat operations in the face of alleged “increased activity” by Russia and pro-Moscow rebels in the war-torn east. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine army prepares for possible rebel offensive – defence chief
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian government forces are redeploying in preparation for a possible new offensive by pro-Russian separatists in eastern regions, Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak said on Wednesday. …read more Source: The...
MH17: Monitors fear rising violence in eastern Ukraine
KIEV: International observers issued a stark warning over escalating violence in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday as Dutch investigators hoping to recover debris from a doomed airliner left the MH17 crash site with little progress. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Dutch families still waiting for remains of loved ones…
AMSTERDAM: Daisy Oehlers and Bryce Fredriksz, a Dutch couple in their early 20s, were sitting near the left wing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 on their way to a holiday in Bali, when “high energy objects” – as officials later called them – struck the plane over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: New Straits...
Monitors fear rising violence in eastern Ukraine
International observers issued a stark warning over escalating violence in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday as Dutch investigators hoping to recover debris from a doomed airliner left the MH17 crash site with little progress. The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said there was a “rising” risk that unrest in the...
PM: Russia to help MH17 probe
RUSSIA has pledged that it would do everything in its power to facilitate investigations into the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash over eastern Ukraine in July, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said. …read more Source: New Straits...
Where are the bodies, MH17 families ask
AMSTERDAM: Daisy Oehlers and Bryce Fredriksz, a Dutch couple in their early 20s, were sitting near the left wing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 on their way to a holiday in Bali, when “high energy objects” – as officials later called them – struck the plane over eastern Ukraine. Their bodies were torn apart and scattered across miles of the...
Ukraine says rebels get reinforcements, shelling batters truce
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Kiev accused separatists of preparing for renewed conflict in east Ukraine on Tuesday by bringing in “Russian mercenaries” and rearming as heavy shelling increased strains on a crumbling ceasefire. …read more Source: The...
Where are the bodies, MH17 families ask
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Daisy Oehlers and Bryce Fredriksz, a Dutch couple in their early 20s, were sitting near the left wing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 on their way to a holiday in Bali, when “high energy objects” – as officials later called them – struck the plane over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
