Section: Vietnam
Mauthausen: The ‘camp of no return’ that built the Third Reich
Of the 200,000 prisoners who passed through Mauthausen from August 1938 until its liberation on May 5 in 1945, half would die.Ex-Nazi ‘bookkeeper of Auschwitz’ asks for ‘forgiveness’Ultra-nationalist Ukrainian battalion gears up for more fightingMore secrets may lurk at suspected Nazi hideout in Argentina …read more...
Quake overwhelms Nepal’s weak healthcare system
A massive earthquake in Nepal has exposed the woeful state of its medical facilities as hospitals struggle to treat vast numbers of injured with limited supplies and staff.Aftershocks keep survivors on edge in NepalUkraine’s ceasefire under pressure, amid reports of servicemen killed …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Russia’s Putin says taking Crimea righted historical injustice
Putin said sanctions imposed by the West after the annexation were aimed at halting Russia’s progress as a global power.US troops in Ukraine to train forces fighting seperatistsRussia blames U.S. for security crises and turmoil in UkraineDisabled Ukraine fighters hanker for return to front …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Ukraine’s ceasefire under pressure, amid reports of servicemen killed
Ukrainian and Russian military drills underwayUS troops in Ukraine to train forces fighting seperatistsRussia blames U.S. for security crises and turmoil in UkraineViolence escalates in east Ukraine ahead of talksEaster in the trenches for Ukrainian troopsDisabled Ukraine fighters hanker for return to frontAfter a year at war, Ukraine at...
IS group is ‘Russia’s greatest enemy’, not US, says Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that the Islamic State group was Moscow’s greatest enemy, notwithstanding the strained relations with the United States over the Ukraine conflict.Alabama woman reportedly joins Islamic State in SyriaSix charged with conspiring to support Islamic StateRussia blames U.S. for security...
France will pay back Russia if warships not delivered: Hollande
President Francois Hollande said Wednesday that France will reimburse Russia if it fails to deliver two Mistral warships in a deal frozen over the Ukraine conflict.France set to ink controversial jet sale to Egypt …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Ex-Nazi ‘bookkeeper of Auschwitz’ asks for ‘forgiveness’
He is being tried on 300,000 counts of “accessory to murder” in the cases of deported Hungarian Jews who were sent to the gas chambers in 1944.Ultra-nationalist Ukrainian battalion gears up for more fightingMore secrets may lurk at suspected Nazi hideout in ArgentinaHitler watercolor to go under hammer in USPutin compares Kiev to Nazi...
Russian economy is ‘stabilizing’: Deputy PM Dvorkovich
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich talks about the nation’s economy, oil prices and the effects of sanctions imposed by the U.S. and the European UnionRussia’s Putin says ready to work with United StatesRussia’s Putin promises better outlookRussia blames U.S. for security crises and turmoil in UkraineMoscow condemns...
Russia’s Putin says ready to work with United States
Russia has key interests in common with the United States and needs to work with it on a common agendaRussia’s Putin promises better outlookRussia blames U.S. for security crises and turmoil in UkrainePutin says Washington told leaders not to attend World War Two paradeRussia warns NATO, U.S. over Ukraine before summitRussia promises...
US troops in Ukraine to train forces fighting seperatists
Hundreds of US paratroopers have arrived in Ukraine to train its forces fighting pro-Russian rebels, the US army said Friday, a move Moscow warned could “destabilise” the war-torn ex-Soviet country.Russia blames U.S. for security crises and turmoil in UkraineViolence escalates in east Ukraine ahead of talksEaster in the trenches for...
