Section: Bangkok Post (Thailand)
Merkel to host Putin for Berlin summit on Ukraine
BERLIN – Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to Berlin on Wednesday for a summit on Ukraine amid escalating tensions between Moscow and the West over Russia’s role in Ukraine as well as Syria. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine’s rebel miners choose lethal toil over bullets
SHAKHTARSK (UKRAINE) – “You either steal, fight or dig.” …read more Source: Bangkok...
BUK: Russia’s feared anti-aircraft missile system
MOSCOW – The BUK missile system blamed for shooting down flight MH17 over east Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board, is an anti-aircraft weapon whose origins date back to the Soviet era. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Dutch probe: Malaysian jet downed by launcher from Russia
NIEUWEGEIN, NETHERLANDS – Dutch-led criminal investigators say they have solid evidence that a Malaysian jet was shot down by a Buk missile moved into eastern Ukraine from Russia. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Europa League Ukrainian underdogs to visit Manchester United
PARIS – Manchester United host unheralded Ukrainians Zorya Luhansk at Old Trafford on Thursday with Jose Mourinho’s side aiming to get their Europa League campaign off the ground after a bumpy start. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Boxer Fury ‘seeking help’, says trainer
LONDON – Tyson Fury is “seeking help”, his trainer said on Monday, after the controversial British world heavyweight champion pulled out of his title rematch with Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko for the second time. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Tsurenko stuns champion Jankovic for Guangzhou title
GUANGZHOU – Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko shrugged off her lowly world ranking of 80 to stun defending champion Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 on Saturday to claim the Guangzhou WTA title. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Fury ‘medically unfit’ to defend title – management
LONDON – Britain’s controversial world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s title rematch with Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko has been called off for a second time as the titleholder is “medically unfit to fight”, his camp said. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Heroes in Rio, Ukraine’s disabled struggle at home
KIEV – A group of children stand by a swimming pool in Kiev clutching their goggles and dreaming of emulating the heroes they just watched scoop medals at the Paralympic Games in Rio. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Nishikori helps Japan return to Davis Cup elite
TOKYO – Kei Nishikori teamed up with Yuichi Sugita in a dominant doubles victory as Japan completed a 3-0 defeat of Ukraine to return to the Davis Cup’s top table Saturday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
