Section: The Borneo Post (Malaysia)
Ukraine President: Terrorist threat has ‘significantly risen’
KIEV: President Petro Poroshenko said yesterday the threat of terrorism had ‘significantly risen’ in Ukraine, describing the country as awash with weapons trafficked from the east where a shaky ceasefire has eased fighting against pro-Russian rebels. At a meeting with Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk and Interior Minister Arsen Avakov,...
Two MH17 victims’ remains ‘unlikely’ to be found: Dutch minister
The wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on July 19, 2014, two days after it crashed in a sunflower field near the village of Rassipnoe, in rebel-held eastern Ukraine -© AFP/File THE HAGUE: Chances of finding human remains of the last two victims of last year’s MH17 air crash in Ukraine were “unlikely”, Dutch Justice Minister Ard van...
Dutch prosecutors probe ‘persons of interest’ in MH17 crash
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 ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS: Dutch prosecutors said Tuesday they have identified many “persons of interest” in their probe into the shooting down of flight MH17 over Ukraine, but no definite suspects. “We have a...
China: Changing position on sea would shame ancestors
BEIJING: Changing position on China’s claims over the South China Sea would shame its ancestors, while not facing up to infringements of Chinese sovereignty there would shame its children, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said yesterday. China has become increasingly assertive in the South China Sea, building artificial islands in areas over which...
US compares China’s South China Sea moves to Russia’s in Ukraine
WASHINGTON: The US State Department’s number two diplomat on Friday compared China’s behaviour in pursuit of territory in the South China Sea to that of Russia in eastern Ukraine. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken called China’s large scale reclamation projects in the South China Sea, “a threat to peace and stability.” He...
‘Nearly half’ of MH17’s wreckage still in Ukraine
A piece of the wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is pictured in a field near the village of Grabove, in the eastern Ukraine region of Donetsk in July 2014 -© AFP/File KIEV: A top pro-Russian rebel said Wednesday that nearly half the wreckage of the Malaysia Airline jet shot down over Ukraine last year remain strewn across fields...
Ukraine rebels train child soldiers in the making
A pro-Russian separatist teaches boys how to use a Kalashnikov machine gun, in the eastern Ukrainian city of Khartsyzk, Donetsk region -© AFP / by Yulia Silina KHARTSYZK, UKRAINE: He is only 14 but already knows how to assemble a Kalashnikov rifle. Denis is a child soldier in the making — eager to join the pro-Russian militants fighting Ukrainian...
EU prolongs Russian economic sanctions for six months
LUXEMBOURG: EU foreign ministers formally agreed yesterday to prolong to January 2016 damaging economic sanctions against Russia to ensure it fully implements Ukraine peace accords, officials said. “EU has extended economic sanctions against Russia until 31 January 2016, with a view to complete implementation of (the) Minsk agreement,” an EU...
Italy gives Putin the stage to make case against sanctions
ROME, Italy: Russian President Vladimir Putin used a trip to Italy on Wednesday to press his case against international sanctions and was urged by Pope Francis to make a “sincere effort” for peace in Ukraine. After telling Italian premier Matteo Renzi that Western sanctions imposed over Russia’s actions in Ukraine would cost Italian...
G7 warns Russia of more sanctions
ELMAU CASTLE, Germany: World leaders Monday warned Russia it would face stepped-up sanctions for its ‘aggression’ in Ukraine, as they wrapped up a G7 meeting also pledging strong action to fight climate change. At a luxury retreat nestled in the picture-perfect Bavarian Alps, the leaders of the most powerful countries also tackled threats...
