Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Despite fighting, Dutch experts help recover MH17 crash items
HRABOVE Ukraine (Reuters) – Four Dutch police experts visited the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on Monday to help recover belongings and human remains despite fighting nearby in east Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine's Poroshenko proposes National Guard commander for defence minister
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday proposed National Guard commander Stepan Poltorak for defence minister, the presidential website said. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian teams to search MH17 crash site for remains – Dutch TV
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Ukrainian search teams will comb the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which went down on July 17, and return human remains and belongings to the Netherlands, Dutch television reported. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian president accepts defence minister's resignation
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has accepted the resignation of Defence Minister Valery Heletey, the presidential website said on Sunday. …read more Source: The...
Putin orders Russian troops withdrawal from Ukrainian border – reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian troops to withdraw to their permanent bases after military exercises in Rostov region near the border with Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported late on Saturday, citing Kremlin spokesman. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine leader says expects tough talks with Putin next week
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Saturday he expected planned talks with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin next week in Italy to be difficult but said Moscow had a crucial role to play in bringing peace to his country. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine conflict hampers recovery of sick children
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Maria, a nine-year-old girl suffering from cerebral palsy, was able to stand and walk unsteadily on her own before the outbreak of armed conflict between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine to launch 'full clean-out' of corrupt officials
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine will soon begin mass firings of state officials who served under disgraced Moscow-backed leader Viktor Yanukovich and feathered their nests through corruption, the government said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Russian sanctions could be eased soon if Ukraine progress made – U.S. adviser
LONDON (Reuters) – Talks on easing sanctions against Russia imposed over the conflict in Ukraine could begin in the next few weeks, but more measures are possible if there is no progress over a ceasefire deal, the U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Serbia backs jail terms for Serbs fighting in foreign conflicts
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia’s parliament approved on Friday jail terms of up to eight years for anyone found guilty of fighting in foreign wars, in an effort to dissuade citizens from joining conflicts in Syria, Ukraine and elsewhere. …read more Source: The...
