Section: Thailand
Everton’s Lukaku has business to finish in Kiev
PARIS – The Premier League’s sole Europa League survivors Everton are in Ukraine on Thursday aiming to seal qualification for the quarter-finals against Dynamo Kiev. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Putin mulled putting nuclear forces ‘on alert’ over Crimea
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready to put the country’s nuclear forces on alert as he sought to annex Crimea last year after the fall of a Moscow-backed government in Kiev. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine leader reports ‘de-escalation’ in fighting with separatists
KIEV – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko reported Friday a “gradual de-escalation” in the conflict between government forces and pro-Russian separatists in the country’s east as Kiev received the first tranche in a multi-billion-dollar IMF bailout. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Cash-strapped Ukraine launches crucial debt talks
KIEV – Ukraine on Thursday said it would begin negotiations with creditors on restructuring the conflict-torn country’s debt, a move called for in its high-stakes multibillion-dollar bailout from the International Monetary Fund. …read more Source: Bangkok...
West boosts Ukraine aid as Russia bridles at sanctions
WASHINGTON – The IMF handed Ukraine a $17.5 billion lifeline Wednesday as the United States agreed to send military aid to bolster its forces against pro-Russian rebels — but stopped short of promising weapons. …read more Source: Bangkok...
IMF approves $17.5 bn lifeline for Ukraine
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund approved Wednesday a $17.5 billion (15.5 billion euro) aid plan for crisis-wracked Ukraine, whose economy is reeling from a pro-Russia insurgency in its industrial heartland. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Russia launches ‘year of friendship’ with North Korea
MOSCOW – Russia on Wednesday said it was kicking off a “year of friendship” with totalitarian North Korea as ties with the West languish over Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Japanese ex-PM praises ‘happy life’ in Crimea
SIMFEROPOL – A controversial former Japanese prime minister on Wednesday praised life in Crimea as “happy” as he slammed Tokyo’s position on the seizure of the peninsula by Russia during a contentious visit. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Six-gun Lukaku spearheads Everton’s Europa dream
PARIS – Prolific Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku will lead Everton’s assault on Dynamo Kiev in the Europa League last-16 first leg on Thursday after scoring five times in the last round. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Japanese ex-PM defies Tokyo to visit Crimea
SIMFEROPOL – A gaffe-prone former Japanese prime minister arrived in Crimea Tuesday despite stiff opposition from Tokyo to a trip that could be seen to legitimise Moscow’s annexation of the Black Sea peninsula. …read more Source: Bangkok...
