Section: Singapore
300 US troops in Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces: US Army
April 17, 2015 3:31 PMKIEV (AFP) – About 300 US paratroopers have arrived in Ukraine to train the Ukrainian National Guard which is fighting pro-Russian rebels in the east, the US Army said in a statement. …read more Source: The Straits...
Dutch team find more remains at Ukraine MH17 crash site
THE HAGUE – Dutch investigators have recovered more body parts at the MH17 plane crash site in Ukraine after searching a location that was previously inaccessible, the Netherlands announced on Thursday.All 298 passengers and crew onboard the Malaysia Airlines jetliner – 193 of them Dutch – died when it was shot down over...
Dutch team find more remains at Ukraine MH17 crash site
Dutch investigators have recovered more body parts at the MH17 plane crash site in Ukraine after searching a location that was previously inaccessible, the Netherlands announced on Thursday (Apr 17). …read more Source: Channel...
Dutch team find more remains at Ukraine MH17 crash site
April 17, 2015 4:32 AMTHE HAGUE (AFP) – Dutch investigators have recovered more body parts at the MH17 plane crash site in Ukraine after searching a location that was previously inaccessible, the Netherlands announced on Thursday. …read more Source: The Straits...
Russia’s Putin defiant over economy, Ukraine in annual phone-in
President Vladimir Putin tried to reassure Russians over the ailing economy and said Washington wanted “vassals” rather than allies in his annual phone-in on Thursday, but offered no new financial remedies and gave no ground over Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin defiant over economy, Ukraine in annual phone-in
President Vladimir Putin tried to reassure Russians over the ailing economy and said Washington wanted “vassals” rather than allies in his annual phone-in on Thursday, but offered no new financial remedies and gave no ground over Ukraine. …read more Source: Channel...
Dutch shift focus in MH17 crash to investigating culprits
The Dutch government said on Thursday that, with nearly all of the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 identified, efforts had shifted to finding those responsible for shooting the plane down as it crossed Ukraine last July. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia-Japan relations over disputed islands unchanged after Crimea – Putin
Russia’s relations with Japan over disputed Pacific Islands have not changed following Moscow’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. …read more Source: Channel...
Putin accuses US of telling world leaders not to attend Word War Two parade
MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin accused Washington on Thursday of putting pressure on some world leaders not to attend events in Russia marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Europe.Russia will stage a military parade on May 9 in what Putin called a display of “respect for victims of Nazis and to pay tribute to...
Russia to build own space station by 2023: Putin
MOSCOW – Russia plans to build its own orbiting space station by 2023, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday during a marathon call-in session with the nation.”By 2023, we plan to create our own national space station in orbit,” Putin said.”This is something far-off in the future, but also necessary for us from the point...
