Section: The Borneo Post (Malaysia)
Gay rights progress faces Europe backlash: activists
NICOSIA: ILGA-Europe conference-goers in Nicosia said hate speech and the scapegoating of LGBTI campaign groups were fuelling a rise in attacks across Europe -AFP photo Europe has made enormous progress on gay rights since the 1990s, but those gains are now being threatened by rising intolerance, according to activists from across the continent....
People responsible for MH17 ‘confirmed’ by 2017
Members of a joint investigation team present the preliminary results of the criminal investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 -AFP photo SYDNEY: The names of people being investigated for playing ‘an active role’ in the downing of flight MH17 will be confirmed by early 2017, Australia’s foreign minister said...
Dutch summon Russian ambassador over flight MH17 comments
THE HAGUE: Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders has summoned Russia’s ambassador over ‘unacceptable’ comments by Moscow criticising a report into the downing of flight MH17, officials said on Friday. “Responding to the presentation of the initial findings… spokespersons for the Kremlin and the Russian foreign ministry and defence...
Dutch summon Russian ambassador over MH17 comments
Members of a joint investigation team present the preliminary results of the criminal investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 -AFP photo THE HAGUE: Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders has summoned Russia’s ambassador to the Netherlands over “unacceptable” comments by Moscow criticising a report into the downing of...
US welcomes MH17 inquiry, notes Russian link
Dutch Police Head of Central Crime Investigation Department Wilbert Paulissen, presents the preliminary results of the criminal investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, in Nieuwegein, on September 28, 2016 -AFP photo WASHINGTON: The United States welcomed Wednesday the preliminary results of a criminal inquiry into the...
Dutch name two Russian speakers in MH17 probe
Aviation experts recreated the wrecked cockipt of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 as part of the Dutch investigation into the downing of the Boeing 777 over Ukraine in 2014 -AFP photo THE HAGUE: Dutch prosecutors, for the first time in their long inquiry, on Wednesday released the names of two Russian-speaking men in connection with the MH17...
MH17 was shot down by Russian-made missile fired from rebel-held area — Prosecutors
The crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 near the village of Hrabove (Grabovo), east Ukraine in September 2014.-AFP Photo NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands: A Malaysian airliner shot down in eastern Ukraine was hit by a Russian-made Buk missile launched from a village held by rebels fighting Ukrainian government forces, international prosecutors...
MH17 probe ‘biased’, Moscow ‘disappointed’: foreign ministry
Ukraine says MH17 probe proves Russia’s ‘direct involvement’ -AFP photo Moscow: Moscow on Wednesday described as “biased” and “politically motivated” the Dutch-led inquiry into the downing of Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine, which concluded the plane was shot down by a missile transported from Russia. “Russia is disappointed that the...
Dutch-led team to release initial MH17 criminal probe
The crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 near the village of Hrabove (Grabovo), east Ukraine in September 2014.-AFP Photo THE HAGUE: A Dutch-led international team of criminal investigators on Wednesday will release initial findings into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 amid growing frustration among relatives over the...
Russia accuses Kiev over MH17 ahead of Dutch probe release
Aviation experts recreated the wrecked cockipt of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 as part the Dutch investigation into the downing of the Boeing 777 over Ukraine in 2014 -AFP photo MOSCOW: Russia on Monday sought to deflect blame over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, accusing Kiev just days before the results of a Dutch criminal probe...
