Section: Thailand
OSCE observers fear rising violence in eastern Ukraine
KIEV – International observers issued a stark warning over escalating violence in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday as Dutch investigators hoping to recover debris from a doomed airliner left the MH17 crash site empty-handed. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Merkel says EU not planning new sanctions against Russia
BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that the European Union was not planning new sanctions against Russia over a fresh spike in violence in Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Obama and Putin meet amid tensions: White House
BEIJING – US President Barack Obama met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin three times on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific summit on Tuesday, with their conversations covering Iran, Syria and Ukraine, the White House said. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Mounting fears of full-scale conflict in Ukraine
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – Armoured convoys headed to bolster rebel positions in east Ukraine as shelling rocked separatist stronghold Donetsk, prompting US-led concerns of a return to full-scale fighting. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Intense artillery fire in Ukraine’s rebel bastion Donetsk
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – Intense artillery fire broke out early Sunday in the separatist bastion of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, according to AFP journalists in the area. …read more Source: Bangkok...
OSCE ‘very concerned’ by tanks, convoys in Ukraine
KIEV – The OSCE said it is “very concerned” after its monitors witnessed columns of tanks, howitizers and troop carriers moving through east Ukraine in territory held by pro-Russia separatists. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Remains of MH17 victims ‘may never be fully recovered’
KHARKIV (UKRAINE) – All the remains of the victims from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 might never be fully recovered, the Dutch foreign minister said Saturday, as five more coffins were flown out of Ukraine. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Kiev says tanks roll in from Russia
KIEV – Dozens of tanks and truckloads of soldiers have crossed from Russia into Kremlin-backed rebel territory, Ukraine said, though neither NATO nor the US were able to verify the claim. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ruble panic as it hits all-time low
Russia’s currency on Friday slid to a historic low, losing over 10 percent in value in the course of the week amid plunging oil prices and the fallout from the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Black week for the ruble as fall hits all-time low
MOSCOW – Russia’s currency on Friday slid to a historic low, losing over 10 percent in value over the course of the week amid falling oil prices and the fallout of the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Bangkok...
