Section: Channel NewsAsia (Singapore)
Dutch, Australians ready MH17 forces amid Ukraine fighting
Dutch and Australian forces were being readied on Saturday for deployment to secure the rebel-held crash site of Malaysian flight MH17 in east Ukraine where remains of victims still lie more than a week after the disaster. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine lawmakers to hold special session over PM resignation
Ukraine’s lawmakers will meet in a special session on Thursday (July 31) to decide whether to accept or reject the sudden resignation of the prime minister, the presidency said. …read more Source: Channel...
EU hits Russian intelligence chiefs with sanctions
The European Union announced Saturday (July 26) it had widened its sanctions against Russia over its role in conflict-torn Ukraine to include the heads of intelligence services. …read more Source: Channel...
Human remains still at MH17 crash site: Australia PM
More that a week after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 came down in rebel-held eastern Ukraine, human remains are still at the crash site, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Saturday (July 26). …read more Source: Channel...
EU edges to economic sanctions on Russia
The European Union has reached an outline agreement to impose the first economic sanctions on Russia. However, the scope will exclude technology, which means Russia’s crucial gas sector will not be affected. …read more Source: Channel...
Dutch, Australians ready MH17 troops amid Ukraine deadly fighting
Dutch and Australian authorities put their troops on standby for deployment to secure the rebel-held crash site of Malaysian flight MH17 in east Ukraine, where fighting between the army and separatists claimed over a dozen more lives. …read more Source: Channel...
International aviation officials to hold emergency talks on MH17
World aviation officials will hold an emergency meeting to discuss the downing of Flight MH17 over Ukraine, the International Civil Aviation Organisation announced on Friday (25 July). …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine seeks to skirt political crisis amid tough MH17 probe
Ukraine sought on Friday (July 25) to avoid a political crisis after the shock resignation of its prime minister, as fighting between the army and rebels close to the Malaysian airliner crash site claimed over a dozen more lives. …read more Source: Channel...
Shellshocked ex-rebel Ukraine city uncovers ‘mass grave’
The city of Slavyansk in eastern Ukraine – a former rebel stronghold back under Ukrainian military control – had found its first mass grave. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia reportedly bans imports of Ukrainian dairy products
Russia has banned the import of Ukrainian dairy products, Russian news agencies reported on Friday (July 25), amid a growing fallout in trade relations as Kiev ties itself closer to the EU. …read more Source: Channel...
