Section: Bangkok Post (Thailand)
Ukraine, Japan face tense diplomacy as UN council newcomers
UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) – Ukraine and Japan are among five countries set to win election to the UN Security Council on Thursday, taking seats alongside Russia and China, countries with which they have tense relations. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Soldier killed in east Ukraine despite truce with rebels: military
KIEV – A Ukrainian soldier was shot dead in the conflict-torn east of the ex-Soviet nation, shattering a weeks-long ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russian separatists, Kiev said Wednesday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
MH17 wreckage reveals horror of plane’s last moments
GILZE-RIJEN (NETHERLANDS) – A partial reconstruction of a Malaysia Airlines jet made of wreckage found strewn across eastern Ukraine told the graphic story of its violent last moments after being hit by a surface-to-air missile. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Australia vows to pursue justice for MH17 victims
SYDNEY – Australia vowed Wednesday it will not be “bullied” in the pursuit of justice after a Dutch-led investigation found flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made missile fired from war-torn eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia ‘doubts’ Dutch MH17 probe
MOSCOW – Russia on Tuesday said it had “serious doubts” about the goal of a Dutch inquiry into the downing of a Malaysia Airline plane over rebel-held eastern Ukraine last year. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia says ‘serious doubts’ about goal of Dutch MH17 probe: ministry
MOSCOW – Russia on Tuesday said it had “serious doubts” about the goal of a Dutch inquiry into the downing of a Malaysia Airline plane over rebel-held eastern Ukraine last year. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Malaysia vows to punish ‘trigger-happy criminals’ who downed MH17
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia vowed on Tuesday to seek the prosecution of the “trigger-happy criminals” who downed flight MH17, after a Dutch-led investigation said it was shot down by a missile fired from war-torn eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Inquiry finds MH17 plane shot down by BUK missile: Dutch paper
THE HAGUE – International investigators have concluded that doomed Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made BUK missile fired from rebel-held eastern Ukraine, a Dutch daily said Tuesday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
MH17 inquiry to unveil final report into doomed flight
THE HAGUE – Dutch-led air crash investigators Tuesday release their final report into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over war-torn Ukraine, in a move likely to worsen already-strained ties between Russia and the West. …read more Source: Bangkok...
De Gea-inspired Spain deny Ukraine
KIEV – Spain ended Ukraine’s hopes of automatic qualification for Euro 2016 as Mario Gaspar’s solitary goal on his international debut handed the European Champions a 1-0 win in Kiev on Monday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
