Section: Thailand
Malaysia: ‘No proof’ of Russian involvement in MH17 downing
In this file photo taken on Wednesday, July 23, 2014, Malaysian investigators along with members of the OSCE mission in Ukraine, examine a piece of the crashed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in the village of Petropavlivka, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)Putrajaya, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad...
4 charged in downing of Malaysian airliner over Ukraine
In this Thursday, July 17, 2014 file photo, a man walks amongst the debris at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 near the village of Hrabove, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)Nieuwegein, Netherlands (AP) — International prosecutors announced murder charges Wednesday against four men — three of them Russians with military or...
Hungary: Floating crane arrives to sunken Danube tour boat
A 200-ton lift capacity crane is pictured after its arrival at Margaret Bridge in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, June 7, June 2019. (Zoltan Balogh/MTI via AP)Budapest, Hungary (AP) — A huge floating crane has been placed in the heart of Budapest to help raise a sunken tour boat off the floor of the Danube River. Before the crane, which was positioned...
Hungary needs extended search for 21 missing in boat sinking
Budapest, Hungary (AP) — As divers descended Friday into the Danube, Hungarian authorities predicted it would take an extended search to find the 21 people still missing after a boat carrying South Korean tourists was rammed by a cruise ship and sank into the river in Budapest. Seven people so far are confirmed dead and seven others were rescued....
Skipper of cruiser that sank Budapest tour boat arrested
Budapest, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian police detained the captain of a cruise ship that collided with and sank a sightseeing boat packed with South Korean tourists, as rescue crews geared up to raise the vessel from the bottom of the Danube River in the heart of Budapest while scouring the waters for 21 people still missing. Seven people are...
Ukraine’s Zelensky visits rebel front line
KIEV – Just a week after taking office, Ukraine’s new president Volodymyr Zelensky made his first visit Monday to the front line of fighting against Russian-backed rebels in the east of the country, his press office said. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Global court to rule on Russia’s detention of Ukrainian sailors
BERLIN – An international tribunal is due to rule Saturday on a dispute over Russia’s holding 24 Ukrainian sailors and three naval vessels seized off the Crimea peninsula late last year. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine inaugurates comedian Zelensky as president
KIEV – Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky stepped into his new role as Ukrainian president with his inauguration on Monday, launching a new era for the country wracked by war and economic difficulties. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Identity fraud unmasked as Russian runs for Ukraine
PARIS – On July 15, 2017 in Ninove, central Belgium, three women stood on the podium after the 800-metre race at a local track and field event. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Beluga whale with Russian harness raises alarm in Norway
A beluga whale wearing a tight harness is seen as it swims next to a fishing boat off the northern Norwegian coast Friday, April 26, 2019. (Joergen Ree Wiig/Norwegian Direcorate of Fisheries Sea Surveillance Unit via AP)Copenhagen, Denmark (AP) — A beluga whale found with a tight harness that appeared to be Russian made has raised the alarm of...
