Section: The Borneo Post (Malaysia)
Plane hijackings in past decade
A picture taken on Dec 23, 2016 shows a Malta armed forces truck sitting by the Afriqiyah Airways A320 after it landed in Valletta, Malta, following its hijacking from Libya. AFP Photo PARIS: Hijackings like the one on Friday of a Libyan plane have become relatively rare since the September 11, 2001 terror attacks on the United States led to...
Putin warms to Trump, flexes muscles on Syria
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday appeared to cosy up to US President-elect Donald Trump while stamping his authority as the key powerbroker in Syria. At his annual end-of-year press conference, the confident Kremlin strongman praised Trump for tapping into the public mood in the US to claim his surprise win in the elections. “He...
Putin, Abe signal no resolution on island dispute
TOKYO: Russia and Japan yesterday signalled there was no resolution after a two-day summit to a decades-long territorial dispute that has blocked them from achieving a peace treaty to formally end World War II hostilities. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held talks in Abe’s ancestral hometown and in...
Putin heads to Japan for hot spring meet on disputed islands
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are set to meet in an attempt to resolve the countries’ dispute over the Kuril islands. – AFP Photo MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to Japan Thursday to meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the latest bid to reach an elusive deal on a territorial dispute...
Ukraine offers Trump own jet after Air Force One flap
An Antonov-225 Mriya plane at Gostomel, some 30 km from Kiev -AFP photo KIEV: Ukraine’s main plane maker told US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday that he may want to purchase one of its jets after he called Boeing’s version of Air Force One too costly. The suggestion was made in clear jest on the Antonov company’s...
US, NATO stress ‘unity’ amid Trump fears
US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) listens to US ambassador to the NATO Douglas Lute during a meeting in Brussels on December 6, 2016 -AFP photo BRUSSELS: Top US and NATO officials stressed the importance of preserving transatlantic security ties on Tuesday amid doubts raised by Donald Trump’s election as president. Trump stoked concerns...
Five Ukraine police killed in friendly fire mix-up
An armed policeman stands guard in the town of Knyazychy, about 30 kilometres east of Kiev, on December 4, 2016 -AFP photo KIEV: Five Ukrainian police were killed by friendly fire in a tragic accident in which officers mistook colleagues for burglars, officials said Sunday. Three burglars initially escaped the crime scene amid a gunfight between...
One in seven with HIV in Europe unaware of infection
Europe registered its highest number of new HIV cases in a single year in 2015, at 153,407 cases, up from 142,000 in 2014, the WHO said. AFP Photo STOCKHOLM: One in seven people with HIV in Europe is unaware of their infection, the EU and World Health Organization reported Tuesday as 2015 marked another record year for new HIV cases in the...
Relief but muted enthusiasm as Merkel vows to run again
Few voiced open enthusiasm when Angela Merkel declared she wants to stay in power by Frank Zeller -AFP photo BERLIN: Many Germans may support Chancellor Angela Merkel, but few voiced open enthusiasm when she declared she wants to stay in power — and commentators are asking whether she will offer fresh ideas or is a leader past her zenith. The...
Barack Obama says goodbye to world stage after eight years
LIMA: US President Barack Obama bid farewell to the world stage Sunday, pondering his legacy, offering advice to his successor and discussing his post-presidential life at the end of his final foreign tour. His historic presidency and charisma have made Obama a rock star on the international scene, even at times when the daily grind of politics...
