Section: Thailand
Ukraine’s Donetsk rebels ban MSF, UN agencies
KIEV – Pro-Russian insurgents in Ukraine’s eastern separatist Donetsk region said they had banned Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and UN agencies, in a move the medical charity described as worrying. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukrainians transform famed Lenin statue into Darth Vader
ODESSA (UKRAINE) – Just in time for the release of the latest “Star Wars” blockbuster, Ukrainians have transformed a statue of Lenin into one of Darth Vader, an oddly prominent figure in local politics. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia ‘tried to hack MH17 inquiry system’
THE HAGUE – Russian spies likely tried to hack into the Dutch Safety Board’s computer systems to access a sensitive final report into the shooting down of flight MH17 over Ukraine, experts said Friday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia’s President Putin slams ‘politicisation’ of sport
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin called Wednesday for international measures to prevent politics from spilling over into sport as the West continues to snub Moscow over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Assad flies to Moscow to thank Russia’s Putin
Putin, Bashar al-Assad hold talks in Moscow . . MOSCOW – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flew to Moscow on Tuesday evening to personally thank Russia’s Vladimir Putin for his military support, in a surprise visit that underlined how Russia has become a major player in the Middle East. It was Assad’s first foreign trip since the...
Mourinho aims barbs at referee, Wenger
KIEV – Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho resumed his hostility towards referees and his Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger after his team’s 0-0 draw at Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League on Tuesday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Kiev stalemate keeps Chelsea in suspense
KIEV – Chelsea’s Champions League last 16 hopes remain in the balance after they drew 0-0 at Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday despite an improved display at the Olympic Stadium. …read more Source: Bangkok...
S&P upgrades Ukraine from ‘selective default’
KIEV – Standard and Poor’s upgraded Ukraine’s credit rating on Monday from “selective default” thanks to the cash-strapped former Soviet country’s ability to strike a major debt write-restructuring deal. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Stalin portraits, Soviet nostalgia in Ukraine’s rebel regions
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – Three portraits of former Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin are on display in the centre of Donetsk, the rebel capital of eastern Ukraine, as the separatist authorities fuel a mood of Soviet nostalgia. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia says crisis-hit economy slumped 4.3% in third quarter
MOSCOW – Russia’s economy shrank 4.3 percent in the third quarter this year, the government said Monday, as a recession caused by low oil prices and Western sanctions over Ukraine continued to take its toll. …read more Source: Bangkok...
