Section: The Borneo Post (Malaysia)
Ukraine separatists vote in controversial election
DONETSK, Ukraine: Separatists in eastern Ukraine voted yesterday in controversial, Russian-backed leadership elections that Kiev and the West have refused to recognise and which threatened to deepen an international crisis over the conflict.The elections in the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic and Lugansk People’s Republic –...
Ukraine soldiers to government: we’re coming for you next
DNIPROPETROVSK (UKRAINE): Vitaliy Feshchenko, one of thousands of Ukrainian volunteers fighting pro-Russian rebels, has this message for government leaders back in the capital Kiev: his battle-hardened men might come for them next.The bearded fighter’s warning illustrates the lack of trust Ukraine’s young revolutionaries have in...
MH17 prosecutor open to theory another plane shot down airliner — Der Spiegel
AMSTERDAM: Dutch prosecutors investigating the crash of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) flight MH17 believed that the aircraft might have been shot down from the air but that a ground-to-air missile attack is more likely, a senior prosecutor said in a German media interview.The Russian government has always said it had radar imagery proving the...
MH17 prosecutor open to theory another plane shot down airliner – Der Spiegel
AMSTERDAM: Dutch prosecutors investigating the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 believe the aircraft might have been shot down from the air but that a ground-to-air missile attack is more likely, a senior prosecutor said in a German media interview.The Russian government has always said it has radar imagery proving the fully laden Boeing...
Preliminary Report: MH17 broke apart mid-air
CNN reported that Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 broke apart in the air after it was hit by a burst of “high-energy objects” from outside, a preliminary report by Dutch aviation investigators said Tuesday.Flight 17 came down in eastern Ukraine on July 17 in an area controlled by pro-Russian separatists. Of the 298 people killed, around two-thirds...
Pro-West parties secure big win in Ukraine election
KIEV: Pro-Europe parties secured a big win in an election in Ukraine, a partial vote count showed yesterday, with President Petro Poroshenko hailing people’s support for his plan to end a separatist war and pursue democratic reforms sought by the West.Early figures from the vote count showed that Poroshenko’s bloc and the party of his...
EU sees less violence in eastern Ukraine
The European Union said Monday it believed a ceasefire and peace plan have helped reduce fighting between government and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine but condemned continued violations of the accord.The accords reached last month were a step towards a sustainable political solution of the crisis, the EU’s 28 foreign ministers said,...
Dutch MH17 relative visits Ukraine crash site
THE HAGUE: A Dutch relative of a victim of downed flight MH17 has travelled to the crash site in eastern Ukraine to search for the remains of his missing cousin, Dutch television reported on Sunday (Oct 19).National public broadcaster NOS showed Robby Oehlers as he searched the burnt remains that still litter the site where the Malaysia Airlines...
Ukraine says progress made on gas deal with Russia
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said progress had been made during talks Friday aimed at resolving a dispute over gas supplies from Russia that also threatened deliveries to Europe.“We have some progress on the gas issue,” Poroshenko said, adding that the “basic parameters” of a new contract with Russia had been agreed while further...
Malaysia, Venezuela, N. Zealand win UN seats but Turkey rebuffed
UNITED NATIONS, United States: Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain and Venezuela won coveted seats on the UN Security Council Thursday, but Turkey suffered a humbling defeat in its bid to join the world’s “top table.”The five countries garnered the required two-thirds support from the 193-country UN General Assembly during three rounds of...
