Section: Thailand
Kerry in Australia with deeper military cooperation on agenda
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Sydney on Monday for annual talks expected to deepen military engagement with close ally Australia, but the focus will also be on hotspots abroad including Iraq and Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia urges ‘humanitarian’ mission as Ukraine rebel bastion pounded
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s army shelled the main rebel bastion of Donetsk Sunday as Russia called for a humanitarian ceasefire, which the West warned could be a pretext by Moscow to send in troops. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia denies ‘humanitarian’ push into Ukraine as forces surround Donetsk
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – Russia denied allegations Saturday that it tried to send “humanitarian” troops into conflict-torn eastern Ukraine, as rebels in the surrounded stronghold of Donetsk pledged to keep fighting. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Fierce Ukraine border battles leave 15 dead as sanctions war heats up
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – Fierce battles on Ukraine’s porous eastern border left 15 government troops dead as fears of a possible Russian invasion swirled Saturday with NATO urging Moscow to withdraw its troops along the frontier. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Australia set to tighten Russia sanctions
SYDNEY – Australia is preparing to tighten sanctions on Russia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Friday as he warned President Vladimir Putin against sending his troops into Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Telegraph the ‘zonkey’ born at Crimean zoo
SIMFEROPOL – A zoo in the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea has welcomed its latest arrival — a “zebroid”, or “zonkey”, which was born after a lonesome zebra got intimate with a donkey. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Australia has MH17 day of mourning
MELBOURNE – Flags flew at half mast Thursday as Australia held a national day of mourning for those killed in the MH17 crash in Ukraine, a day after experts suspended the search for body parts. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Australia holds national day of mourning for MH17 victims
MELBOURNE – Flags flew at half mast Thursday as Australia held a national day of mourning for those killed in the MH17 crash in Ukraine, a day after experts suspended the search for body parts. …read more Source: Bangkok...
NATO chief flies to Ukraine amid Russian troop buildup fears
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen will visit Ukraine on Thursday, amid growing fears of a major Russian incursion as the Alliance warns of a troop buildup at the border …read more Source: Bangkok...
MH17 search suspended over security concerns: Dutch PM
International experts suspended their search for body parts at the MH17 crash site on Wednesday because of deteriorating security in eastern Ukraine, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said. …read more Source: Bangkok...
