Section: Singapore
EU edges to economic sanctions on Russia
The European Union has reached an outline agreement to impose the first economic sanctions on Russia. However, the scope will exclude technology, which means Russia’s crucial gas sector will not be affected. …read more Source: Channel...
Dutch, Australians ready MH17 troops amid Ukraine deadly fighting
Dutch and Australian authorities put their troops on standby for deployment to secure the rebel-held crash site of Malaysian flight MH17 in east Ukraine, where fighting between the army and separatists claimed over a dozen more lives. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine rebels go to the museum – for WWII tanks and cannons
July 26, 2014 1:59 AMDONETSK, Ukraine (AFP) – Visiting a museum may be the last thing on the minds of hardened insurgents in east Ukraine, but a group of them turned up at one in Donetsk – only to make off with a World War II tank and two howitzers. …read more Source: The Straits...
International aviation officials to hold emergency talks on MH17
World aviation officials will hold an emergency meeting to discuss the downing of Flight MH17 over Ukraine, the International Civil Aviation Organisation announced on Friday (25 July). …read more Source: Channel...
More than 15,000 Russian troops along Ukraine border – US envoy
July 26, 2014 1:41 AMASPEN, Colorado (REUTERS) – Russia has now amassed around 15,000 troops along the border with Ukraine, the US ambassador to Nato said on Friday, offering a higher figure than one previously cited by the Pentagon. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine seeks to skirt political crisis amid tough MH17 probe
Ukraine sought on Friday (July 25) to avoid a political crisis after the shock resignation of its prime minister, as fighting between the army and rebels close to the Malaysian airliner crash site claimed over a dozen more lives. …read more Source: Channel...
Shellshocked ex-rebel Ukraine city uncovers ‘mass grave’
The city of Slavyansk in eastern Ukraine – a former rebel stronghold back under Ukrainian military control – had found its first mass grave. …read more Source: Channel...
Russia reportedly bans imports of Ukrainian dairy products
Russia has banned the import of Ukrainian dairy products, Russian news agencies reported on Friday (July 25), amid a growing fallout in trade relations as Kiev ties itself closer to the EU. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine PM’s resignation complicates MH17 probe, adds to chaos in rebel-controlled east
July 25, 2014 11:40 AMDONETSK, Ukraine (AFP) – Ukraine’s prime minister resigned after his governing coalition collapsed, plunging the former Soviet state into political limbo as it struggles to quell a deadly rebellion in the east. …read more Source: The Straits...
Putin igniting dangerous nationalist fervor: US general
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s military intervention in Ukraine is fanning nationalist sentiments that could spread across the region with dangerous, unpredictable consequences, the US military’s top officer said Thursday (July 24). …read more Source: Channel...
