Section: The Philippine Daily Inquirer (Philippines)
Dutch police travel to site of MH17 plane disaster
DONETSK, Ukraine — Dutch police are traveling to the scene of the Malaysian plane disaster in eastern Ukraine to secure the site, which investigators complain has already been compromised. Rebel interference and security concerns have limited investigators’ access to the site. International observers say there are still remains at the...
UK Deputy PM wants Russia stripped of World Cup
LONDON — Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister wants Russia stripped of the right to host the 2018 World Cup to punish President Vladimir Putin for “belligerent behavior” in the Ukraine crisis. While calling for tougher sanctions against Russia, Nick Clegg told The Sunday Times newspaper that it is “unthinkable” for...
FIFA rejects calls to strip Russia of World Cup
ZURICH — FIFA has rejected calls to move the 2018 World Cup from Russia, saying the tournament “can achieve positive change.” Russia’s alleged involvement in shooting down a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine last week prompted calls from some lawmakers in Germany to review the country’s hosting rights. On Friday,...
Parents head to Ukraine convinced MH17 daughter still alive
SYDNEY — The parents of an Australian victim of the MH17 disaster are clinging to hopes their daughter may still be alive, travelling to Ukraine to find her, reports said Friday. Jerzy and Angela Dyczynski’s daughter Fatima was on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, which was brought down by a suspected missile strike, as she made her way...
Very bad week: Airline disasters come in a cluster
WASHINGTON— Nearly 300 passengers were killed when their plane was shot out of the sky over eastern Ukraine. Airlines suspended flights to Israel’s largest airport after rocket attacks. Two airliners crashed during storms, and yet another disappeared in West Africa. Aviation has suffered one of its worst weeks in memory. Industry...
Oil prices slide despite upbeat economic data
NEW YORK — Oil prices sank Thursday, despite some encouraging economic data in the US, China and Europe, as traders kept an eye on the Ukraine crisis and Middle East tensions. The US benchmark futures contract, West Texas Intermediate for September, slid by $1.05 to close at $102.07 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent North...
Asian shares mostly up on China manufacturing data
HONG KONG–Asian markets mostly rose Thursday as an index of Chinese manufacturing activity hit an 18-month high in July, boosting hopes for the world’s No. 2 economy, as concerns over the Ukraine crisis eased. The euro fell to fresh multi-month lows against the dollar and yen as investors fretted over the impact of sanctions on Russia...
Ukraine prime minister resigns over coalition break up
KIEV—Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Thursday resigned in protest at the disbanding of the ruling parliamentary coalition. “I announce my resignation in connection with the dissolution of the parliamentary coalition and the blocking of government initiatives,” a furious Yatsenyuk told parliament after several...
Planes with Malaysia Airlines bodies leave Ukraine
KHARKIV, Ukraine — Two military aircraft carrying remains of victims from the Malaysian plane disaster departed for the Netherlands Thursday, while Australian and Dutch diplomats joined to promote a plan for a U.N. team to secure the crash scene which has been controlled by pro-Russian rebels. All 298 people aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight...
More MH17 bodies arrive in Netherlands
THE HAGUE—Planes carrying more bodies recovered from the MH17 crash site in Ukraine were flown to the Netherlands on Thursday, a day after the first of the 298 dead arrived. Two planes carrying a total of 74 coffins landed at Eindhoven in the south of the country, from where they are to be taken to a military barracks in Hilversum, near...
