Section: Malaysia
Ukraine to ratify EU pact, offer rebels self-rule
KIEV: Ukraine is set today to ratify a disputed EU agreement and offer limited self-rule to parts of the separatist east as it moves to turn the page on the bloodiest chapter of its post-Soviet history. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine hosts US-led military drills as truce teeters
KIEV: US-led military exercises began in Ukraine today after a day of deadly fighting between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in the restive east that has piled pressure on a shaky 10-day-old truce. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Winter wear will be provided for M'sian team if necessary
GEORGE TOWN: The government will provide necessary winter gear if the Malaysian team heading to the MH17 flight crash site in eastern Ukraine arrives during winter.. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine army says repelled rebel assault on Donetsk airport
KIEV: The Ukrainian military said today its forces had repelled an insurgent attack on the airport in the eastern separatist stronghold of Donetsk, despite an eight-day truce. …read more Source: New Straits...
Battles leave Lugansk airport, busy tourist hub, in ruins
LUGANSK, Ukraine: Lugansk International Airport used to offer flights to Turkey, Egypt and other sunny tourist spots as well cities in Ukraine and Russia, handling as many as 10,000 passengers a day. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine PM says Putin's goal is to destroy Ukraine, recreate USSR
KIEV: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s goal is to destroy Ukraine as an independent country and to restore the Soviet Union, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said today. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Hope metal shards will lead to missile that hit plane: Dutch
ROTTERDAM: Investigators trying to find out who shot down Malaysia Airlines MH17 over eastern Ukraine have recovered 25 pieces of metal from baggage and bodies, which could lead them to the missile believed to have torn apart the airliner. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: To find culprit, need to find out where missile was launched
ROTTERDAM: Dutch prosecutors said today they need to know where a missile that may have shot down flight MH17 was fired from in eastern Ukraine before criminal charges could be laid. …read more Source: New Straits...
New EU sanctions against Russia take effect
BRUSSELS: New European Union sanctions targeting Russia came into force today, despite the threat of retaliation from Moscow which said the measures could hurt peace moves in Ukraine. …read more Source: New Straits...
EU to implement Russia sanctions on Friday
BRUSSELS: EU member states have agreed to bring a new round of sanctions into effect against Russia on Friday, diplomatic sources said, after sharp disagreements on how to react to a ceasefire in Ukraine. …read more Source: New Straits...
