Section: Pattaya Mail (Thailand)
Moscow faces 300 bomb threats, up to 50,000 evacuated
A Russian police officer with a dog walk inside the store GUM, at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. Moscow on Tuesday faced dozens of fake bomb calls that prompted authorities to evacuate shopping malls, schools and other buildings. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)Moscow (AP) — Russian news reports say that a flurry of fake...
Model in Russian court apologizes for US election claim
Moscow (AP) — A Belarusian model and self-styled sex instructor who last year claimed to have evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election said Saturday that she apologizes to a Russian tycoon for the claim and won’t say more about the matter. Anastasia Vashukevich made the statement in a Moscow court that was...
Cargo ship sinks off Turkey’s Black Sea coast; 6 dead
A Turkish coast guard and a medic help a crew member after a Panama-flagged vessel, Volgo Balt 214, sank in rough waters off the Black Sea coastal province of Samsun, Turkey, Monday, Jan. 7. (DHA via AP)Ankara, Turkey (AP) — A cargo ship sank in rough waters off Turkey’s Black Sea coast on Monday, killing six crew members including its...
Putin crows as he oversees Russian hypersonic weapons test
Moscow (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw a test Wednesday of a new hypersonic glide vehicle, declaring that the weapon is impossible to intercept and will ensure Russia’s security for decades to come. Speaking to Russia’s top military brass after watching the live feed of the launch of the Avangard vehicle from the...
Pope’s Christmas wish: World fraternity despite differences
Pope Francis arrives to deliver the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for ‘to the city and to the world’ ) Christmas’ day blessing from the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Vatican City (AP) — Pope Francis offered a Christmas wish for fraternity among people of...
Ukraine’s leader orders Orthodox Church to change its name
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, center left, attends a closed-door synod of three Ukrainian Orthodox churches to approve the charter for a unified church and to elect leadership in the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 15. (Mikhail Palinchak, Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Pool Photo via AP)Kiev, Ukraine (AP) —...
Official: Ukraine plans another naval foray into Sea of Azov
In this Nov. 25, 2018 file photo, damage can be seen to one of three Ukrainian ships seized by Russia during a naval incident near the annexed Crimean Peninsula. (AP Photo)Moscow (AP) — Ukraine plans to again send its warships into the Sea of Azov, a top Ukrainian official said, a move that could set the stage for another clash with Russia....
Ukraine Orthodox leaders approve break with Russian church
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, center left, and Metropolitan Emmanuel, center right, attend a closed-door synod of three Ukrainian Orthodox churches to approve the charter for a unified church and to elect leadership in the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 15. (Mykhailo Markiv, Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Pool...
Russia sends 2 nuclear-capable bombers to Venezuela
A Russian supersonic Tu-160 strategic bomber is shown in this Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2005 file photo. (Alexei Panov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)Moscow (AP) — Two Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers arrived in Venezuela on Monday, a deployment that comes amid soaring Russia-U.S. tensions. Russia’s Defense Ministry said a pair Tu-160...
Ukraine says will send naval ships through Kerch Strait soon
Volunteers with the right-wing paramilitary Azov National Corps attend a rally against Russia in front of the Ukrainian President’s office in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 7. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)Minsk, Belarus (AP) — Ukraine’s defense ministry warned Russia on Friday that it will soon send navy ships through the Kerch Strait where...
