Section: Singapore
Interpol issues global wanted notice for ex-Ukraine leader Yanukovych
Yanukovych, 64, is wanted for misappropriation of funds and embezzlement in Ukraine, which he fled in February after a pro-Western revolution toppled his government. …read more Source: Channel...
Worldwide marches in solidarity with France
WASHINGTON – About a hundred thousand people rallied worldwide in solidarity with France on Sunday, with marchers across Europe and the Middle East chanting “Je suis Charlie” and holding pens in the air.From Berlin to Washington and Jerusalem to Beirut, crowds waved French flags and sang France’s national anthem “La...
Palace on a cliff
For those who enjoy the old world elegance of Singapore’s Raffles Hotel, you’ll feel right at home in Portugal’s Belmond Reid’s Palace Hotel.Reid’s was built on a high cliff overlooking the bay and harbour of Funchal, on the isle of Madeira, in 1891 – four years after the Raffles became an icon of Singapore....
Unlikely scenes as Netanyahu, Abbas march in historic Paris rally
PARIS – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas had their closest encounter in years on Sunday when they joined world leaders in a historic march against terrorism in Paris.On a day that was already heavy with symbolism, one of the most remarkable scenes was that of the two nemeses walking on the...
Intense Ukraine shelling traps hundreds of miners
Intense fighting erupted around east Ukraine’s main rebel-held city on Sunday (Jan 11) that wrecked a power station and briefly trapped more than 300 coal miners in one of Europe’s largest pits. …read more Source: Channel...
Merkel presses Putin, Ukraine leader on peace efforts
BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke Saturday to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko in a bid to arrange a mini-summit that could actually end the ex-Soviet state’s separatist war.Merkel’s office said she stressed that Poroshenko’s attempt to convene a four-way leadership meeting...
Russia may demand early payment of $4b loan to Ukraine: Minister
MOSCOW – Moscow may ask for early payment on its three billion dollar (S$4 billion) loan to Ukraine, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said Saturday, accusing Kiev of violating loan conditions.”Ukraine has violated the conditions of this loan, specifically that Ukraine’s public debt does not surpass 60 percent of its...
Eight killed in Ukraine as peace talk prospects dim
Four Ukrainian soldiers and at least as many civilians died in an upsurge of rocket attacks that came just as prospects for international peace talks on the nine-month crisis dimmed. …read more Source: Channel...
Merkel sets high bar for lifting of Russia sanctions
[BERLIN] German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that Europe could not consider lifting sanctions against Russia until all elements of a 12-point peace agreement signed in September between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels were fully implemented. …read more Source: The Business...
Ukraine says Russia behind cyber attack on German government
BERLIN – Ukraine’s prime minister blamed Russian intelligence on Thursday for a hacker attack aginst German government websites, for which a pro-Russian group claimed responsibility.The attack on Wednesday took place before Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk was due to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.The Russian group demanded...
