Section: Asia
- Afghanistan (54)
- Armenia (2,395)
- Azerbaijan (1,400)
- Bangladesh (459)
- China (1,817)
- India (3,608)
- Indonesia (807)
- Japan (1,436)
- Kazakhstan (682)
- Kyrgyzstan (667)
- Laos (3)
- Malaysia (6,377)
- Myanmar (25)
- Nepal (712)
- Pakistan (3,592)
- Philippines (1,081)
- Singapore (4,460)
- South Korea (305)
- Taiwan (190)
- Tajikistan (42)
- Thailand (1,124)
- Uzbekistan (33)
- Vietnam (614)
Pro-Russia rebels say withdrawing artillery in east Ukraine
MOSCOW: The prime minister of the self-proclaimed People’s Republic of Donetsk said today that the pro-Russian rebels have removed artillery from frontline areas where Ukraine had also withdrawn, in line with a peace plan signed Saturday. “We have withdrawn artillery but only in those areas where the Ukrainian regular units have done...
European Union Warns Russia Not to Use Gas as Weapon in Ukraine Crisis
The chief European Union energy official warned Russia on Tuesday not to use gas supplies as a weapon in its standoff with Ukraine over the fate of its neighbour’s separatist east. …read more Source:...
Ukraine rebels start pullback under peace deal
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – Pro-Russian rebels said Tuesday they were starting to withdraw their big guns from the frontline in eastern Ukraine under a peace plan forged with Kiev aimed at ending five months of conflict. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Abe Drops Plan for Putin Visit to Japan This Year: Media
Tokyo. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has dropped plans to host Russian President Vladimir Putin in Japan this year due to friction after Tokyo imposed sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis, reports said Tuesday. The two countries had agreed on the Russian leader’s visit “this autumn” but Washington had asked Tokyo to postpone it, Kyodo...
Pro-Russia Rebels Say Withdrawing Artillery in East Ukraine
The prime minister of the self-proclaimed People’s Republic of Donetsk said Tuesday that rebels have removed artillery from frontline areas where Ukraine had also withdrawn, in line with a peace plan … …read more Source:...
Fighting Flares at Ukraine’s Donetsk Airport
Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels were battling around the airport near the insurgent stronghold of Donetsk on Tuesday, sending flames and clouds of black smoke into the sky, AFP journalists sai… …read more Source:...
Abe drops plan for Putin visit to Japan this year: media
TOKYO: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (pix) has dropped plans to host Russian President Vladimir Putin in Japan this year due to friction after Tokyo imposed sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis, reports said Tuesday. The two countries had agreed on the Russian leader’s visit “this autumn” but Washington had asked Tokyo to...
Khodorkovsky Challenges Putin as Opposition Stages March
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the one-time oil tycoon who spent a decade in President Vladimir Putin’s prisons, staked a claim to the leadership of Russia’s opposition, which staged its biggest demonstration in years. Khodorkovsky, 51, living in exile in Switzerland since his release in December, called on supporters to help influence the...
Shinzo Abe Drops Plan For Vladimir Putin Visit to Japan This Year
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has dropped plans to host Russian President Vladimir Putin in Japan this year due to friction after Tokyo imposed sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis, reports said Tu… …read more Source:...
EU, Russia and Ukraine to hold meeting on gas in Berlin
Brussels: The European Union will participate in a trilateral ministerial meeting with Russia and Ukraine on Friday in Berlin to address the issue of energy security in the context of the ongoing conflict between Moscow and Kiev.An EU statement Monday said the meeting would be .. …read more Source: India...
