Section: Singapore
Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels resume peace talks
December 24, 2014 11:38 PMMINSK (AFP) – Ukranian and rebel envoys resumed intense talks on Wednesday aimed at ending a pro-Russian uprising that has left the former Soviet republic in ruins and upset East-West ties. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine, pro-Russian rebels resume peace talks
A successful round of preliminary negotiations in the Belarussian capital Minsk could pave the way for a second meeting on Friday (Dec 26) at which a final agreement is signed. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia says Ukrainian pilot behind MH17 crash
Russian investigators have said there is new testimony from a witness, who worked at an airfield in the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk, that a Ukrainian pilot was behind the Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash which killed 298 people. …read more Source: Channel...
Outraging Russia, Ukraine takes big step toward Nato
[KIEV] Ukraine took a historic step toward Nato on Tuesday in a parliamentary vote that stoked Russia’s anger ahead of talks on ending the ex-Soviet state’s separatist war. …read more Source: The Business...
Outraging Russia, Ukraine takes big step toward NATO
Ukraine took a historic step toward NATO on Tuesday (Dec 23) in a parliamentary vote that stoked Russia’s anger ahead of talks on ending the ex-Soviet state’s separatist war. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine takes historic step towards NATO
KIEV – Ukraine took a historic step towards NATO on Tuesday in a parliamentary vote that stoked Russia’s anger ahead of talks on ending the ex-Soviet state’s separatist war.Lawmakers in the government-controlled chamber overwhelmingly adopted a bill dropping Ukraine’s non-aligned status – a classification given to...
Ukraine parliament takes historic step toward NATO
Ukraine’s parliament took a historic step toward NATO membership on Tuesday (Dec 23) by overwhelmingly voting to revoke the nation’s neutral status, which it adopted under Russian pressure in 2010. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine parliament takes historic step toward Nato membership
December 23, 2014 6:26 PMKIEV (AFP) – Ukraine’s parliament took a historic step toward Nato membership on Tuesday by overwhelmingly voting to revoke the nation’s neutral status, which it adopted under Russian pressure in 2010. …read more Source: The Straits...
From Baltic to Asia, East-West aerial confrontations heat up
NEW YORK – From the skies of the Baltic to the South China Sea, a new era of confrontation with Russia and China is pitting US and allied pilots against their counterparts on a scale not seen since the Cold War era.It is, current and former officials say, a major shift for air crews who by and large have spent more than a decade flying...
International journalist deaths soar in 2014: press watchdog
NEW YORK – The gruesome murders of foreign journalists by the Islamic State group contributed to 2014 being a particularly deadly year for international correspondents, an annual review by the Committee to Protect Journalists reported Tuesday.The CPJ study found that an “unusually high proportion” of the 60 journalists who died...
