Section: Thailand
Renowned journalist killed in Kiev car bomb
KIEV – A car bomb in central Kiev on Wednesday morning killed well-known pro-Western journalist Pavel Sheremet, AFP journalists and officials said. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Andriy Shevchenko named as new Ukraine coach
KIEV – Former AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko was on Friday appointed coach of Ukraine, the 2004 Ballon d’Or winner’s first job as a manager. …read more Source: Bangkok...
The World Mourns after Bastille Day Attack Kills 84 in Nice, France
Flowers are laid out near the site of the truck attack in Nice. The attack ended when police shot and killed the driver. . . NICE – World leaders are expressing dismay, sadness and solidarity with France over the attack carried out by a French-Tunisian man who drove a truck through crowds celebrating Bastille Day along Nice’s beachfront,...
MH17 families steel for legal fight on second anniversary
THE HAGUE – The families of the 298 people who died when flight MH17 was downed over Ukraine are steeling themselves for a slew of bitter legal battles, on the eve of the tragedy’s second anniversary. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Spain, Portugal face EU sanctions on deficits
BRUSSELS – Eurozone finance ministers agreed Tuesday to officially begin a sanctions procedure against Spain and Portugal for doing too little to fix their rule-breaking deficits. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine NATO membership not on agenda: Stoltenberg
WARSAW – Ukraine is making good progress in reforms to bring it into line with NATO norms but membership is not on the agenda for now, secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said Saturday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russian actions caused ‘loss of trust’ with NATO: Merkel
BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Russia’s actions in Ukraine had caused a loss of trust with the West, speaking on the eve of a major NATO summit in Poland. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine to deliver backlog order of Oplot tanks
Ukraine ambassador to Thailand Andrii Beshta on Wednesday reassured the army his country would be able to deliver in March next year the remaining 39 T-84 Oplot tanks Thailand ordered following delays due to unrest in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Evans next British underdog to face Federer at Wimbledon
LONDON – Daniel Evans will be the latest British underdog to try his luck against Roger Federer at Wimbledon after beating Ukrainian 30th seed Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-6 (8/6), 6-4, 6-1 on Thursday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Radwanska into Wimbledon second round
LONDON – Polish third seed Agnieszka Radwanska reached the Wimbledon second round on Wednesday with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Ukraine’s Kateryna Kozlova. …read more Source: Bangkok...
