KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian-made Buk missile, the Dutch Safety Board concluded on Tuesday in its final report on the crash in July 2014 that killed all 298 people on … read more
DAMASCUS: Two rockets struck the Russian embassy in Damascus on Tuesday morning sparking panic as several hundred people gathered to express their support for Moscow’s air war in Syria. Some 300 people had begun to gather for a demonstration thanking … read more
BEIJING: India’s doubles world number one Sania Mirza has promised to take a measured approach to next year’s Olympics, promising “I’m not going to kill myself!” if she fails to bring home a gold medal. Excitement over the Rio de … read more
LONDON: British police on Monday said they will no longer stand guard outside London’s Ecuadorean embassy where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange took refuge in 2012, but will strengthen a “covert plan” to prevent his departure. Britain’s Foreign Office later confirmed … read more
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin has defended Russia’s military operations in Syria, saying the aim is to “stabilise the legitimate authority” of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. According tot he details, he said that Russia wants to “create conditions for a political … read more