Section: Malaysia
Russia’s Putin, EU’s Barroso burnt on British bonfires
LEWES (UNITED KINGDOM): Russian President Vladimir Putin in nothing but green underwear and European leader Jose Manuel Barroso are among those being paraded and burned during traditional British bonfire celebrations this week.An effigy of Russian President Vladimir Putin is paraded through the streets of Lewes in Sussex, on November 5, 2014,...
Despite election defeat, foreign policy is not 'game over' for Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – From marauding jihadists in Iraq to pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine and beheadings of Americans in Syria, a world in crisis has fanned perceptions of an overwhelmed U.S. president and contributed to a Republican sweep of U.S. midterm elections. …read more Source: The...
Putin cannot avoid me: Australia PM
BRISBANE: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Wednesday warned Vladimir Putin he will not be able to avoid a “conversation” over the loss of Australian lives in the downing of Flight MH17 over Ukraine. Last month Abbott vowed to “shirtfront” the Russian president at the G20 summit in Brisbane next week, although Moscow has yet to respond to...
China on best behaviour for APEC, but guests may not be
From territorial disputes with neighbours to rivalry with the United States, China is setting aside some of its biggest foreign policy challenges to prevent discord at a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders that it hosts next week. What’s not clear is whether the guests will behave as well. One potential hotspot is the conflict in Ukraine, as...
Orbital blames rocket engine failure for launchpad blast
WASHINGTON: Orbital Sciences Corporation said Wednesday a preliminary probe into last month’s unmanned rocket blast shows an engine failure was to blame for the explosion shortly after liftoff from Wallops Island, Virginia.This still image from NASA video shows an Orbital Sciences Corporation unmanned spacecraft exploding on October 28,...
Ukraine peace plan in tatters, 'frozen conflict' takes shape
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Kiev said on Wednesday it would halt payment of state funds in areas controlled by pro-Moscow rebels, as both sides hardened positions in what is rapidly becoming a “frozen conflict”: a long-term stalemate that the West believes is Russia’s aim. …read more Source: The...
Two teenagers killed by shelling in Ukraine's Donetsk
KIEV (Reuters) – Two teenagers were killed by shelling while out playing on a school sports field in the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, Donetsk city administration said in an online statement. …read more Source: The...
Putin regrets Ukraine ceasefire is not working
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed concern on Wednesday that a two-month old ceasefire had failed to end what he called civil war in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine-Russia gas row – the sequel – pencilled in already
LONDON (Reuters) – The sticking plaster Russia-Ukraine gas payment deal will unpeel in March with the intensity of the likely next row dependent on a judgement from a legal panel in Sweden. …read more Source: The...
Merkel aide wants EU travel ban on new Ukraine rebel leadership
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s top foreign policy advisor said on Wednesday he wants Ukrainian separatist leaders who were elected in Sunday’s contested vote added to a list of rebels and Russian officials banned from travelling to the European Union. …read more Source: The...
