Section: AsiaOne (Singapore)
Ukraine bid to shut out Russia with border ‘wall’ falters
SENKIVKA, Ukraine – A freshly-dug anti-tank ditch running along a short stretch of metal fence topped with barbed wire marks the start of a new border defence that Ukraine hopes will protect it from Russia.Dubbed the “wall”, the ambitious project to seal up Ukraine’s porous 2,000-kilometre (1,200-mile) frontier with its...
MH17 probe finds ‘probable’ Russian missile pieces at crash site
THE HAGUE – Investigators probing the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine said Tuesday they had found fragments “probably” from a Russian-made surface-to-air missile at the crash site. …read more Source:...
‘Extremely difficult’ for France to sell Mistral warships: Experts
PARIS – After cancelling the sale to Russia, France finds itself lumbered with two giant Mistral warships which it will find “extremely difficult” to re-sell and cannot afford to keep, say experts.The pair of 200-metre (650-foot) amphibious helicopter-carriers were due for delivery to Russia by the end of this year in a deal...
Sun, sea and shelling: Conflict scares off beach-goers in east Ukraine
MARIUPOL, Ukraine – The sun is shining and the waves of the Sea of Azov look warm and inviting. But its sandy beaches are empty – not surprisingly since they run right through the Ukraine conflict’s front line.The shallow sea bordered by Russia and Ukraine was once a cheap and cheerful bucket-and-spade destination for those not...
Russia vetoes UN resolution on MH17 tribunal
UNITED NATIONS, United States – Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution Wednesday that sought to set up a special tribunal to try those responsible for shooting down flight MH17 over Ukraine.Eleven of the 15 members of the Security Council voted in favour of the resolution, which had been drafted by Australia, Belgium,...
Intensified shelling in east Ukraine kills four civilians, soldier
DONETSK, Ukraine- Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels accused each other on Saturday of shelling residential areas despite a ceasefire, reporting four civilians and one soldier killed following a week of the deadliest fighting in over a month.Separatists said one man was killed by shelling from Ukrainian forces in central Donetsk. A Reuters witness...
Prospects for MH17 prosecution dim amid high Ukraine tensions
Friday marks one year since Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was downed in eastern Ukraine, killing 298 people. Although progress has been made on the investigation, determining and prosecuting those responsible will be difficult as fighting in the region continues despite a cease-fire. …read more Source:...
Memorials for MH17 victims as calls grow for justice
Relatives of victims of flight MH17 that was shot down over Ukraine a year ago joined emotional memorials on Friday as calls mounted for a UN-backed tribunal to prosecute those responsible for the tragedy.All 298 passengers and crew – the majority Dutch – died on July 17 last year when the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, on a flight...
About 200 Ukrainians gather at MH17 crash site on anniversary
Around 200 Ukrainian villagers gathered on Friday on a field that was cleared of the scattered charred remains and personal belongings of 298 people killed aboard Flight MH17 one year ago. …read more Source:...
Families of MH17 victims sue ex-rebel leader for $1.2 billion
MOSCOW – Relatives of MH17 crash victims have filed a nearly US$900-million (S$1.2-billion) suit against a former leader of Ukrainian insurgents over the shooting down of the passenger jet in July last year.A writ filed in Chicago on Wednesday claimed that Igor Strelkov, a Russian citizen, was acting with the “actual or...
