Section: Bangkok Post (Thailand)
Lessons of Chernobyl disaster, 30 years on
VIENNA – Ukraine next week marks the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, when human error and flawed Soviet reactor technology led to the world’s worst nuclear accident. …read more Source: Bangkok...
NATO, Russia to hold highest-level talks since Crimea annexation
BRUSSELS – NATO and Russia begin their highest level talks for nearly two years on Wednesday, in a bid to ease military tensions over the Baltic Sea and the simmering violence still gripping eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
MH17 families mulling lawsuit against Malaysia Airlines
THE HAGUE – Dozens of families of those killed when a missile shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine two years ago are considering suing the carrier for compensation, their lawyer told AFP Tuesday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Liverpool-Villarreal, Shakhtar-Sevilla in Europa League semis
NYON (SWITZERLAND) – Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool will play Villarreal in the Europa League semi-finals while defending champions Sevilla face Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine parliament appoints pro-EU Groysman as PM
KIEV (UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s parliament Thursday appointed pro-Western speaker Volodymyr Groysman as prime minister in a bid to end months of political gridlock and unlock vital aid to the war torn-state. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Embattled Ukraine PM Yatsenyuk resigns
KIEV – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced his resignation Sunday in the wake of a months-long political crisis that has paralysed the government and frozen the release of vital Western aid. …read more Source: Bangkok...
NATO to hold first Council meeting with Russia since 2014
BRUSSELS – NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said Friday the US-led alliance will hold formal talks shortly with Russia to discuss the Ukraine crisis and other issues, the first such meeting since 2014. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Dutch voters reject EU-Kiev deal, ballot valid: projection
THE HAGUE – Dutch voters largely rejected a cooperation accord between the EU and Ukraine Wednesday with some 61 percent against the deal, the Dutch news agency ANP projected, adding that enough people had taken part for the referendum to be valid. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Dutch snub EU-Kiev pact, but exit polls cast doubt on turnout
THE HAGUE – Dutch voters Wednesday rejected a key EU pact with Ukraine in a referendum seen as a barometer of anti-EU feeling, but low turnout cast doubts on whether the ballot was valid, exit polls showed. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Yarmolenko sinks Wales in Ukraine
KIEV – Andriy Yarmolenko’s well-taken goal handed Ukraine a 1-0 win over Wales in Kiev on Monday in the final fixture before both sides name their 23-man squads for the European Championship. …read more Source: Bangkok...
