Section: Malaysia
Russia military likely reluctant participations in Ukraine – US general
ASPEN, Colorado:Russia’s military is likely a reluctant participant in Ukraine’s conflict, the top U.S. military officer said on Thursday, adding that although he had not spoken to his Moscow counterpart in about two months he was keeping an open line of communication. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Parents head to Ukraine convinced daughter still alive
SYDNEY: The parents of an Australian victim of the MH17 disaster are clinging to hopes their daughter may still be alive, travelling to Ukraine to find her, reports said today. …read more Source: New Straits...
Russia firing artillery on Ukraine troops: US
WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday said it had evidence Russian forces were firing artillery from inside Russia on Ukrainian troops, in what officials called a “clear escalation” of the conflict. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Obama, Rutte agree more sanction needed on Russia
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama spoke by phone with Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Thursday and the White House said both agreed on the need to impose more sanctions on Russia for continuing to arm pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Black box data downloaded, no evidence of tampering
THE HAGUE: Dutch investigators into the shooting down over Ukraine of flight MH17 said Thursday they had downloaded data from the black box flight recorder and that it had not been tampered with. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine’s PM resigns amid deadly rebellion complicating MH17 probe
DONETSK: Ukraine’s prime minister resigned Thursday after his governing coalition collapsed, plunging the former Soviet state into political limbo as it struggles to quell a deadly rebellion in the east. …read more Source: New Straits...
Asia : Marts mostly up on better Chinese data
HONG KONG: Asian markets mostly rose yesterday as an index of Chinese manufacturing activity hit an 18-month high in July, boosting hopes for the world’s number two economy, as concerns over the Ukraine crisis eased. …read more Source: New Straits...
CNN asks release of journalist in Ukraine
WASHINGTON: CNN said today a Ukrainian journalist working for the US news channel had been abducted this week by pro-Russian separatists, and appealed for his release. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: More bodies arrive in Netherlands
THE HAGUE: Planes carrying more bodies recovered from the MH17 crash site in Ukraine were flown to the Netherlands today, a day after the first of the 298 dead arrived. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine accused of targeting civilians in east
DONETSK: War literally came to Alexander Litvinenko’s living room, when a missile punched a gaping hole into the wall of his ninth-floor apartment. The 53-year-old college philosophy teacher had just stepped into his study to check the news online, barely escaping death. …read more Source: New Straits...
