Section: Channel NewsAsia (Singapore)
British reporter for Russian TV ‘captured’ by Ukraine: ministry
A British journalist reporting for a Russian television channel from conflict-torn eastern Ukraine went missing on Wednesday (July 23), with Moscow alleging he and another journalist were captured by Kiev’s troops. …read more Source: Channel...
Calls in Germany to strip Russia of 2018 World Cup
German politicians demanded on Wednesday (July 23) that Russia be stripped of the right to host the 2018 World Cup for fuelling the Ukraine conflict, although football officials quickly rejected the idea. …read more Source: Channel...
Fighter jets downed near MH17 site by missile from Russia: Kiev
Two Ukrainian military jets were shot down Wednesday over rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
First bodies from downed flight MH17 land in Netherlands
Two planes carrying the first bodies from Malaysian Airways flight MH17, shot down over Ukraine last week, have arrived in the Netherlands. …read more Source: Channel...
Two Ukrainian fighter jets shot down in east: military
Two Ukrainian military jets were shot down Wednesday over rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia turns Sochi Olympics site & Crimea into casino zones
Russia designated Sochi and the annexed Crimean peninsula as gambling areas on Wednesday (July 23), in a bid to boost their development with casino revenues. Casinos will be legal in some areas of the former Olympic park in Sochi, and local authorities can designate their own casino zones in Crimea. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine to impose sanctions on Russia
Ukraine on Wednesday (July 23) said it will impose sanctions on Russian individuals and companies who support “terrorists”. …read more Source: Channel...
MH17 black boxes delivered to British investigators
The black boxes from the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 that crashed in eastern Ukraine, killing all on board, have been delivered to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch headquarters in Britain for expert analysis, the government said Wednesday (July 23). …read more Source: Channel...
Plane carrying MH17 bodies leaves Ukraine for Netherlands
The first plane carrying bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on Wednesday left eastern Ukraine for the Netherlands following a sombre ceremony, an AFP journalist at the scene said. …read more Source: Channel...
Dutch ready to send police to MH17 site: Ukraine
The Netherlands and other countries that lost citizens in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 are proposing sending police officers to secure the crash site in rebel-held east Ukraine, authorities in Kiev said. …read more Source: Channel...
