Section: theSun (Malaysia)
MH17: Five-nation treaty for tribunal in the works
NEW YORK: Malaysia may sign a treaty with four other nations to set up an independent tribunal to try people responsible for last year’s downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine. Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said a meeting was held among leaders of the five nations on the sidelines of the United...
Kiev opens politically-charged trial of Russian troops
KIEV: Ukraine on Tuesday began hearing a case against two Russian soldiers it claims will prove Moscow’s direct involvement the conflict in the war-torn former Soviet state. Troops captured the two men, both of whom were wounded, in May and interrogated them, broadcasting their alleged confessions in which they said they were active members...
Putin heads for UN showdown with Obama
UNITED NATIONS: Russian President Vladimir Putin squared up for a titanic clash today with his US rival Barack Obama at the United Nations as the Kremlin leader pushes for a new coalition against the Islamic State (IS). Putin and Obama are due to make competing speeches before the UN General Assembly in New York, and will come face-to-face for...
Russian ambassador backtracks on Poland’s ‘co-responsibility’ for WWII
WARSAW: Russia’s ambassador to Poland on Monday backtracked on controversial weekend comments suggesting Warsaw was partly to blame for World War II that sparked outcry. “I regret having been imprecise … which led to erroneous interpretations regarding co-responsibility during World War II,” Sergei Andreev said Monday as...
Putin says Russia has no plans to deploy combat troops in Syria
MOSCOW: Russia has no plans for now to deploy combat troops in Syria, President Vladimir Putin (pix) said on Sunday, addressing US concerns about a Russian military build-up. In an interview with US television networks recorded ahead of a meeting with US President Barack Obama, Putin said the aim of Russia’s military presence in Syria was...
‘Poland partly to blame for WWII’
WARSAW: The Russian ambassador to Poland has alleged that Warsaw was partly to blame for World War II, prompting a storm of protest in the country which claims to be its greatest victim. Sergei Andreev accused Poland – which lost the highest proportion of its population in the conflict – of “blocking the creation of an anti-Nazi...
WHO takes Nigeria off global list of polio-endemic countries
LAGOS: The World Health Organisation on Friday took Nigeria off the list of polio-endemic countries, hailing a “historic achievement” more than a year after the last recorded case of the disease in Africa’s most populous nation. The announcement, made in a statement and at a meeting of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in...
France says Egypt to buy warships after Russia deal scrapped
PARIS: Egypt has agreed to buy two Mistral warships which France built for Russia before scrapping the sale over the Ukraine crisis, the French presidency said in a statement Wednesday. President Francois Hollande and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi “have agreed on the principle and terms and conditions of Egypt’s acquisition...
Syrian political process must be revived
LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande agreed that a political process in Syria must be revived, a source close to the French president said on Tuesday. At a meeting at Cameron’s country residence, Chequers, the two leaders “expressed agreement on the need to revitalise the political...
Ukraine helicopter pilot slams ‘lies’ as murder trial starts in Russia
DONETSK, Russia: Ukrainian airforce helicopter pilot Nadiya Savchenko on Tuesday blasted Russian prosecution “lies” against her at the start of a trial over the murder of two journalists that has caused outrage in Kiev and the West. Savchenko faces up to 25 years in prison for her alleged role in the deaths of two Russian reporters...
