Ukraine crisis: Merkel to arrive in Kiev as crisis mounts
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to arrive in Ukraine for talks, a day after calling Russia’s decision to send an unauthorised aid convoy there a “dangerous escalation”. More than 100 Russian lorries entered eastern Ukraine on Friday without permission from Ukraine’s... read more »
Malaysia pauses in solemn homecoming for MH17 dead
KUALA LUMPUR: Black-clad Malaysians observed a minute of silence and a nationwide day of mourning on Friday as the first remains of the country’s 43 citizens killed in the MH17 disaster returned home. People across the country of 28 million went silent at 10:55 am (0255 GMT), about an hour after... read more »
How can the US defeat IS jihadists?
President Barack Obama calls the Islamic State a jihadist “cancer” threatening the Middle East and the rest of the world but has so far backed only limited air strikes against the extremists. If the United States intends to decisively defeat IS, what diplomatic and military means would... read more »
Five killed in Chandigarh road accident
CHANDIGARH: At least five people were killed and 15 others injured when a luxury bus and a car collided in Chandigarh on Saturday morning, police said. Among the dead in the accident in Sector 45 area were three occupants of the car and two passengers of the bus. The bus caught fire after the... read more »
