Section: The Borneo Post (Malaysia)
Russian, Dutch ministers discuss prosecuting MH17 culprits
MOSCOW: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met his Dutch counterpart Bert Koenders on Friday to discuss catching and prosecuting those who shot down the Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine last year, Moscow said. In Moscow, they also discussed “current issues of international importance, including the situation in the Middle East and...
Poroshenko warns of ‘colossal threat’ of new Ukraine fighting
KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko warned Thursday of a ‘colossal threat’ of renewed fighting with pro-Russian rebels after a surge in violence that left at least 26 people dead. Fresh clashes erupted near the rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Wednesday, in one of the worst outbreaks of violence since a European-brokered truce was...
Latvia elects Vejonis, EU’s first Green president
RIGA: Latvia’s parliament on Wednesday elected Defence Minister Raimonds Vejonis as the Baltic state’s new president, making him the 28-member European Union’s first Green Party head of state. His victory comes as the small Nato and eurozone member of two million people is grappling with security concerns amid heightened...
65-year-old mother of 13 gives birth to quadruplets
BERLIN: A 65-year-old German woman, who already has 13 children, has given birth to quadruplets after undergoing an artificial insemination procedure in Ukraine, RTL television reported early yesterday. The three boys and one girl were born premature at 26 weeks in a Berlin hospital but have “good chances of surviving,” the report said. The...
Fighters captured in Ukraine admit to serving in Russia’s army: OSCE
A man, whom the SBU Ukrainian security service alleged to be one of two captured Russian soldiers, covers his face as he lies on a bed at the Kiev Millitary hospital on May 19, 2015 (AFP Photo/Genya Savilov) KIEV: Two Russians captured by Ukrainian forces during a firefight in the ex-Soviet state’s separatist east have admitted to serving...
Ukraine accuses Facebook of pro-Russia bias
A senior aide to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko accused Facebook of political bias, ahead of a question-and-answer session with co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, pictured here on September 18, 2013 in Washington, DC -© AFP/File KIEV: A senior aide to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday accused Facebook of political bias, ahead of a...
Russia, Ukraine rebels can attack with little warning: NATO
A pro-Russian rebel stands guard in the village of Spartak near Donetsk airport on April 10, 2015 -© AFP/File BRUSSELS: Russia and pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine now have the capacity to launch new attacks “with very little warning” after a sustained military build-up, NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said Monday. “In eastern Ukraine, Russia and...
500,000 Muscovites march in memory of WWII victory
MOSCOW: Brimming with pride and clutching portraits of relatives, more than 500,000 Russians flooded central Moscow on Saturday to commemorate 70 years since Soviet victory over Nazi Germany, in the biggest march of Vladimir Putin’s rule. In a rare show of unity, the commemorative rally brought together Russians regardless of their...
Berlin knew Ukraine flight dangers before MH17 crash — Reports
FRANKFURT: Berlin knew the risks of flying over war-torn east Ukraine before Flight MH17 was shot out of the sky last year but did not inform German airlines, local media reported Sunday. Investigators are still trying to determine who was responsible for downing the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 in July last year, killing all 298 passengers and...
Australia pushes for criminal investigation
MELBOURNE: Australia will ask Ukraine for a strong criminal investigation to find and punish those responsible for the destruction of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 last July, according to The Australian newspaper. The newspaper reported that Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, who is attending a global cyber-security conference...
