Section: The Borneo Post (Malaysia)
MH17 investigators find ‘possible’ BUK missile fragments
THE HAGUE: Investigators probing the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine said yesterday they had identified pieces that “possibly” come from a Russian-made BUK missile, where the plane crashed. International and Dutch investigators are probing “several parts, possibly originating from a BUK surface-air-missile...
MH370 clues mount as wreckage identified as Boeing 777
SAINT-ANDR, France: Malaysian authorities confirmed yesterday that the plane wreckage washed up on an Indian Ocean island was from a Boeing 777, meaning the part is almost certainly from missing flight MH370. The debris, part of a plane wing, could provide the first tangible clue towards unlocking the mystery surrounding the doomed Malaysia...
Ukraine vows justice despite Russia’s veto of MH17 tribunal
People put candles in front of the Dutch embassy in Kiev on July 17, 2015 in memory of the people who died in the MH17 crash -© AFP/File KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko vowed Wednesday to push for justice despite Russia’s veto of a UN resolution that would have set up a tribunal to try those responsible for shooting down...
Dutch PM appeals to Putin ahead of MH17 tribunal vote at UN
All 298 passengers and crew on Flight MH17 died when the plane was shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014 -© AFP/File THE HAGUE: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday made an “urgent” appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin not to veto a UN Security Council resolution to try those who shot down flight MH17 over...
Russia names US foundation first ‘undesirable’ foreign group
Russian prosecutors accuse the US Congress-funded National Endowment for Democracy of organising “political demonstrations aimed at influencing decisions taken by state institutions,” such as this opposition rally in Moscow on March 5, 2012 -AFP MOSCOW: Russian prosecutors on Tuesday declared the US Congress-funded National Endowment for...
Russia likely to veto UN vote on MH17 tribunal — Western diplomats
UNITED NATIONS, U.S.: A UN Security Council resolution to try those responsible for shooting down flight MH17 over Ukraine will likely be met by a Russian veto, Western diplomats said Friday. Malaysia, the Netherlands, Australia, Ukraine and Belgium have asked for an international tribunal to investigate the downing of the Malaysia Airlines...
Japan defence paper slams China’s ‘coercive’ maritime demands
This file handout photo taken by satellite imagery provider DigitalGlobe and released to AFP by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative department at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSSI) think tank shows a satellite image of what is claimed to be an under-construction airstrip at Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratly Islands in...
Russia submits alternative UN resolution on MH17
Russia has introduced an alternative UN resolution opposed to creating a tribunal that would prosecute those responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over rebel-held east Ukraine -AFP UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES: Russia said Monday it has introduced an alternative UN resolution opposed to creating a tribunal that would...
Australia ‘sickened’ as new MH17 footage emerges
SYDNEY: Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop Friday said she was ‘sickened’ after new footage emerged allegedly of Russian-backed rebels ransacking the luggage of passengers killed after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine. The video was obtained by Sydney’s Daily Telegraph and published on the one-year...
Dutch remember MH17 victims, focus on tracking those responsible
THE HAGUE: Dutch flags will fly at half-mast Friday as families remember those killed when flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine a year ago, with all efforts now focused on catching those responsible. Around 2,000 grieving relatives are expected at a private ceremony in the central Netherlands, with Prime Minister Mark Rutte and other...
