Section: Thailand
Djokovic survives injury scare to reach Cincy final
CINCINNATI – World number one Novak Djokovic battled back to beat Ukrainian qualifier Alexandr Dolgopolov 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 on Saturday to reach the final of the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters. …read more Source: Bangkok...
US boxer requests Russian citizenship after Putin meet
MOSCOW – US boxer Roy Jones Jr. officially requested Russian citizenship Thursday after drinking tea with Kremlin strongman Vladimir Putin on the Crimea peninsula Moscow snatched from Ukraine last year. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine anticipates default-saving debt deal
KIEV (UKRAINE) – Ukraine was expecting the announcement on Friday of a crucial debt restructuring agreement that could save the pro-West but strife-torn country from a devastating default. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Fierce Ukraine clashes kill 10 as fears grow of broader fighting
SARTANA (UKRAINE) – The European Union on Monday expressed fears over a spike in violence in east Ukraine that claimed 10 lives as Russia warned Kiev could be preparing a fresh offensive. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Lavillenie takes Bubka’s baton and launches meet
BEIJING – The baton — or should that be pole vault — has duly been passed between Ukrainian legend Sergey Bubka and his successor as world record holder, Renaud Lavillenie of France. …read more Source: Bangkok...
MH17 investigators find ‘possible’ BUK missile parts
THE HAGUE – Investigators probing the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 said Tuesday they had identified pieces that “possibly” come from a Russian-made BUK missile from eastern Ukraine, where the plane crashed. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Investigators of Flight MH17 Find Fragments of a Russian Missile
Pro-Russian rebels control the area where the MH17 crashed . . UKRAINE – Investigators in the downing of Flight MH17 have reported finding fragments of a suspected Russian missile system at the crash site in eastern Ukraine. The joint team in the Netherlands says the parts, possibly from a Buk surface-to-air system, are “of particular interest”...
Ukraine bidding to become breadbasket of Europe again
MALA DIVYTSA (UKRAINE) – Oleksandr Verzhykhovskiy slips a crisp stalk of wheat through his fingers and surveys the sun-drenched fields that once made war-torn Ukraine the “breadbasket of Europe” — and now embody its economic hopes. …read more Source: Bangkok...
‘Face of War’: Ukraine artist creates Putin portrait with bullet shells
KIEV – A young Ukrainian artist has captured global media attention by creating a striking portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin out of 5,000 bullet shells collected in the separatist east. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Hollande, Putin reach accord on cancelled warship deal: Paris
PARIS – French President Francois Hollande’s office said Wednesday he had reached an agreement with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on compensation for failing to deliver two Mistral warships over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Bangkok...
