Section: Thailand
Beatings and a lost kidney: life in Ukraine’s ‘secret prisons’
UKRAINSK (UKRAINE) – Secretly detained by Ukrainian authorities for almost 600 days, Mykola Vakaruk suffered repeated beatings, battled the freezing cold and lost a kidney in an ordeal he described as pure hell. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Kiev photo exhibit honours people missing in war-torn east
KIEV – A neglected aspect of the conflict in Ukraine was in the spotlight Tuesday as a photo exhibition opened in Kiev honouring those who have disappeared on both sides of the front. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Embattled Trump campaign chairman Manafort resigns
NEW YORK – Paul Manafort resigned Friday as chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, under fire in connection with a Ukrainian corruption investigation and two days after being sidelined in a team reshuffle. …read more Source: Bangkok...
MH17 criminal probe out next month, say Dutch prosecutors
THE HAGUE – Initial results from a criminal probe into the downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over war-torn Ukraine two years ago will be revealed next month, Dutch prosecutors said Friday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Trump campaign chief Manafort: Dark knight of lobbyists
NEW YORK – Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s campaign chairman who was thrust into the headlines this week in connection with a Ukrainian corruption investigation, is a formidable Republican strategist who spent years lobbying for rogues and dictators. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Violence flares in Ukraine flashpoint after Crimea claims
SHYROKYNE (UKRAINE) – Ukrainian paratrooper Boroda says pro-Russian rebels have recently ramped up their shelling of one key village — a move he links to Moscow’s claim of a Kiev plot against annexed Crimea. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Trump aide’s name surfaces in Ukraine corruption probe: NYT
WASHINGTON – Corruption investigators in Ukraine say an illegal, off-the-books payment network earmarked $12.7 million in cash payments for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign chairman Paul Manafort, the New York Times reported Monday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia win women’s fencing sabre team Olympic gold
RIO DE JANEIRO – Russia won the women’s fencing sabre team gold at the Rio Olympics on Saturday, beating the Ukraine 45-30 in the final. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russian military sends advanced air defence system to Crimea
MOSCOW – The Russian military said Friday it had delivered its most advanced air defence system to Crimea after pledging last month to deploy it to the disputed region. …read more Source: Bangkok...
US calls for Ukraine-Russia restraint over Crimea
WASHINGTON – The United States on Thursday called on Ukraine and Russia to show restraint after Moscow accused Kiev of plotting attacks in disputed Crimea, and urged a resumption of talks. …read more Source: Bangkok...
