Section: theSun (Malaysia)
Dutch to recover MH17 wreckage ‘within days’
THE HAGUE: Dutch investigators expect to begin recovering wreckage from the site of downed flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine “within a few days” and bring it to the Netherlands, the Dutch Safety Board said on Thursday. “Agreements have been made about a plan to make it possible to recover the wreckage and hand it over to the Dutch...
Ukraine imposes passport controls around rebel area
KIEV: Ukraine announced Thursday that anyone crossing in or out of areas controlled by pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country will have to show a passport. The rule, announced by the border guards service, was aimed at sealing off the separatist region in what will de facto become an internal border in the seven-month conflict....
Putin ally target of US money-laundering probe: WSJ
WASHINGTON: US authorities are investigating a member of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle for money-laundering, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. In a politically thorny tightening of screws on Putin’s billionaire allies, the Justice Department and New York state prosecutors are looking into whether Gennady...
DR Congo rape doctor Mukwege wins EU Sakharov prize
STRASBOURG, France: Doctor Denis Mukwege (pix) won the European Parliament’s prestigious Sakharov human rights prize on Tuesday for his work in helping thousands of gang rape victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Parliament president Martin Schulz announced the award for Mukwege, who has previously been tipped several times for the...
Germany says Ukraine rebels downed MH17
BERLIN: German intelligence has accused pro-Russian rebels of shooting down a Malaysian passenger jet over Ukraine using missiles captured from government forces, a media report said Sunday. Kiev and the West have previously charged that Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was blown out of the sky in July by separatist fighters using a BUK...
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 Sunday. National public broadcaster NOS showed Robby Oehlers as he searched the burnt remains that still litter the site where the Malaysia Airlines flight...
Australian FM: MH17 discussion with Putin ‘constructive’
SYDNEY: Russian President Vladimir Putin (pix) was cooperative and constructive when asked for his help in allowing investigators access to the MH17 crash site in Ukraine, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Saturday. Bishop met the Russian leader on the sidelines of the Asia-Europe Meeting, just days after Australian Prime Minister...
Putin and Merkel have ‘serious differences’ over Ukraine
MOSCOW: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin have major differences over the origin and causes of the conflict in Ukraine, the Kremlin said following talks between the two leaders. “There are still serious differences concerning the origin of Ukraine’s internal conflict, as well as the root causes of...
Ukraine rebels allow access to MH17 crash site
BERLIN: Separatists rebels in eastern Ukraine said they would allow investigators access to the crash site of Malaysia Airlines MH17, a news report said today. The Ukrainian rescue team would be allowed to collect personal items from the crash site and from local residents, Jean Fransman, a spokesman for the Dutch Justice Ministry, was quoted as...
Australia PM vows to ‘shirtfront’ Putin at G20 over MH17
SYDNEY: Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Monday vowed to “shirtfront”, or confront, Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit next month over the loss of Australian lives in the MH17 crash over Ukraine. Australia is hosting the summit in Brisbane and there had been question marks over whether Putin would take part. But Treasurer...
