Section: Bangkok Post (Thailand)
Eight bid to host European basketball championship
MUNICH (GERMANY) – Eight countries have offered to stage next year’s European basketball championship, which was taken away from Ukraine due to the ongoing conflict there, the European federation said Friday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Rebel chief in east Ukraine bans swearing
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – A top rebel chief in east Ukraine has banned fighters from swearing, saying it “spiritually demeans us and will lead our army to defeat”, according to a document published on a Twitter account used by insurgents. …read more Source: Bangkok...
BP warns more sanctions on Russia could hit business
Oil giant BP warned on Tuesday that more sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis could “adversely impact” its activities, and posted a quarterly profit leap aided by its stake in Rosneft. …read more Source: Bangkok...
BP Q2 net profits soar 65% but wary of sanctions on Russia
LONDON – BP said on Tuesday that net profits surged 65 percent in the second quarter, boosted by high oil prices, but warned that more economic sanctions against Russia could hit performance. …read more Source: Bangkok...
EU to impose new Russia sanctions as fighting blocks MH17 probe
SHAKHTARSK (UKRAINE) – The EU is set to approve punishing sanctions against Russia Tuesday over its role in the Ukraine crisis, after Kiev seized control of part of the MH17 crash site in fighting that blocked an international effort to recover victims’ remains. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Downing of flight MH17 ‘may amount to a war crime’: UN
KIEV – The downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 “may amount to a war crime”, the UN said Monday, adding that fighting in east Ukraine has claimed over 1,100 lives with both government and rebel forces using heavy weaponry in built-up areas. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia accuses US of hindering OSCE in Ukraine
GRABOVE (UKRAINE) – Russia accused the United States of hindering the OSCE’s work in Ukraine, as fighting raged around the crash site of flight MH17 and the Netherlands scrapped plans for an armed international mission to secure the area. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine rebels appeal to WWII spirit with Soviet posters
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – Pro-Russian rebels in east Ukraine are turning to Soviet World War II posters to spread their message of fighting against Ukrainian “fascists” in a part of the world that was flattened by Nazi troops. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia stoic on sanctions threat, analysts worried
MOSCOW – Russia has remained stoic about the threat of tighter Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis, but analysts are concerned that the uncertainty they generate could alone choke off growth. …read more Source: Bangkok...
First MH17 victim identified, grieving relatives visit site
GRABOVE (UKRAINE) – Forensic experts have identified the first of 298 people killed in the MH17 disaster, the Dutch government said, as grieving relatives defied safety concerns to pay an emotional visit to the crash site in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
