Section: theSun (Malaysia)
MH17 wreckage reveals horror of plane’s last moments
GILZE-RIJEN: A partial reconstruction of a Malaysia Airlines jet made of wreckage found strewn across eastern Ukraine told the graphic story Tuesday of its violent last moments after being hit by a surface-to-air missile. Dutch-led air crash investigators concluded some of the 298 people on board may have known for up to 90 seconds after the...
Australia vows to pursue justice for MH17 victims
SYDNEY: Australia vowed Wednesday it will not be “bullied” in the pursuit of justice after a Dutch-led investigation found flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made missile fired from war-torn eastern Ukraine. Among the 298 passengers and crew on board the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 who died during a routine flight between...
Russian missile maker disputes Dutch MH17 inquiry findings
MOSCOW: The Russian maker of BUK missiles on Tuesday sought to discredit findings of an official inquiry into the downing of a Malaysia Airlines jet over rebel-held eastern Ukraine last year. International investigators have concluded after a 15-month probe that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made BUK fired from...
EU to suspend Belarus sanctions after Lukashenko re-election
MINSK: The European Union agreed Monday to suspend sanctions against the regime of Belarussian strongman Alexander Lukashenko (pix) after he won a fifth term as president, even though observers said the poll was flawed. Once dubbed “Europe’s last dictator” by Washington, Lukashenko, 61, won a fifth consecutive term on Sunday,...
France agrees to extradite Kazakh opposition figure to Russia: Lawyer
PARIS: The French government has given the green light for the extradition of Kazakh tycoon and opposition figure Mukhtar Ablyazov to Russia, where he is accused of embezzling billions of dollars, his lawyer told AFP Monday. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls signed the extradition decree on Sept 17 and Ablyazov was informed last week at the...
Russia resumes gas supplies to Ukraine: Gazprom
MOSCOW: Russian gas giant Gazprom said on Monday it had resumed gas supplies to Ukraine, adding that Moscow had received prepayment of US$234 million (RM968.53 million) from Kiev ahead of the winter heating season. “Gazprom began supplying gas to Ukraine at 10am (3pm Malaysia) today,” Gazprom chief Alexei Miller said in a statement....
Syria, migrant crisis coverage wins war correspondents prizes
BAYEUX, France: France’s prestigious Bayeux-Calvados award for war correspondents on Saturday honoured journalists covering conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, as well as Europe’s worst migrant crisis since World War II. Two of the awards went to correspondents covering the Islamic State group’s game plan and its atrocities. The...
Belarus votes as Lukashenko aims to extend 21-year rule
MINSK: Belarus holds an election Sunday that is likely to see authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko claim a fifth term, with the EU possibly lifting sanctions against him if the polls take place without incident. Lukashenko, 61, a swaggering former collective farm director once called Europe’s last dictator by Washington, has led the...
Svetlana Alexievich wins Nobel Literature Prize
STOCKHOLM: Belarussian writer Svetlana Alexievich won the 2015 Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday, honoured for her work chronicling the horrors of war and life under the repressive Soviet regime. The Swedish Academy hailed the 67-year-old “for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time”. Alexievich has...
German president wants greater US commitment on refugee crisis
WASHINGTON:German President Joachim Gauck (pix) called for a greater US commitment to easing the refugee crisis engulfing Europe, during a visit to the White House on Wednesday. “We are much aware of the fact that this is a major humanitarian challenge,” Gauck said as he met US President Barack Obama. “My wish would be that this...
