Section: theSun (Malaysia)
Armenia’s plans on teaching Russian raise fears of Moscow influence
YEREVAN: Armenia plans to increase teaching Russian in schools in a move that has sparked widespread concerns that Moscow’s influence is growing in the ex-Soviet state. The education ministry has launched public discussion of the reform on the use of the Russian language, as the Caucasus country marks 26 years of independence from the...
Armenia’s plans on teaching Russian raise fears of Moscow influence
YEREVAN: Armenia plans to increase teaching Russian in schools in a move that has sparked widespread concerns that Moscow’s influence is growing in the ex-Soviet state. The education ministry has launched public discussion of the reform on the use of the Russian language, as the Caucasus country marks 26 years of independence from the...
New malware attack hits parts of Europe
KIEV: A cyber attack hit a Ukrainian international airport and three Russian media outlets Tuesday before also being detected by IT experts in Germany and at least two other European states. The malware called “BadRabbit” appeared to be the largest since “NotPetya” was launched from the same two countries before affecting...
Ukrainian anti-corruption detectives raid top mayor’s home
KIEV: Ukrainian anti-corruption investigators on Monday raided the home and office of a powerful mayor at the centre of a politically charged embezzlement probe. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) said the searches were conducted at the premises of Odessa Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov and his associates. The Black Sea city’s...
Putin claims Western ‘double standards’ over Catalan crisis
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday the Catalan crisis was Spain’s internal affair but slammed what he called Western double standards over separatist movements. “Russia’s position is known here. All that is happening is Spain’s internal business and must be resolved within Spanish law and on the basis...
Ukraine makes first move to meet protester demands
KIEV: Ukrainian lawmakers on Thursday moved towards meeting one of the demands of anti-corruption protesters who have set up the first tent city in Kiev since the pro-EU revolt of 2014. The crisis-torn former Soviet republic has been on edge since nearly 5,000 people rallied outside parliament on Tuesday demanding a more forceful fight against...
Five killed in Ukraine when car ploughs into crowd
KIEV: Five people were killed Wednesday when a car ploughed into a crowd of pedestrians in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, local police said, ruling out a terror link. The Kharkiv police department said six others were hurt, although the extent of their injuries remained unclear. But local police spokesman Yaroslav Trakalo told the...
Ukraine deputy defence minister detained for alleged graft
KIEV: Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau said Wednesday it had detained a deputy defence minister and another top military official for allegedly embezzling millions in state funding through an illegal oil-purchase scheme. The Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) did not identify the two officials but said the fraud had cost the budget...
Turkey urges US to reverse visa halt, summons another staffer
ANKARA: Turkey on Monday urged the United States to reverse a decision to halt the issuing of all regular visas at American consulates in the country, as prosecutors summoned another Istanbul mission staffer in an escalating crisis. The dispute, which analysts have described as the worst between the Nato allies in half a century, erupted when...
Moscow reveals cables sent to USSR by British double agent
MOSCOW: A new exhibition in Moscow has made public for the first time secret documents that British double agent Kim Philby sent to his Soviet handlers. Considered one of the KGB’s most productive Western recruits – and Britain’s biggest Cold War traitor – Philby passed information to Moscow from the 1930s until he was discovered and...
