Section: Singapore
Pro-Russian rebel hits campaign trail in east Ukraine
With the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic planning to hold a vote on Nov 2, the current self-declared prime minister Alexander Zakharchenko has been busy trying to convince people to elect him. …read more Source: Channel...
EU, China agree to step up cooperation against terrorism
BRUSSELS – Leaders from China and the European Union agreed to step up cooperation to counter extremism and terrorism in the Middle East and Africa, the EU said on Thursday.Chinese Premier Li Keqiang held talks with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy on Wednesday evening on the...
Putin takes centre stage at Asia-Europe summit
As the leaders of Asia and Europe meet in Milan, the spotlight will fall on Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko who are due to hold face-to-face talks at the ASEM summit. …read more Source: Channel...
MH17 crash site access narrows
MALAYSIA – As winter approaches and with more than 10 separatist groups fighting, the chance to enter the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crash site gets slimmer.The separatists were making sporadic exchanges of fire in nearby areas of the crash site, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said, and preventing Dutch and Malaysian...
Putin accuses Obama of hostility, meddling
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused US counterpart Barack Obama of a hostile attitude towards Moscow, taking issue with Obama’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly last month, when he listed “Russia’s aggression” in eastern Ukraine among top global threats. …read more Source: Channel...
European companies paying price for Ukraine crisis
EUROPEAN business interests in Russia are being hurt badly over Ukraine, according to Philippe Pegorier, chairman of the Association of European Business lobby group in Moscow. …read more Source: The Business...
US Secretary of State John Kerry says Russian troops are withdrawing from Ukraine
October 15, 2014 2:52 AMPARIS (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday that Russian troops were withdrawing from Ukraine, a key step for sanctions to be lifted against Moscow. …read more Source: The Straits...
Moscow and Beijing ‘natural allies’ Putin tells China
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday praised growing economic ties with “natural ally” Beijing as he hosted Chinese premier Li Keqiang for high-profile talks.Li’s three-day visit to Russia comes as the Kremlin is locked in a battle of wills with the West over Ukraine and is seeking to ramp up cooperation...
US warship arrives in Georgia as tensions rise over Ukraine
The arrival of the USS Mount Whitney for a five-day visit “reaffirms the United States’ commitment to strengthening ties with NATO allies and partners like Georgia,” the US embassy said in a statement. …read more Source: Channel...
Kerry and Lavrov to lock horns over Ukraine crisis
Washington is pressing Moscow to use its influence to ease tensions in Ukraine, while Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will be keen to put forward his country’s dissatisfaction at US and EU sanctions. …read more Source: Channel...
