Section: Malaysia
Putin blames Ukraine for obstructing MH17 inquiry
BEIJING (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accused Ukraine’s government of interfering with the investigation into the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet in July that killed 298 people. …read more Source: The...
Netherlands marks MH17 victims with memorial ceremony
AMSTERDAM: The Netherlands was on Monday to hold a national memorial ceremony for the 298 people who died when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot out of the sky over war-torn east Ukraine in July. Flags flew at half mast across the country and at Dutch diplomatic missions abroad ahead of a commemoration in Amsterdam to be attended by 1,600 of...
Worst east Ukraine shelling for month, ceasefire looks in doubt
East Ukraine’s rebel stronghold Donetsk was pummelled on Sunday by the heaviest shelling in a month, and the OSCE said it spotted an armoured column of troops without insignia in rebel territory that Kiev said proved Moscow had sent reinforcements. A two-month-old ceasefire to end a war that has killed 4,000 people has appeared shakier...
Obama leaves for China, Myanmar, Australia tour
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama departed for China on Sunday, on a trip meant to help allay Washington’s sometimes tense relations with Beijing. Obama left Washington in the pre-dawn hours en route to an air force base in Alaska, where his plane refueled before traveling on to Beijing. The US leader was accompanied on his eight-day trip,...
Japan's Abe urges Putin to ensure Ukraine ceasefire holds
BEIJING (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin to play a constructive role in ensuring that a shaky ceasefire in Ukraine holds. …read more Source: The...
Worst east Ukraine shelling for month as ceasefire looks in doubt
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – East Ukraine’s rebel stronghold Donetsk was pummelled on Sunday by the heaviest shelling in a month, and the OSCE said it spotted an armoured column of troops without insignia in rebel territory that Kiev said proved Moscow had sent reinforcements. …read more Source: The...
Intense artillery fire in Ukraine’s rebel bastion Donetsk
DONETSK, Ukraine: Ukraine’s separatist bastion of Donetsk came under intense artillery fire early yesterday, in a level of combat not seen in the region since a barely-observed ceasefire was signed in September.Firing close to the centre of Donetsk began to build up at 2.00am (2300 GMT Saturday), and could still be heard at the same...
Gorbachev says world on brink of new Cold War
BERLIN: Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned in a speech in Berlin on Saturday that East-West tensions over the Ukraine crisis were threatening to push the world into a new Cold War, 25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall.Gorbachev, who is credited with forging a rapprochement with the West that led to the demise of communist regimes...
Insight – Hard Ukraine bargaining leaves sour taste for some in EU
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Seeing its gold-spangled blue flag flown on the barricades of Kiev thrilled the European Union, reviving its self-image as a beacon of democracy at a time of growing doubt and economic gloom. …read more Source: The...
Heavy shelling in east Ukraine adds to concern over ceasefire
DONETSK, Ukraine: Heavy shelling around the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk increased strains on a two-month-old ceasefire between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists on Sunday. …read more Source: New Straits...
