Section: Thailand
Japan, Canada leaders visit Kiev ahead of talks without Putin
KIEV – The leaders of Japan and Canada made a point Saturday of dropping by Kiev on the eve of a major leadership summit from which Russia has been barred over its actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
UN seeks to shore up Ukraine truce as fighting flares
UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) – The United Nations on Friday urged all sides in Ukraine to fully uphold a Europe-brokered ceasefire, as the warring parties accused each other of jeopardizing the truce. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine ceasefire must be fully respected: UN
UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) – The United Nations called Friday on all sides in Ukraine to fully uphold a European-brokered ceasefire after an upsurge of fighting raised fears of a return to all-out conflict. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Prominent Soviet dissident Leonid Plyushch dies
MOSCOW – Communist-era Ukrainian dissident Leonid Plyushch, who was detained for almost three years in a psychiatric ward by the Soviet authorities, died Thursday aged 76 close to Paris, a friend told AFP. …read more Source: Bangkok...
At least 24 dead in renewed fighting in east Ukraine: estimates
KIEV – At least 24 people have died in renewed fighting in east Ukraine, where Kiev has accused pro-Russian separatists of launching a major new offensive, according to estimates from the warring sides. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ivanovic into French Open semi-finals
PARIS – Ana Ivanovic reached her first Grand Slam semi-final in seven years on Tuesday when she defeated Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-2 at the French Open. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russian missile maker says BUK rocket downed MH17
MOSCOW – The Russian firm making missiles similar to the one the West claims downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine said on Tuesday the passenger jet was likely hit by a BUK missile system. …read more Source: Bangkok...
More than 6,400 killed amid ‘tremendous hardship’ in Ukraine: UN
GENEVA – The United Nations said Monday that more than 6,400 people had been killed in conflict-wracked Ukraine, and despite a slowdown in fighting, millions more are suffering from abuses and hardship. …read more Source: Bangkok...
IMF lowers Ukraine’s 2015 growth projection to minus 9%
WASHINGTON – The IMF said Sunday it has lowered its growth forecast for Ukraine’s war battered economy to minus nine percent, due in large part to “the unresolved conflict in the East.” …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ivanovic, history-maker Svitolina into French Open last eight
PARIS – Ana Ivanovic made the French Open quarter-finals for the first time since her 2008 title run Sunday where she’ll face Elina Svitolina, the first Ukrainian to make the last eight. …read more Source: Bangkok...
