Section: Thanh Nien News (Vietnam)
Australian PM appalled at decapitated head photo
A shocking image of what is believed to be the young son of an Australian man holding a decapitated head in Syria showed how barbaric the Islamic State (IS) “terrorist army” is, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Monday. Jihadists seize Syria army base, behead soldiersAustralia to send 100 extra police, troops to Ukraine: PM Abbott...
Siberia flight-ban threat forces airlines to mull options
Russia’s threat to bar European and North American airlines from overflying Siberia, the latest salvo in tit-for-tat sanctions over Ukraine, is forcing carriers to consider new routes to and from Asia. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Moves to dismantle ‘Euromaidan’ protest tents in Kiev spark clashes
Tensions flared on Thursday on Kiev’s Independence Square, the scene of street protests that toppled a Moscow-backed president in February, when protesters still camped there clashed with city workers who tried to clear away their tents.Tensions rise in Ukraine over military offensive …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
NATO, Ukraine discuss alliance support for Kiev’s defence capacity
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk on Thursday discussed possible Western alliance support for Ukraine’s defence capacity, a Kiev government statement said. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Fighting halts investigation of MH17 crash site
MH17 probe moves to second Ukraine site as search goes onFighting hampers MH17 crash investigation …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Russia bans all U.S. food, EU fruit and vegetables in sanctions response; NATO fears invasion
Russia will ban all imports of food from the United States and all fruit and vegetables from Europe, the state news agency reported on Wednesday, a sweeping response to Western sanctions imposed over its support for rebels in Ukraine.Obama: no need yet for more U.S. military aid to Ukraine Ukrainian forces advance in east as Russia, West...
Obama: no need yet for more U.S. military aid to Ukraine
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday Ukraine did not need additional military assistance to help fight insurgents in the eastern part of the country but a Russian invasion would raise “a different set of questions.” Russia sanctions accelerate risk to dollar dominanceUkrainian troops cross into Russia to avoid fighting, talks...
U.S. military team in Ukraine to help airliner crash probe
A small U.S. military team has arrived in Kiev to help investigate the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, the United States said on Tuesday, with more direct training support for Ukraine also possible.MH17 probe moves to second Ukraine site as search goes onFighting hampers MH17 crash investigation …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Faced with Western sanctions, Moscow resorts to food fight
As Western countries launch each new salvo of sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis, Moscow has returned fire with bans on food imports — ostensibly for consumer protection. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Tensions rise in Ukraine over military offensive
Ukrainian troops cross into Russia to avoid fighting, talks underway Ukrainian forces advance in east as Russia, West squabble …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
